We talk with coffee champion and Q Grader Helena Oliviero about her career, her life in Colombia, and what it means to be a young woman in the male-dominated coffee world. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE […]
We talk to the first Colombian World Barista Champion and Diamante Coffee Farm founder Diego Campos about his brewing habits. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Diego Campos The focal point of a […]
We look at how the project, located in the remote region of Urrao, is tackling climate change and other coffee industry challenges. BY VASILEIA FANARIOTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Verve Coffee Roasters In recent […]
In February 2023, The Barista League will take their 2022 champions on a five-day trip to Colombia. BY VASILEIA FANARIOTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of The Barista League Coffee event producers The Barista League are […]
I don’t know if you’ve been over to the Colombian Coffee Hub yet, but it’s pretty awesome! We’ve been watching all these recent videos submitted for the Camp Pull-A-Shot Scholarship, but meanwhile, former WBC Champion […]
No doubt the World Barista Championship held in Bogotá, Colombia this past June was one of the best ever. Not only with the winning barista hailing from a producing country (you can read all about […]
It was a helluva competition in Bogota. One of the best I’ve ever had the opportunity to cover. And the Finals round was simply out of this world in the level of competition, professionalism, and […]
The first WBC held in a producing country was history making in more ways than one. For the first time the WBC has produced a champion from a coffee producing country! It may have been […]
The final competitor of the 2011 WBC just wrapped up his performance. Pete Licata, US barista champion, delivered another stellar routine, in which he features and explains in depth the process he went through to […]
The fifth finalist of the day, the UK’s John Gordon just wrapped up his performance. While yesterday he went over time by just a second today he finished with time to spare. The theme of […]
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