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UKBC 2027 -  Qualifier 3 - Dalla Corte Hub, London
UK Barista Championship

UKBC 2027 - Qualifier 3 - Dalla Corte Hub, London

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UKBC 2027 - Qualifier 3 - Dalla Corte Hub, London 

Friday 4th December 2026

Venue: Dalla Corte Hub, 36 America Street, London, SE1 0NJ

Entry Release: 7:30pm Monday 12th October 2026. 

SCA UKBC 2027 Competition Qualifier Format - With only 10 places available per qualifier, we expect these to fill quickly. Set your alarms! 

•⁠ Qualifier 1 - Thursday 29th November 2026 - Dark Woods Coffee, Marsden, Huddersfield
•⁠ Qualifier 2 - Tuesday 1st December - Tanifiki, 44 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh, EH15 1DA
•⁠ Qualifier 3 - Friday 4th December 2026 - Dalla Corte Hub, London
•⁠ ⁠Qualifier 4 - Monday 7th December 2026 - Boss & Brew Academy, Cardiff

The top-scoring 12 competitors from the 4 qualifiers will advance to the Semi-Finals round, taking place in January 2027 - Venue TBC.

Essential Info for Competitors:

Entry release: 7:30 pm on Monday, 12th October. Entries will initially appear as 'Sold out' and then may disappear prior to the release time. Please manually refresh the page to see the live entries at the above date/time of release. 

Strict Limit: One ticket per competitor. Multiple people attempting to purchase for one competitor is strictly prohibited and may result in entry being refused.

Commitment: Tickets are non-transferable. Ensure you select the correct qualifier, as you cannot swap later.

Waiting List: Once entries for any qualifier are sold out, if you want to be added to the waiting list, you MUST email: info@scauk.coffee stating which qualifier waiting list you would like to join. We will allocate waiting list places in the order emails are received after the qualifier sells out. Any waiting list requests received before the entries are sold out will be disregarded.

Format

Baristas must prepare: 2 Espresso, 2 Milk Beverages and 2 Signature Beverages, following the same format we used in the previous UKBC heats. This is to help baristas prepare for the UKBC semi-finals and finals, and ultimately, the World Barista Finals.

The competition heats will comprise of:

•⁠ ⁠30 minutes off-stage practice
•⁠ ⁠10 minutes stage preparation
•⁠ ⁠10 minutes competition
•⁠ ⁠5 minutes clean-up

Rules

The UKBC 2027 heats will follow the 2026 WBC Rules, albeit with two, rather than four, of each beverage, in ten minutes total.

Sponsor Equipment

Espresso Machine: Dalla Corte Zero Barista - 3 Group (58mm grouphead)
Espresso Grinder: Ceado REV ZERO and REV TITAN
AutoTamp: PUQPRESS PRO

The espresso machines being used on stage at the heats are Dalla Corte Zero Barista 3 Group. The machine grouphead temperature will be set to 93 °C during the heats and can not be changed. (For the Semi-finals/finals the grouphead temperature can be modified if requested before the start of the competition day.)

A PuqPress auto tamper will be provided for competitors to use. As this will be present on stage at all times, it will not count towards the competitors' 2 electrical items limit.

Competitors must bring their own crockery and additional equipment.

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