WBC 2026: how to read the champion’s green coffee without a flavour guarantee

On about 25 October 2026, at the Panama Convention Center during World of Coffee Panama 2026, Pan Wei of Parking Coffee (China) won the World Barista Championship with a final score of 575.5. Malaysia’s Shing Win took second at 567 — an 8.5-point margin. It is mainland China’s first WBC title; Pan Wei had placed 27th at WBC 2024 after earlier China Barista Championship success. The podium is a public record of one staged day — not a shopping list.

His green map split by course. Espresso: a washed Geisha from Finca El Pergamino in Chiriquí, Panama — reports noted orange, peach, elderflower, and a green-tea finish. Milk drink: a mosto/mossto anaerobic Geisha from Finca Las Flores in Huila, Colombia. Signature beverage "Family Link" / family theme: chilled Panama espresso combined with a coffee-cherry honey infusion and mosto, then nitrogen and sparkling water — sparkling-wine-like notes were reported. Two farms, two processes, one trophy.

Read a champion routine the way you would a serious bag label. Ask which farm, which process word, and which course used which coffee. Competition lots are tiny, often staged for a fifteen-minute performance; the same variety name on a supermarket shelf or a random online listing is not the same lot. "Geisha / Panama" on a bag is a lead, not a flavour passport stamped by the WBC trophy.

Process carries as much weight as the title. A mosto/mossto anaerobic Geisha is not an everyday washed Geisha from the same variety word. When shops lean on the champion headline, keep the map: farm, process, course — and enjoy the cup on its own terms. Official WCC announcement is the primary record; secondary reporting fills in the green detail.