New WBC Machine Sponsors

psaigh

the new machine sponsors for grinders and espresso machines for the 2009 to 2011 WBC are:

Grinder:  Mahlkonig [vario and twin]
Machine: Nuova Simenelli [aurelia]

askthecoffeeguy

Hey Ian - thanks for the update, timely as ever.  What do you know about the Simenelli machine? Pat

askthecoffeeguy

wait... I think this one is my favourite: http://www.nuovasimonelliusa.com/yachtclub.htm

psaigh

Well for a start it's damn expensive.  Not quite as much as an fb80, but more than a synesso. A friend of mines cafe recently moved their aurelia from one site to replace it with a fb80 and it was the best thing they could have done.  Their coffee tastes infinately better on the 80 and has much more consistant shots. It certainly wouldn't be my choice of favourite machine, but then sponsorship has a lot more to do with $$$ than quality.  And if getting a few extra quid helps to WBC acheive their goals better at the expense of changing to a slightly (IMO) lessor machine then so be it

admin

FYI, it's a little 'American', but the official WBC promo video link is: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5323774260432619469&hl=en, for those who are interested. -A