That Barista Thing 2011

What a great time we all had at this years ”That Barista Thing”. The event was proudly supported by BLENZ Coffee and we would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came down on the day to support the baristas. The competition was fierce but there could be only winner.

The Baristas were judged based on 5 categories: 1) Aesthetic Beauty 2) Definition 3) Colour Infusion 4) Degree of Difficulty and Creativity 5) Speed. Competitors were given 4 minutes to make one latte for the judges to be scored against each other.

The winners were:

(Free Pour)

1. Masahito Orita – Blenz Coffee in Japan
2. John Giannakos – Revolver Coffee in Vancouver
3. Koji Kozuka – Blenz Coffee in Japan

(Etching)

1. Aki Tokuhara (Independent)

2. Millicent Ng (Independent)

3. Martin Grancic (Caffe Artigiano)