admin December 3rd, 2008
The Perth heats of the AASCA Barista competitions have come and gone, but the celebrations continue on at Epic! Four of our budding baristas took the stage for the first time ever over the weekend, strutting their stuff and pulling out some stella performances. Angela took a stab at all 3 events, beginning with the barista comp on Saturday, followed by latte art and cupping on Sunday, and bringing home a runner up position in the cupping! She slurped her way through 24 cups of coffee, guessing 5 out of 8 groups correct in under 3.5 minutes! Nat took home the bronze medal in the latte art, with some beautiful rosetta and tulip action. Mike’s cool, calm and collected performance had the judges at ease with his laid back tunes, subtle humour, and well defined art. Dann is the consummate performer, firing up the crowd with his cheeky comments and crowd pleasing antics. Cor, Ali and I watched on like proud parents as all of our guys did us proud…bring on next year!!!