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Latte Art Competition @ Coffee Fest D.C. |
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Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
The Millrock Latte Art Competition
featured some of the countries finest baristi going head to head in a
rich and effervescent display of their coffee creativity. To be
able to create these beautiful patterns requires an advanced level of
expertise and requires that the barista have a handle on all of the
scientific factors that come together resulting in a drink that tastes
nearly as good as fresh ground coffee smells.
Conrats to Reid from Zoka Coffee for coming in 1st place in the
competition! Vegas here we come. Thanks also to Millrock, Chris DeFerio
of Carriage House Coffee and Sarah Allen of Barista Magazine for
judging the competition.
A latte finished in this manner is visually stunning, and captured within is something incredibly special.
During preliminary rounds from 10:30am to 12:00am on Friday and
Saturday in Washington D.C., contestants will each have five minutes to
produce their best free pour art. Five semifinalists will advance to
Sunday’s final round from Friday and Saturday’s preliminaries. On
Sunday, the top ten competitors will face off and the Free Pour Latte
Art Champion will be crowned, courtesy of Millrock and presenting
sponsor, Tea and Coffee Trade Journal. The winner will walk away with
$1,000, 2 nd place $500 and 3 rd place $250.
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