A trend for Martin Wölfl was already apparent in the semi-final. After finishing 7th in the preliminary round, he reached 3rd place in the semi-finals. Together with Wataru Iidaka, Ryan Wibawa, Charity Cheung, Tom Hutchins and Jackie Trang, the Managing Director of Wildkaffee Austria went into the final. He impressed the jury with his filter coffee recipe and won the world championship title with 481 points.

The coffee cherries for Martin Wölfl’s coffee come from Mario and Margot Guillen’s Finca Maya in Alto Jaramillo. The beans are transported overnight to Panama City by the processor, Lost Origin Coffee Labs, disinfected, cooled and then fermented twice. They are first fermented with wine yeast and then with lactobacteria. The cherries are then dried at a low temperature in filtered air for 33 days.

There is no doubt that the new filter coffee world champion, Martin Wölfl, is now a highly sought-after figure – and not just in the industry. In the meantime, he has already received hundreds of messages from all over the world: Many well-wishers, but also many who would like to work with him or interview him. Even ORF has already made an enquiry.

After winning the Brewers Cup twice at national level and taking part in the 2022 World Championships in Australia and 2023 World Championships in Greece, he has further improved his technique, revised his processes and, of course, selected an excellent coffee with an ingenious recipe. It is definitely world champion material. “I may be standing alone on the stage, but the whole thing is the result of great teamwork. Be it my trainer, Janine de Laar, who accompanied me the whole time, or the support of Hardi Wild and Wildkaffee as well as the premises of Nucleus Coffee Tools, which I was allowed to use. I couldn’t have done it alone, it was teamwork. Thanks to everyone who helped me achieve this goal,” said Martin Wölfl.