{"id":3055,"date":"2026-06-09T23:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/news\/vietnam-tasters-champion\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:12:25","slug":"vietnam-tasters-champion","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/vietnam-tasters-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam\u2019s first World Cup Tasters Champion is born\u2014Le Quang Cuong\u2019s feat of answering all 8 questions correctly in 8 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a country that \u201cmakes\u201d coffee to a country that \u201csavors\u201d it\u2014a symbolic feat was born. Vietnam\u2019sLe Quang Cuong<\/strong>took the world championship of taste, the World Cup Tasters Championship, withthe first-ever victory by a Vietnamese<\/strong>. In a competition of picking out the one cup that tastes different from three lined up, he answered all 8 questions correctly in just under 8 minutes\u2014showing the world Vietnam\u2019s \u201cpower to savor,\u201d not just its production volume.<\/p>\n

All 8 questions correct on taste alone<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The World Cup Tasters Championship is a competition of spotting, from lined-up cups, the one that\u2019s subtly different\u2014using taste and smell alone. It demands both accuracy and speed. Le Quang Cuong answered every question correctly within the limited time to reach the top. It\u2019s the first-ever crown for a Vietnamese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>\nDetails<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Competition<\/td>\nWorld Cup Tasters Championship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Result<\/td>\nFirst-ever victory by a Vietnamese (all 8 questions correct)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Format<\/td>\nDistinguishing the one different cup from three by taste and smell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The production giant\u2019s \u201cnext stage\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Vietnam is one of the world\u2019s leading coffee producers, but until now its reputation has tended to lean toward \u201cquantity.\u201d The birth of a world champion of taste means it has reached world standards in the realm of quality and evaluation, not just production. It\u2019s an event in step with the ongoing shift from a Robusta focus toward specialty.<\/p>\n

Background: Vietnam\u2019s growing presence<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Buon Ma Thuot\u2019s selection by National Geographic, results at various competitions, specialty appeals at overseas trade fairs like Berlin\u2014Vietnamese coffee has been raising its profile on the world stage in recent years. A world champion of evaluation adds the symbol of a \u201cperson\u201d to that trend. It is steadily advancing toward being a country that can handle everything from production to evaluation itself.<\/p>\n

Impact on readers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The story of \u201ccoffee from the country that produced the world\u2019s top taster\u201d adds one more reason to choose Vietnamese coffee. The resolution of a trip to visit origins and learn flavors rises too. Build cupping and tasting experiences into your itinerary and the depth of a single cup changes.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n

All 8 questions correct in just under 8 minutes\u2014Le Quang Cuong\u2019s feat symbolizes Vietnamese coffee\u2019s advance from \u201ca country of quantity\u201d to \u201ca country of quality.\u201d What the world watches next is the taste itself.<\/p>\n

Related reading:
\n\u30fbBuon Ma Thuot named among National Geographic\u2019s 15 best foods in the world<\/a>
\n\u30fbVietnam Amazing Cup 2026, with 182 lots participating<\/a>
\n\u30fbVietnamese coffee at Berlin\u2019s Kaffee Campus 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:Sprudge<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vietnam's Le Quang Cuong won the World Cup Tasters Championship. In the first title for a Vietnamese, he gave a stunning performance, answering all 8 questions correctly by taste alone. He showed the world the \"power to taste\" of a coffee superpower.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"","ssp_meta_keyword":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,19],"tags":[],"purpose":[],"keyword":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-3055","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-coffee","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3055"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4392,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3055\/revisions\/4392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3055"},{"taxonomy":"purpose","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purpose?post=3055"},{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=3055"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=3055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}