If you’re not immersed in the specialty coffee world, you might have missed that this is one of the biggest weekends in coffee – the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s humbly named annual “Event,” which also hosts the 2015 World Barista Championship.
Now, these coffee competitions haven’t always been fun to watch. In fact, up until recently, they’ve been largely industry-centric exercises in benchmarking and raising the bar for quality, creativity, and technique. However, for the past few years they’ve really done a good job at increasing the watchability as more and more people have become interested in specialty coffee – and if you’re at all curious about where coffee culture is heading, this is the event to watch. The tools, techniques, signature drinks, and discourse that happens here filters out into the industry to your local cafes, and you just might recognize some of your favorite coffee shops among the competitors.
The first two days of global competition have already passed, leaving six finalists who will compete for the world champion title tomorrow, Sunday, April 12 at 2:30PM EDT. Here’s the Live Stream video link – check it out!
3 comments
Claire says:
May 11, 2015
This is gonna be fun and exciting to watch. Seeing the best baristas competing for the title will not only allow us to see the best of the best live, but help us appreciate their skills and talents. I appreciate my local barista; as without him I just don’t know how I would get through my Monday mornings!
Rommel says:
Jun 10, 2015
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My Coffee Mood says:
Aug 8, 2015
Thats a really nice thing to check out. In fact, I didnt know there was worlds for barristas.