Danes Home Barista Competition

bjw

The Danes Home Barista Competition kicked off at Aroma Festival on 25 July and saw 16 home baristas up for the challenge.  Competitors have five minutes to make two black and two white coffees. 

Top point scorers from the five heats, will compete in the finals at the Danes Grand Barista Championships on 18 September.

For a chance to win a magnificent Giotto Home Espresso Machine, a hands-on tour of Mountain Top Coffee Farm, an Everpure Home Filtration System and a one-year supply of Danes Gourmet Coffee, come along and participate in one of the four remaining heats:

Sat 21st Aug, 10am to 2pm Swiss Deli, Kiosk K4, Warringah Mall
Sat 28th Aug, 10am to 2pm Danes Coffee Lovers, Shop 1, 11-13 Oaks Ave, Dee Why
Sat 4th Sept, 10am to 2pm Ground Zero, Shop 2, 18 Sydney Rd, Manly
Sun 5th Sept, 10am to 2pm Cafe Bolle, Shop 2, 9-17 Young Str, Neutral Bay

Entry is open to anyone who has not been employed as a barista and will receive 250g of Danes Gourmet Coffee beans after competing.  For further information check out www.danes.com.au

admin

Hi guys - obviously this one is a lot 'lower key' but some good names have come through... [Danes is a Sydney-based roaster]. Fyi. the result of their championship:  "Nadine Norman was awarded top barista on the day. She trained through the Danes Gourmet Coffee Institute and her win attests to the importance of proper training and qualifications for all baristas. Sasa Sestic from Owa Coffee House in ACT was the runner up in the competition and he will be representing Australia in the Australasian Grand Barista Championships in Thailand on the 9th July at the Bangkok Exhibition centre." A

DoubleRistretto

to be honest, I don't really understand this; I mean you've got the whole National champs thing, feeding into the WBC, so I'm not quite sure why they bother? ???

admin

Ok guys - for the record, this was won by Sasa Sestic, a roaster/barista from Owa Coffee House in ACT; congrats Sasa. The press release advises that Sasa won the title competing against baristas from Hong Kong and Thailand, in front of 100 spectators and lovers of coffee; finals took place in Thailand. A

coffeehorse

Actually Sasa is from 'Ona' coffee rather than 'Owa'. If you're not in Canberra, it's not too surprising that you've not heard of Ona coffee, but they're certainly a growing business! They've kinda ditched the 'house' as of early last year, and are now known as 'Ona Coffee'. J