Barista Competition ? World Barista Championship
Barista Competition and World Barista Championship
Barista competitions are held each year in over 40 countries and the winners get a chance to compete for the ultimate title: winner of the World Barista Championship.
Who is Barista?
A barista is a person who prepares coffee drinks in a coffee house as his or her profession and especially strives to create the perfect espresso. The barista possesses extensive knowledge of different kinds of beans and roasts and has the technical skills required to master the espresso machine.
Baristas consider the extraction of coffee as art and they actually perform in front of their customers each time they prepare an espresso, a cappuccino, a caffe latte or a coffee mocha. However, if they wish for a larger audience and consider themselves as really talented they can consider competing in barista competitions. These events take place every year and they are held at local and national levels. The ultimate title to win is the World Barista Champion.
About World Barista Championship
The World Barista Championship was first held in 2000 in Monte Carlo and it became quickly a public event where the best baristas from different countries battled for espresso making supremacy. The World Barista Championship takes place every year in a different country and the competitors are the winners of the national barista competitions.
In the United States, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) hosts several local barista competitions. There are ten regions, and each state has been assigned to a region. Local competitions are sponsored by businesses, and the winner of each of the local events has the chance to try to impress the jury at the US Barista Championship. There are many barista competitions in Europe and the United Kingdom. Canada, Australia and Central America also have barista competitions at the local, regional and national levels.
In a barista competition, the judges have to assess both the contenders and the coffee drinks they make. The criteria based on which they score each barista involve the quality and taste of the beverage, personal presentation, technique and also the presentation of the coffee drink.
World Barista Championship 2007: Tokyo, Japan
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Evolving the World Barista Championships
The WBC Evolution Working group have compiled a list of frequently asked questions based on the feedback around 2017’s exciting WBC Rules & Regulations changes. Watch the video to learn more about the Evolution Group, and head to http://worldcoffeeevents.org/rules for the FAQ update.
