Roaster A Day is a hands-on coffee roasting experience in Hoi An that takes you behind the scenes of Vietnamese coffee at our working Phin Lab Roastery.
Alongside our roasting team, you’ll experience two separate roasts — Vietnamese Arabica and Robusta — on our 15kg professional coffee roaster. Learn how we approach each bean differently, follow the changes in aroma and colour during roasting, and discover how the roast influences what you eventually taste in the cup.
After roasting, the experience moves from roaster to brewing table, where you’ll compare the coffees through Phin brewing, prepare cold brew and make one of Phin’s signature Vietnamese coffee drinks.
REAL 15KG ROASTER · ARABICA & ROBUSTA · ROASTING TO BREWING · MAX 6 GUESTS
LOCATION
Phin Lab Roastery
MEETING POINT
Phin Brunch · 8:30 AM
Round-trip transport included
DURATION
3.5 Hours
GROUP SIZE
1–6 Guests
PRICE
1,800,000 VND / Person
Follow the journey of Vietnamese coffee from green beans to the finished cup. During the morning, you’ll experience two professional roasts, compare Arabica and Robusta, then move from roasting to brewing and tasting.
Start with Vietnamese Arabica and Robusta before roasting. Compare the beans and learn where they come from, how they differ, and what we consider before choosing a roast profile.
Join our roasting team for two separate roasts — Arabica and Robusta — on our 15kg professional roaster. Follow the changes in temperature, colour and aroma as each coffee develops.
Follow the roast from green bean through development and cooling. Learn what the roasting team watches, listens for and adjusts, and why Arabica and Robusta are approached differently.
Take the experience from roaster to cup. Brew the Arabica and Robusta separately with the Phin, taste them side by side, and discover how the roast influences aroma, body and flavour.
Roasting is only part of the story. After experiencing the Arabica and Robusta roasts, it’s time to discover how those differences appear in the cup.
Two Phins · Arabica vs Robusta
Brew the two coffees separately using the Vietnamese Phin. Taste them side by side and compare aroma, body and flavour after roasting.
Coconut Egg Coffee OR Salted Coffee
Finish your hands-on coffee experience by choosing one of Phin’s signature drinks — our Coconut Egg Coffee or Vietnamese Salted Coffee.
Slow down · Taste · Discuss
Enjoy your coffee with homemade banana cake while talking through the roast, the beans and what you discovered during the morning.
Before you leave, choose a bag of Phin coffee beans to take home.
Everything you need for your 3.5-hour Roaster A Day experience is included.
Experience two separate professional roasts of Vietnamese Arabica and Robusta.
Brew two Phins and taste the freshly roasted coffees side by side.
Choose to make Coconut Egg Coffee or Vietnamese Salted Coffee.
Enjoy our homemade banana cake during the coffee tasting.
Choose a bag of Phin coffee beans to take home after your experience..
ROUND-TRIP TRANSPORT
Transport between Phin Brunch and Phin Lab Roastery is included.
You don’t need any previous coffee or roasting experience. Roaster A Day is designed for curious coffee drinkers who want to go deeper than brewing and see what happens before coffee reaches the cup.
You enjoy good coffee and want to understand how green beans, roasting and brewing come together to create flavour.
No roasting experience is needed. We guide you through the process step by step and keep the technical side easy to understand.
Ideal if you already brew coffee at home and want to explore roasting, compare Arabica and Robusta, and deepen your understanding of coffee.
Solo travellers are welcome · Minimum 1 guest · Maximum 6 guests
Spend a morning inside a working Vietnamese roastery, experience two professional roasts, compare Arabica and Robusta, and take home a bag of Phin coffee beans.
3.5 Hours · 1–6 Guests · 1,800,000 VND per person · Round-trip transport included
LOOKING FOR A BREWING-FOCUSED EXPERIENCE?
Prefer to focus on beans, brewing and tasting without the roasting session?
No. Roaster A Day is suitable for beginners as well as coffee enthusiasts. Our roasting team guides you through the process throughout the experience.
You’ll join our roasting team during two separate professional roasts — Vietnamese Arabica and Robusta — using our 15kg coffee roaster. You’ll follow the roasting process and learn what happens as each coffee develops.
The experience currently takes place at Phin Lab Roastery in Triêm Tây. Meet us at Phin Brunch in Hoi An at 8:30 AM, and round-trip transport to the roastery is included.
Yes. Roaster A Day can be booked by just one guest. The maximum group size is six.
Approximately 3.5 hours, including the roasting, brewing and tasting experience.
You’ll compare Vietnamese Arabica and Robusta through Phin brewing and make your choice of Coconut Egg Coffee or Vietnamese Salted Coffee.
Yes. At the end of the experience, you can choose a bag of Phin coffee beans to take home.
The 1,800,000 VND per person price includes the roasting experience, coffee brewing and tasting, a signature coffee drink, homemade banana cake, take-home coffee beans and round-trip transport.