SCAE UK News Updates

SCAE Coffee Diploma System Courses – May 2013

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

During May 2013, SCAE Authorised Trainer Denise Hall will be running modules from the SCAE Coffee Diploma System.

 

Wed 15 May – SCAE CDS Basic Barista Course

SCAE Members £100

Non-members £250

 

Thu 16 May – SCAE CDS Brewing and Grinding Levels One and Two

SCAE Members £190

Non-members £350

The above prices include certification

 

For module details please visit the SCAE Coffee Diploma System website

 

Courses take place at Coffee XTC, MYCO Garden Centre, Elder Street, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2XA

RSVP by phone 01799 543809 or email info@coffeextc.co.uk

 

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2013 UK Barista Championships Results

Monday, April 29th, 2013

 

 

2013 UK Barista Championships

SCAE UK Chapter and UK Coffee Events are pleased to announce the results of the 2013 UK Barista Championships Final which took place on Sunday 28 April at The London Coffee Festival hosted by Allegra

The London Coffee Festival

Score Barista
644 John Gordon
627 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
610.5 Estelle Bright
602.5 Joe Meagher
548 Chee Wong
524.5 Don Altizo

Congratulations to John Gordon – Operations Manager for Square Mile Coffee Roasters who has become only the second person to win the UK Barista Championships 3 times (2010, 2011 and 2013), joining Simon Robertson 2002, 2003, 2005) in the history books.

Union Hand-Roasted Best Newcomer

Union Hand-Roasted Coffee

The winner of the Union Hand-Roasted Best Newcomer award for 2013 is Chee Wong (Taylor St Baristas)

Chee reached the final in his first year of competition and will accompany the Union Hand-Roasted green buyers on a trip to Origin within the next 12 months

Last years winner James Bailey has recently returned from a trip to Rwanda and is already planning a return to origin as soon as possible.

 

For photographs from the 2013 UK Barista Championships Semifinal click the image below

2013 UK Barista Championships Trophy

 image courtesy of Glenn Watson (coffee-photography.com)

Trophy lovingly crafted by UK Coffee Events Sponsor Reg Barber (coffeetamper.com)

More images and a round-up of the UK Coffee Events held at The London Coffee Festival to come over the next few days…

 

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2013 UK Barista Championships Semifinal Scores

Monday, April 29th, 2013

2013 UK Barista Championships

SCAE UK Chapter and UK Coffee Events are pleased to announce the results of the 2013 UK Barista Championships Semifinals which took place on Saturday 27 April at The London Coffee Festival hosted by Allegra

Score Barista
594 Estelle Bright
567 John Gordon
551.5 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
551 Joe Meagher
539 Don Altizo
522 Chee Wong
518 Shaun Young
510.5 Dan Fellows
497.5 Wes Bond
482.5 Jose Melim
481.5 Xanne Carey
478.5 Nicola Peacock
474.5 Will Corby
459 Yann Chalmers
454.5 Alex Sargeant
450 Peter Grosvenor Attridge
432.5 Steve Dyson
427.5 Catherine O’ Shea
DQ Edita Chodarcevic
DQ Hugo Hercod

 

For photographs from the 2013 UK Barista Championships Semifinal click the image below

2013 UKk Barista Championships Semifinal

 image courtesy of Glenn Watson (coffee-photography.com)

The Top 6 will compete on Sunday 28 April at The London Coffee Festival

 

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2013 UK Barista Championships Semifinals Performance Times

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

2013 UK Barista Championships

SCAE UK Chapter and UK Coffee Events are pleased to announce the performance times for the 2013 UK Barista Championships Semi-final on Saturday 27 April at The London Coffee Festival

 

Time

 Barista Employer

1000

 Steve Dyson Spring Espresso

1025

 Catherine O’Shea Artisan Roast

1050

 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood Colonna and Smalls

1115

 Jose Melim Easy Jose Coffee

1140

 Nicola Peacock The Perky Peacock

1205

 Alex Sargeant Strangers Coffee

1230

 Will Corby Mercanta

1255

 John Gordon Square Mile Coffee Roasters

1320

 Wes Bond Bean Loved

1345

 Yann Chalmers 3FE

1410

 Xanne Carey Amid Giants and Idols

1435

 Estelle Bright Caravan

1500

 Joe Meagher Flat Caps Coffee

1525

 Don Altizo Baxter Storey

1550

 Dan Fellows Origin Coffee

1615

 Shaun Young Kaffeine

1640

 Chee Wong Taylor St Baristas

1705

 Peter Grosvenor-Attridge Colonna and Smalls

1730

 Edita Chordacevic Federation Coffee

1755

 Hugo Hercod Relish

 

