After an incredible season where we have seen performances of such high calibre and coffees that have blown us away. Here are the top 16 that will go to Bristol to EspressoFest to compete in the semis/finals. (19th - 20th August) Tickets to this event are available here. We hope you have enjoyed the streams and we look forward to seeing these competitors on the stage in August. Kieran Carney Baxter Storey 454 Jana Slamova Baxter Storey 451.5 Dale Harris Hasbean 440.5 Don Altizo Baxter Storey 421 Jesse Dodkins Origin 420 Anson Goodge Ozone 414 Diana Johnston Taylor st 414 Scott Tedder Bonanza 411 William Pitts Sans Pere 411 Callum Parsons Extract 408 Tom Hopkinson Cloudpicker 405 Paul...
After the first of our two days event - here at Campus - we have an updated score sheet of the top 16. Tomorrow we have our final 6 competitors so this leader board may change! Well done to everyone today for the fantastic performances, thank you to our sponsors, host and of course judges and volunteers. Kieran Carney Baxter Storey 454 Dale Harris Hasbean 440.5 Don Altizo Baxter Storey 421 Jesse Dodkins Origin 420 Anson Goodge Ozone 414 Diana Johnston Taylor st 414 Scott Tedder Bonanza 411 William Pitts Sans Pere 411 Callum Parsons Extract 408 Tom Hopkinson Cloudpicker 405 Paul Ross Origin 399 Amanda Lo Baxter Storey 393.5 Derek Buckley Baxter Storey 389 Darryl Docherty Independent 382 Dayana...
The first day of the UKBC London Heat is kicking off with a performance starting at 10:15 AM, so keep your eyes glued on LIVESTREAM!Good luck to all the competitors!
Saturday 8th
Time
Emilio Rodrigez
10:15
Don Altizo
11:00
Lisa-Laura Verhoest
11:45
Diana Johnston
12:30
Antonio Orria
13:50
Phillip Groves
14:35
Will Pitts
15:20
Sunday 9th
Time
Kasjan Orzol
10:15
Estelle Bright
11:00
Dominik Hurthe
11:45
Paul Griffiths
12:30
Jana Slamova
13:50
Jimmy Dimitrow
14:35
Last week, Budapest saw host to the World of Coffee 2017. A three day event coffee professionals, enthusiasts and competitors alike all mark in their calendars. Four UK champions descended upon the city, soaked up the sun, good food and sights, here's how they got on. Dave Cullen of Clifton Coffee - UK Brewers Cup champion 2017. Open service round. @foreverthrowinghorns - This is where his Instagram name comes from! It was Dave's first time in any competition and achieved 18th place in the World Brewers cup - with an almost perfect (9.5/10) workflow score. He was competing using a Geisha lot from Finca Hartmann, roasted by Clifton Coffee with an incredibly complex flavour profile of white grape, grapefruit, bergamot and lemongrass. Brewers cup recipe :...
This weekend saw the third of our regional UKBC heats held at Ancoats Coffee in Manchester. Their roastery is a short walk from the MEN Arena, the scene of such sadness last night. Manchester's coffee scene has always been open and welcoming and our thoughts are with them. The heat though was a great success, with three returning competitors topping the days standing. Kieran Carney, Dale Harris and Derek Buckley finsihed, first through third respectively. Our thanks go to our volunteers, Our hosts and of course our sponsors for their invaluable help. This, of course, means that we have a new leaderboard and some welcome news. To bring the UKBC in line with the 2017 WBC, we have decided to extend...
