Rules

  1. You need to be a verified member of Mystery Coffee League Discord in order to participate. In order to be verified you need to join the Discord server, buy a Mystery Coffee from the Roaster of the Month, and provide proof by submitting a ticket with your online receipt or a photo of the coffee.

  2. Each club member can submit only one answer before the deadline for a given month. Deadline dates for each month will be communicated on Discord server, but it is generally the last day of the month.

  3. You can score 30 points in total for all correct answers.
    a) 1 point – participation in given month
    b) 1 point – continent
    c) 4 points – country of origin
    d) 4 points – processing method
    e) 3 x 5 points – roaster tasting notes
    f) 3 points – varietal
    g) 2 points – altitude

  4. The continent of origin should be selected from a pre-defined list which includes: South & Central America, Africa, and Asia.

  5. The processing method should be selected from a pre-defined list which includes: washed, natural, and honey. The processing method is not connected with the fermentation method.

  6. Roaster tasting notes should be selected based on the official Mystery Coffee League Flavour Wheel. Only answers from the Wow wheel will be accepted. You can score max 5 points for one tasting note:
    a) Outer ring - 3 points
    b) Inner ring - 2 points
    For example, if the correct tasting note is "Lime" and your answer is "Mandarin" you'll get a total of 2 points for the inner ring "Fruity". If your answer is "Mandarin" then you'll score 5 points.

  7. In case of a blend of varietals in the bag, selecting at least one correct varietal will result in scoring 3 points.

  8. Altitude should be selected from a pre-defined list which includes: below 1000, 1000-1500, 1500-2000, 2000+.

  9. At the end of each month the standings table will be updated and winners for a given month announced. At the end of the year, the club member with the most points will become a Mystery Coffee League Champ. In case of a tie, tasting notes points will be used as a tie-breaker.

  10. Participating members may win prizes at the end of the year based on total scores. For yearly prizes only 10 out of 12 months will be taken into consideration. 2 worst scores will not count for yearly prize. That means that you can also just skip two months of participation.

  11. All guesses are final. In case of any doubts on how to map your guess to available options, please reach out to one of USA Coordinators on Discord.

  12. Rules are subject to change.