Month: April 2013

2013 Equipment Sponsors and Required CBC Grinder

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Espresso Machines

Nuova Simonelli is again our official espresso machine sponsor for all 2013 Canadian barista competitions, and is providing Aurelia espresso machines. Portafilter baskets will be the stock Nuova Simonelli baskets.

(more model information : http://www.nuovasimonelli.it/en/products/traditional-machines/aurelia/aurelia-competizione )

Grinders

Mahlkonig is the official grinder sponsor for the 2013 Canadian National Barista Competition, being held at the Canadian Coffee & Tea Show in Vancouver, October 20-21st, 2013. Mahlkonig is generously supplying WBC model K30 Vario Espresso Grinders for the National Competition. Use of the K30 grinder will be required for the 2013 National Canadian Barista Championship (and will also be required for the Eastern and Prairie 2013 Regionals).

(more model information : http://www.mahlkoenig.com/us_products/K30-Vario-Single-Espresso-Grinder-WBC-USBC-.html )

Brewer’s Cup and Cup Taster’s Events

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Thanks For Making This Year’s Brewer’s Cup and Cup Taster’s Events a Success!

BY BREWERSANDTASTERS

We (BrewersandTasters) will post more content, pictures and video later this week once we have gathered ourselves a bit from the amazing past couple of days!

For now though we would like to thank all of our volunteers who helped out with the event and congratulate to everyone who participated and the talented winners of both competitions.

For the Brewer’s Cup:
1st Place: Joshua Tarlo – Pig Iron Coffee Roasters in Missisauga, ON
2nd Place: Damien Zielinski – Capital Espresso in Toronto, ON
3rd Place: Keaton Ritchie – Cafe Myriade in Montreal, QC

For the Cup Taster’s:
1st Place: Benjamin Kim – 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters in Vancouver, BC
2nd Place: Sendy Phanthavong – Social Coffee Roasters in Richmond Hill, ON
3rd Place: Juhee Noh – Bibco Inc. in Toronto, ON

Please Note!

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Updated Regional Dates; changes to Western Regional date and PRBC date announcement!

Central Regional Barista Competition   July 16-17 at The Hart House, Toronto ON

Eastern Regional Barista Competition   September 14-15, Victoriaville QC

Prairies Regional Barista Competition   August 24-25, at the Scott Block, Red Deer, AB

Western Regional Barista Competition  September 28-29 at Caffe Artigiano Roasting Works, Vancouver BC

Canadian National Barista Competition  October 20-21 at Vancouver Convention Centre, BC as part of the Canadian Coffee and Tea Show