CIGS competitors trained with renowned baristas and bartenders last month in Provincetown, Mass. BY ERIC GRIMMSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Hawkeye Johnson Glitter Cat finished off a whirlwind month of coffee competition […]
We interview Carlos de la Torre, the 2019 Coffee Masters champion, en inglés y español. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo by Fushan Cup International Barista Championship Note from the editor: I conducted this […]
We talk to Patrik Rolf, 2019 World Brewers Cup runner-up, about the new Kickstarter campaign for the April Drip Filter Brewer, the device he created for competition and for use at his shop. BY CHRIS […]
10 U.S. Roaster Championship hopefuls descend upon Minneapolis for a weekend of intensive training with previous competition judges and champs at Mill City Roasters. BY ERIC GRIMMSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo by Victor […]
Competitors are part of the OCB’s scholarship program, which will cover their expenses for the 2019 U.S. Coffee Championships. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Maggie Davis This past weekend, on October 19, […]
Check out who is advancing from the final October U.S. CoffeeChamps preliminary events in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and Rogers, Ark. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy of Klatch Roasting The preliminary competition season […]
We talk to Geetu Vailoor, Boon Boona Coffee’s coffee educator and wholesale manager, about her road to specialty coffee, giving back to the community, and Bollywood dance. BY MARK VAN STREEFKERKBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy […]
We talk to the new U.S. AeroPress champ, Towa Ikawa of Kona Coffee Purveyors, about approaching competition, representing Hawaii, and more. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo by Evan Gilman Towa Ikawa doesn’t love […]
The results are in for the September U.S. Coffee Championships preliminary events in Richmond, Va.; Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and Houston. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo by Steven Cromer In September, the United […]
We continue our conversation with ST.ALi green coffee buyer Lucy Ward to discuss sourcing challenges and much more. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos by Tayt Bale Since 2012, Lucy Ward has been buying green […]
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