Our only female roaster in the Top 10 this year is Lise Brink! I (Mel) feel like we would definitely be mates if we lived in the same town :) Congrats Lise on your excellent skills! Name of Roast...

We were thrilled to announce the Top 10 competitors of the A Shot in the Dark Preliminary Round at Creative Coffee Week on Friday 29th July 2022. What a competition it has been so far! We had 5...

One of the most important and encouraging parts of the A Shot in the Dark sponsored by Genio Roasters, experience is the feedback that the roasters receive from the judging panel. Due to c...

We are so very excited to say that Preliminary Round judging of A Shot in the Dark sponsored by Genio Roasters happens next week! And the Roasters have been hard at work putting their best roast ...

I think all the best stories have a few twists and turns and the 2022 A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters competition is no different! We are so very excited to announce that the co...

Coffee Magazine is thrilled to announce a new partnership between Fastway Couriers and Coffee Magazine's "A Shot in the Dark", presented by Genio Roasters.  If you ask Iain and M...

 Meet A Shot in the Dark 2021 Champion Roaster, Frederik Dreyer (he's on the left in the pic below), of Gegrond. With a focus on flavour in all aspects of his life and a passion for the outdo...

The delicious coffee is a tad delayed and the specially made coffee bags only arrive last week of April so we’re keeping the entries open while we wait for all the goodies for the roaste...

It's always an exciting time in the build up to the competition beginning to see which coffee the roasters get to play with in the Preliminary Round. Sevenoaks Trading has selected a pearler, plus...

The Coffee Magazine is proud to announce the A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters kicks off its fifth year in 2022 and also launches in the Middle East for its inaugural year. Also th...

The floating trophies for "A Shot in the Dark" presented by Genio Roasters. There was a palpable tension in the air after lunch. Of the TOP 10 Finalists in A Shot in the Dark 2021, 8...

The Finals judging of A Shot in the Dark, presented by Genio Roasters, took place yesterday at the Sevenoaks Trading Premier Training Campus in Johannesburg, where the TOP 10 coffee roasters in t...

What a day! The TOP 10 announcement of A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters was exhilarating and full of surprises. You can watch the entire announcement on the Instagram link below.  ...

If you told me in March last year that we would live through 2 editions of A Shot in the Dark in lockdown, I would've laughed (albeit nervously) in disbelief. Well, here we are! And you know wh...

Ok, listen up Roasters!  Your  A Shot in the Dark competition coffee is on its way!!! We know you have all been chomping at the bit to get your hands on this coffee, but the wait is over ...

This year we take the A Shot in the Dark competition up a level by providing each competitor with 10 litres of specifically made water for brewing coffee. This means that the coffee will be brewed usi...

A Shot in the Dark 2021 - The Coffee We have some very exciting news people! The official Shot in the Dark competition coffee is.....(drum roll please......!)  BURUNDI - GATUKUZA Varie...

And away we go! Entries have closed for 2021's A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters. We are so excited to reveal that we have 47 confirmed entries for this year's competition...

We put together a few FAQ's for the 4th Edition of A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters. So if you're thinking of entering or you want to know more about South Africa's premi...

Coffee Magazine is thrilled to announce that A Shot in the Dark presented by Genio Roasters is back for its fourth consecutive year!  Started in 2018 with just 12 roasters, the competition...