IRON TONGUE

Founded by Young Baek, World Cup Tasters Champion 2023, The Iron Tongue is a premier global competition designed to push the limits of sensory precision and speed in coffee tasting. This high-stakes championship challenges competitors to detect subtle differences in aroma and flavor with unwavering accuracy. Respected for its simplicity yet notorious for its difficulty, it's a true test of skill where one wrong call can separate champions from the rest.
Each year, The Iron Tongue draws some of the most skilled palates in the coffee world. With time and accuracy as the only metrics, the competition strips away complexity to focus purely on the senses — making it one of the most direct and intense tests in the industry.
The Iron Tongue is more than a competition. It's a benchmark for those who take tasting seriously, a proving ground for precision, and a celebration of mastery in coffee sensory evaluation.

In our 10th year, we raise our cups to the passion that fuels us — the passion that brought us here, and the passion that will carry us forward