by andrew | Jul 20, 2010 | competitions, hawaii, origin
Last week’s Hawaii Coffee Association statewide cupping competition was won by Rusty’s Hawaiian coffee of Ka’u. No surprise there, it’s really outstanding stuff. However, what I did find interesting is that of the top 5 scoring coffees, only 1...
by andrew | Jun 24, 2010 | competitions, events
See the 2010 World Barista Championship semi-finals and finals today, live from London! Friday, June 25th (All times BST) 8:30am – 12:00pm Semi-Finals Round (Semi-Finalists 1-12) Soren Stiller Markussen, DENMARK Raul Rodas, GUATEMALA Fabrizio Sencion, MEXICO Kyle...
by andrew | May 4, 2010 | competitions, events, news |
I remember the good old days when we would take our 3-group to the park for a picnic. People would stare and ask: “hey, why is that 250 lbs, 220v espresso machine outside in the wind on a picnic table?” We’d just laugh… some people don’t...
by andrew | Mar 3, 2010 | competitions, events, hawaii |
In two coffee industry firsts this past weekend in Los Angeles, Pete Licata of Honolulu became the first representative from Hawaii to win the Western Regional Barista Competition and also the first-ever to prevail at any barista competition using 100% Hawaiian...
by andrew | Feb 28, 2010 | competitions, events, news
Colombia has been selected to host the 12th annual World Barista Championship, which will be held in combination with the 2011 EXPOESPECIALES conference in Bogota. Seven countries vied to host the 2011 event. “Choosing a winner from the very competitive site...