The Barista League isn’t like the Barista Championship. But it isn’t trying to be.
The latter requires extensive preparation, customer service, and 12 truly special drinks. It’s a rigorous competition that demands everything a competitor’s got. But the League will put baristas on the spot, quizzing them on general knowledge, asking them to develop recipes for mystery coffees, and seeing how many coffees they can make with alternative milk within a time limit. It’s challenging, and it’s also fun.
SEE ALSO: 5 Winning World Barista Championship Performances
Winners Ida Jansson and Lise Roso with their trophy and prize. Credit: The Barista League
Last month marked the start of Season II, as teams competed in Oslo for the prize: an origin trip to La Palma y El Tucán and other nearby farms in Colombia, provided by Collaborative Coffee Source. Winners Ida Jansson and Lise Roso of Norð Oslo will be heading there shortly. Interestingly, Lise Romo also used La Palma y El Tucán’s coffee in the World Barista Championship last year.
Upcoming Season II competitions include: Gothenburg, 25th–26th March; Copenhagen, 12th–13th May; and Berlin, 23rd–24th September. (See our Events Calendar for more events like this.)
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