2009 saw the first Brasilia Barista Challenge, aimed at rewarding and recognising shop Baristas, It was designed to be light hearted, fun and relaxed and was open to anyone in England, Scotland and Wales. Using Brasilia’s Opus Sublima, entrants for the regional heats just had to turn up to the venue as everything they need was supplied. Entrants were judged on basic technical, presentation skills and speed of service, just as if they were at work.
To let you see how easy it is to use the Brasilia Bonilla Bean to Cup Machine we have made another video, this time with one of our own inhouse engineers.
The Brasilia Barista Challenge 2009 is here and ready to allow the shop barista to show off their skills and be in with a chance to win a trip to Brasilia’s factory in Retorbido, Italy.
The competition has been designed to be light hearted, fun and relaxed, a barista challenge without the pressure of the World Barista Championships.
For those making it to the final, representatives of the WBC will be, there should the entrant be interested in progressing to the WBC in 2010.
The winner as well as getting the trip to Italy will also attend at training session at the famous 9 Bar Brasilia Barista Academy to hone their skills.
To help you get a closer look at some of the Brasilia machines we have made three videos with Paul Meikle-Janney,Head Judge of the World Latte Art Championship.
The videos are for the Sublima, Excelsior and Majore, three of our most popular machines and let you see the coffee machines in action.
Paul shows how to make an espresso, latte and cappuccino on each, plus goes into some detail about what make the Sublima the worlds best espresso machine.
You can see the videos from their product pages or follow the links below.
The original Brasilia Barista of the Year Competition came to an end back in 2003, re-named The Brasilia Barista Challenge, the new version will commence Mid-October.
Now aimed at rewarding the local shop barista, the Brasilia Barista Challenge has been designed to be light hearted, fun and relaxed.
The Brasilia Barista Challenge is being brought back in Partnership with some of the biggest names in the industry Caffe Society, Lavazza, Beyond the Bean and Cravendale.
Full details will be release soon so watch this space!
