Bogota, Colombia- Venue for the WBC (World Barista Championship)
Competitive coffee-- where Barista must make the 12 drinks within 15 minutes. All while describing their choice of beans along with slinging out 4 sets of (espresso, cappuccino, and a signature drink)
Points are awarded via sensory and technical Judges. This is as competitive as it gets for professional baristas.
53 nations, now down to 6 Barista vying for the title.
Schedule is up...can USA bring home another title?
All times (EDT) eastern time
1 Spain Javier Garcia 12:15pm
2 Japan Miki Suzuki 12:45pm
3 Australia Matthew Ian Perger 1:15pm
4 El Salvador Alejandro Mendez 1:45pm
5 UK John Gordon 2:15pm
6 USA Pete Licata 2:45pm
AWARDS CEREMONY 3:30pm
Catch the action live here: http://www.livestream.com/worldbaristachampionshiplive
And archive Semi-finals action here:
http://www.livestream.com/worldbaristachampionshiplive/folder?dirId=a4454421-1e36-42f8-89ac-b79fc30997f3
Anyone want to put up predictions?
Feel free to comment
Should the general public care?
Read this great piece from @transcendcoffee - they write a great article about why mainstream should care! Amazing read: http://bit.ly/jLWL41 .
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