PREPARATION
Barista has 15 minutes of time to prepare his working environment. In this time he adjusts the grinder unless the barista uses his own grinder , which is allowed. Barista can use his or sponsored coffee and prepare everything needed for first discipline – signature drink. Competitor can bring his own grinder, with his own coffee.
SIGNATURE DRINK
Competitor has 10 minutes to prepare two identical Signature drinks of his own recipe, which has to be presented to judges before starting with this discipline. Signature drink must contain at least three and up to six different ingredients (without decoration), including coffee of baristas choice. Alcohol is allowed. All ingredients competitor has to bring himself. After the end of discipline barista has to clean the working area and get ready for next discipline in 5 minutes.
SCORES
Creativity and complexity of preparation tehnics | 10 points |
Serving without mistakes | 10 points |
Taste | 10 points |
Presentation of signature drink | 10 points |
Appearance of signature drink | 10 points |
ORDER
In this discipline barista faces challenge from his everyday working environment. Judges give him an order of ten hot espresso based drinks, which he has to prepare and serve to the judges in 8 minutes, which is considered in any order. If contestant’s time elapses before he prepares all drinks, he doesn’t get any points in this discipline. After the end of discipline barista has to clean the working area and get ready for next discipline in 5 minutes.
SCORES
1. time | 20 points |
2. time | 15 points |
3. time | 12 points |
4. time | 10 points |
5. time | 8 points |
6. time | 6 point |
7. time | 3 points |
8-10. time | 0 points |
Each incorrectly prepared drink | -2 points |
LATTE ART
Judge throws the dice and thereby determine one of latte art patterns. The competitor must make two identical patterns in two cups within 3 minutes, after judge drops the dice. Each pattern is drawn in two cups as similar as possible. After the end of discipline barista has to clean the working area and get ready for next discipline in 5minutes.
SCORES
Simmilarity of patterns | 5 points |
Symmetry of patterns | 5 points |
Contrast | 5 points |
Quality of milk foam | 5 points |
Appearance | 5 points |
CUPPING
At cupping comes to checking barista skills of identifying the profile of the coffee taste. The competitor has 3 minutes, to taste and remember five flavours of coffee in cups labelled with the letters A, B, C, D and E. After 3 minutes judge rearranges cups in random order. The competitor has 2 minutes for another tasting and rearranging cups in the right order. The coffees are selected specifically for this competition. The coffee is provided by a sponsor, an importer of raw coffee, and the organizer is responsible for ensuring that the selection is such that none of the Slovenian roasters offer these coffees. Also, baristas only get to know the coffees on the day of the competition.
SCORES
Each correct cup | 5 points |
All five correct cups | 5 points |