The Top 6 Finalists will be announced just before 7pm

The London Coffee Festival is a ticketed event and tickets can be purchased at www.thelondoncoffeefestival.com

The London Coffee Festival

Follow @scaeuk @ukbc @ukcoffeevents and @LdnCoffeeFest in the build-up to The London Coffee Festival

You can be involved in the build up on Facebook (UK Coffee Events) and Twitter using the hashtag #ukbc

 

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2013 UK Coffee Events Competitors

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

The links below contain competitor details for the 2013 UK Coffee Events being held at The London Coffee Festival – organised by SCAE UK Chapter / UK Coffee Events

Although the event starting times have been set, the final competitor performance times are being finalised. As some competitors have entered more than 1 event on a day the running order may change at short notice.

The provisional running orders are contained in the links below. Competitors will receive entry instructions by email early next week once times and entry details have been finalised.

The London Coffee Festival is a ticketed event and tickets can be purchased at www.thelondoncoffeefestival.com

 

Thursday 25 April 2013

2013 UK Cup Tasting

Click to view competitor details

2013 UK Coffee in Good Spirits

Click to view competitor details

Friday 26 April 2013

2013 UK Brewers Cup

Click to view competitor details 

2013 UK Latte Art Championship

Click to view competitor details 

Saturday 27 April 2013

 2013 UK Barista Championships

 Click to view the Top 20 – Semifinalists

 

The 6 UK Barista Championships Finalists will be announced after all 20 semifinalists scores have been calculated. The announcement is due to take place just before 1900

The Final of the 2013 UK Barista Championships will take place after the 2013 UK Cezve / Ibrik competition and is due to start at 1330 on Sunday 28 April 2013

Details of the 2013 UK Cezve / Ibrik competition will be released once finalised.

Follow @scaeuk @ukbc @ukcoffeevents and @LdnCoffeeFest in the build-up to The London Coffee Festival

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2013 UK Barista Championships Top 20

Monday, April 1st, 2013

The SCAE UK Chapter UK Coffee Events team would like to thank all baristas who entered the 2013 UK Barista Championships.

UK Barista Championships

4 regional heats were held in 2013, hosted by Hale Events Ltd (Expowest Westcountry in Exeter), Pumphreys Coffee (Newcastle), Butterworth & Son (Bury St Edmunds) and Cafe Trade Ltd (Chester as part of the Chester Food, Drink and Lifestyle Festival).

The Top 20 Baristas from across the UK are invited to compete in London at The London Coffee Festival – hosted by Allegra – on Saturday 27 April 2013.

A running order for this event will be published later in the week.

Top 20 scores in descending order;

  • 592.5 Estelle Bright
  • 588.5 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
  • 588 Will Corby
  • 567.5 John Gordon
  • 567 Hugo Hercod
  • 566 Dan Fellows
  • 565 Jose Melim
  • 563.5 Shaun Young
  • 562 Joe Meagher
  • 530.5 Edita Chordacevic
  • 524 Wes Bond
  • 519 Chee Wong
  • 513.5 Peter Grosvenor-Attridge
  • 505.5 Alex Sargeant
  • 503 Xanne Carey
  • 493 Don Altizo
  • 492.5 Yann Chalmers
  • 480 Steve Dyson
  • 478.5 Nicola Peacock
  • 475 Catherine O’Shea

Follow the buildup on Twitter @scaeuk @ukbc @ukcoffeeevents and using the hashtag #ukbc2013

 

 

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SCAE Coffee Diploma System – Sensory and Cup tasting Foundation level course

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Coffee Diploma System

Sensory and Cup tasting Foundation level course

Date: Friday 5th April 2013

This course covers the essentials of sensory evaluation.  You will learn the way we perceive what we taste and how to apply it to the evaluation of coffee’s intrinsic characteristics.  Secondly, you will get started with the identification of specialty coffee qualities and gain an overview on how to implement it in your business.

Trainer: John Thomson

Timing: 12 noon – 16.00

Includes practical and written exam and certification fee.  A light sandwich lunch will be offered from 11.30 a.m.

