June 2010
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Competing - through the eyes of a roaster →
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Photos from WBC 2010 →
World Ibrik Championships
I had the pleasure to witness the hareem that was the Ibrik/Cezve competition today. Amongst the belly dancing and genie in a bottle the lovely Aysin Aydogdu from our very own UK brought home the first silverware of the week.
The competition seemed to draw in a really good crowd all day which I’m sure was down to the lovely smelling coffee as well as the music and dancing.
For the full...
Coffee in Good Spirits 2010 Winner is crowned;
A Huge congratulations to Boryana Kotorava (Presumably), or at the very least the Belgian barista who won the Coffee in Good Spirits competition with his flamboyant and enjoyable performance.
Also a big congratulations goes the UK Good Spirits barista, Ed Buston who performed an equally enjoyable performance and scored an incredibly close 2nd.
Semi Finalists
Congratulations to all competitors but the semi finals for tomorrow and running order will be as follows;
8:30am – 12:00pm Semi-Finals Round (Semi-Finalists 1-12, in scheduled order)
Soren Stiller Markussen, DENMARK Raul Rodas, GUATEMALA Fabrizio Sencion, MEXICO Kyle Straw, CANADA Ana Lucia Hawit, HONDURAS Michael Phillips, USA Scottie Callaghan, AUSTRALIA Yara Castanho, BRAZIL Thomas...
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Bingo
Bingo is a rollover today. Please see yesterdays post for your bingo card and rules.
(Hint: If even one of you emails us making it all up youll probably win.)
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World Barista Championship 2010 Pictures →
Straight into Alex’s Flickr set for the WBC2010. Titles, descriptions and the like will be up later
WBC Bingo!
What better way to keep you lot entertained during the WBC than that old British stalwart of Bingo. So we introduce to you a little light hearted fun for you to play along with during the streaming or in person if you are lucky enough to be in London today.
The rules are very simple;
Watch the main WBC competition today (Wednesday 24th) either in person or on the Live Stream.
Mark off the...
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7th Annual SCAE World Cup Tasting Championships...
It could be argued that a skill that is required above that of making an exceptional coffee is the ability to taste an exceptional coffee and find the nuances and qualities within the cup. For that the Speciality Coffee Associations award the accolade through the Cup Tasting Championship.
In its 7th year, the competition is a judge of the competitors palette. Providing possibly the most...
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The 3rd Annual World Aeropress Championships 2010
Also being held at Caffe Culture this year shall be the Third World Aeropress Championship.
The Aeropress is probably one of the most innovative brewing devices that has come to the market in the last few years and certainaly one of choice for many baristas. As with any new technology innovation comes leaps and bounds and so the World Aeropress Championships is always a great way to help...
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The 6th SCAE World Coffee in Good Spirits...
Caffeine and alcohol? ‘That will never be popular’ they said, but low and behold it turns out Barista’s do like a drink after all.
The 6th World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship is to take place from 10:00am to 5:30pm (10:00-17:30) on Thursday, June 24 on the Coffee World Championship Stage. Needless to say we may well just happen to be passing by around that time…
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The 2nd SCAE World Cezve/Ibrik Championship 2010
At Caffé Culture this year not only will there be the ‘big event’ but the SCAE will also be hosting several aditional competitions. One such competition will be the 2nd SCAE World Cezve/Ibrik Championships.
The SCAE embraces all coffee cultures and we see education, diversity and quality as our main goals.
We couldnt agree more and are looking forward to covering one of the...
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A slightly late introduction...
Heads up, this is the Other Unofficial Blog for the 2010 World Barista Championships. We’re planning on covering a fair bit of the barista competition but also, we will be covering the World Aeropress Championship and intending to get as much coverage of the other SCAA/SCAE competitions that will be going on asside, including the Cupping, Coffee in Good Spirits, Ibrik and anything else...
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WBC London Coffee Map | jimseven →
Just a very quick post to let you know that if you are coming to London for the WBC and want suggestions of somewhere to go then I’d recommend checking out the WBC/Coffee Kids London Coffee Map.
Not only will you get delicious coffee, but the participating shops are also raising money for Coffee Kids, which is two good things for the price of one!
WatchGwilym Davies, reigning WBC Champion, but not for much longer.
Welcome
Welcome to our unofficial blog coverage of the 2010 World Barista Championships being held in London.
Please stay tuned for some announcements on content and coverage coming over the next week.