Fourth went to the home country competitor, Miyuki Miyamae, of Japan.
Swiss competitor, finished in fifth place, and the first-ever finalist from a major coffee producing county, Silvia Magalhaes, earned sixth-place honors.
It was an amazing competition, and photos and a more detailed report will follow. Right now, we’re off to the barista party hosted by La Marzocco, so it may be a while before I get back to blogging.
Once again zacharyzachary provided terrific coverage of the day’s events, and all of the baristas, volunteers, judges, and Michell Campbell did a wicked great job at pulling off one of the most memorable world barista compeitions ever.