Special introductory price (due to beta test of this course) £130 per delegate (non-member of SCAE)

£65 per delegate (member of SCAE)

Venue: Masteroast, Peterborough

Masteroast has a dedicated training area for presentations, coffee blend development, coffee cupping, roasting demonstrations, hosting courses and competitions.

Address:

Plantation House, Newark Rd, Peterborough, PE1 5UA

01733 842 000

www.masteroast.co.uk

 

Please contact Julie Barwick: Julie@scae-mail.com for bookings and enquiries

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2013 UK Barista Championships Top 20 after Heat 2

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

UK Barista Championships

SCAE UK Chapter and UK Coffee Events are pleased to announce the Top 20 Leaderboard after Regional Heat 2 hosted by Pumphreys Coffee at  Life Science Centre – Newcastle on 15/16 February 2013

Pumphreys Coffee

 2013 UK Barista Championships Top 20 Leaderboard

Score Barista
588.5 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
567 Hugo Hercod
562 Joe Meagher
513.5 Peter Grosvenor-Attridge
503 Xanne Carey
480 Steve Dyson
478.5 Nicola Peacock
467 Anthony Atkinson
463.5 Jason Gonzalez
444.5 Ewan Allen
441.5 Jonathan Drake
438 Stuart Archer
433.5 Robbie Calvert
419 Amber Rodgers
418 Sam Dunford
411 Chris Walton
408 Diane Johnston
390.5 Toby Frere
390 Adam Lodge
347 Emily Hartley

Union Hand-Roasted Coffee

The Union Hand-Roasted Best Newcomer for the heat was Nicola Peacock

Peter Grosvenor-Attridge remains the overall leader at this stage

The Top 20 baristas after the conclusion of Regional Heat 4 will progress to the Semifinal of the 2013 UK Barista Championships which will take place on Saturday 27 February at The London Coffee Festival

 

 

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UK Coffee Events Registration Update

Saturday, January 19th, 2013

In addition to the UK Barista Championships, UK Coffee Events – the competition and events arm of the SCAE UK Chapter) runs the UK Cup Tasters Competition, UK Coffee in Good Spirits, UK Brewers Cup, UK Latte Art Championship and the UK Cezve / Ibrik Competition

Registration for these events is managed online at www.ukcoffeeevents.com and entry has been set at £25 per person per event

All of the events listed below will be taking place at The London Coffee Festival , hosted by Allegra Events

Follow The London Coffee Festival on Twitter @LdnCoffeeFest

Registration will close for each event 1 week prior or when the event fills up

 25 April 2013

UK Cup Tasting

UK Cup Tasters Competition

Available Spaces: 4

Twitter #ukcuptasters2013

 

UK Coffee in Good Spirits

UK Coffee in Good Spirits

Available Spaces: 10

Please Note: This event needs at least 3 entrants to go ahead. 1 more currently required

Twitter #ukcigs2013

 

26 April 2013

Uk Brewers Cup

UK Brewers Cup

Available Spaces: 0

This event is fully subscribed

Twitter #ukbrewerscup2013

UK Latte Art Championship

UK Latte Art Championship

Available Spaces: 0

This event is fully subscribed

Twitter #uklatteart2013

 

28 April 2013

UK Cezve / Ibrik Competition

UK Cezve / Ibrik Competition

Available Spaces: 6

Please Note: This event needs at least 3 entrants to go ahead. 3 more currently required

Twitter #ukibrik2013

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We’re having a makeover

Friday, January 18th, 2013

The SCAE UK Chapter team has been working hard behind the scenes to organise the 2013 UK Coffee Events.

A major part of our focus over the past few months has been to make the SCAE UK and UK Coffee Events more accessible.

To help give you a voice, we have created 2 new Facebook pages

SCAE UK Chapter

UK Coffee Events

We will be retiring the existing UK Barista Championships page at the end of January 2013.

With the first event of the 2013 competition season rapidly approaching we are pleased to unveil our new suite of UK Coffee Events logos.

click to enlarge

UK Coffee Events sets apart the competitions and events from the focus of the SCAE UK Chapter which is trade and consumer education and to create awareness of speciality coffee in the UK.

Keep an eye out for the new UK Coffee Events Logo in the press and on our sponsors websites, packaging, products and merchandise.

click to visit the UK Coffee Events website

All UK Coffee Events information can be found on the new website which is also used for competitor registration to the events

To become a member of SCAE UK please download the membership application form

Follow @scaeuk and @ukcoffeeevents for more information

 

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