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Preliminary Style Heats for the United Kingdom Barista Championship 2020

  We are continuing the format from last year’s competition, with preliminary style heats.  We want to continue to increased access and open up the competition, with all of its benefits, to a wider audience. With this in mind, we’re keeping the setup of the heats to closely follow the Preliminary events run as part of the United States Barista Championship (USBC). They will follow the relevant 2019 WBC Rules and Regulations and will be scored using elements from the 2019 WBC score sheets. The format for each competitor presentation at the heats stage will be: 20 Minutes Practice Time 10 Minutes Stage Prep Time 7 Minute Competition Time to present: 2 Espressos 2 Milk Beverages 5 Minute Clean-Up time There will...

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