SCAE UK News Updates

Brewing and Grinding fundraiser event – 30 May 2012

March 22nd, 2012

A fundraising event in aid of raising funds to send our 2012 Latte Art and Coffee in Good Spirits Champions to represent the UK at the Café & Bakery Show in Seoul (Korea), 1-4 November 2012 has been planned for 30 May 2012.

SCAE UK Authorised Trainer, UKBC Sensory Judge and barista coordinator of the SCAE UK Chapter – Denise Hall,  will be holding a training day on 30 May which counts towards credits for the SCAE Coffee Diploma System.

Times: 0930-1700

Location:  units 1 to4 myco garden centre, elder street, wimbish, saffron walden, essex cb10 2xa

Cost:

  • £150 for levels 1 and 2 with no exams
  • £300 for examination and credits towards the Coffee Diploma System

Denise can be contacted via email denise@scaeuk.com or by phone 01799 543809 to register your interest

Further information regarding the course content can be found on the SCAE Coffee Diploma Modules pages of the SCAE website.

Please spread the word.

If you would like to hold a fundraising event to help support Dan Fellows – 2012 UK Coffee in Good Spirits Champion, and Peter Attridge – 2012 UK Latte Art Champion, please contact the SCAE UK Chapter via email info@scaeuk.com

 

 

 

 

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UKBC 2012 Semifinalists

March 20th, 2012

It is with great pleasure that we announce the UK Barista Championships Semifinalists for 2012.

The Speciality Coffee of Europe UK Chapter (SCAE UK)  invites the top 20 competitors named below to compete on Saturday 28th April at The London Coffee Festival – hosted by Allegra at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London.

Each of the competitors will perform on the 28th April with the top 6 scoring baristas from the semifinal being invited to compete in the UKBC Final on Sunday 29th April.

The overall winner of the 2012 UK Barista Championships will represent the UK at the World Barista Championships taking place in Vienna 12-15 June 2012, as part of the World of Coffee, 2012, being held at Messe Wien.

We would also like to take this opportunity to announce our Trophy Sponsor – Reg Barber Enterprises – renowned worldwide for their coffee tampers and magnificent coffee championship trophies. We’re sure this will give each of the semifinalists just a little extra incentive to try and make the final.

UK Barista Championship 2012 Semifinalists

Sang Ho Park
Dale Harris
Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
Howard Barwick
Gordon Howell
Dave Jones
Joe Beaver
Dan Fellows
Matthew Robley-Siemonsma
Laura Timpany
Rummy Keshett
Alex Sargent
Mark Lamberton
Sam Dunford
Stuart Archer
Dan Shannon
James Bailey
Steve Dyson
Thom Harlow
Mark Pooley

 

Follow #ukbc for the buildup and banter as the semifinalists spend the next 5 weeks preparing to show off their skills at The London Coffee Festival. Entry tickets for this event can be purchased on the London Coffee Festival website

Semifinalists will be contacted over the next week with further details.

Thank you to all UKBC entrants who competed this year. We hope to see many of you in the years to come.

Finally, a big thank you to all of the 2012 regional heat hosts;

 

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UKBC 2012 Northern Ireland Heat Results

March 20th, 2012

The final heat of the 2012 UK Barista Championships took place on Tuesday 20 March at the Old Courthouse in Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Hosts of the event Johnsons Coffee welcomed baristas from both Northern Ireland and England to compete.

Due to travel disruption one of the entrants had to pull out at the last minute, leaving a field of 4 to see who would become UKBC 2012 Northern Ireland Regional Heat Champion.

This event marked the penultimate time that the San Remo roadcrew set up the stage in 2012. Next stop is The London Coffee Festival – hosted by Allegra, where the Semifinals and Final will take place on consecutive days 28/29 April 2012.

The Northern Ireland regional heat was won by newcomer Joe Beaver from 6/8 Kafe in Birmingham, who put on an impressive performance to win all drink categories as well, taking home certificates for Best espresso, Best Cappuccino and Best Signature Drink.

Runner up was Conor Leverton from The Bottle Kiln, with Louise Smyth (Ground Espresso) and Andrew Gribben completing the order.

Joe’s signature drink was described on Twitter as “lemonade over ice, espresso floated on top. Science element to drink, density of coffee & sweetness of sugars balance” which sounded quote appealing and I’m sure many people are looking forward to seeing what he creates in the semifinal round. Even the competitors were congratulating each other’s drink standards via twitter as each performance took place.

Thank you to Rob Smyth (@smythrob) and Union Hand Roasted (@unionroasted) for keeping the twitter stream updated today with hashtag #ukbcht6, and to Suzi Salt and the Northern Ireland heat volunteers who helped make the event run smoothly.

We look forward to seeing as many people at The London Coffee Festival as possible.

Keep an eye out for the next announcement – Semifinalists!

 

 

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Top 20 Leaderboard after 5 Heats

March 18th, 2012

Last Friday the 5th heat of the UK Barista Championships took place at Glasgow Caledonian University, hosted by Matthew Algie.

We are pleased to announce that 4 of the Scottish Heat entrants have made it into the Top 20.

Top 20 Barista Leaderboard after 5 heats

Sang Ho Park
Dale Harris
Maxwell Colonna Dashwood
Howard Barwick
Gordon Howell
Dave Jones
Dan Fellows
Matthew Robley-Siemonsma
Laura Timpany
Rummy Keshett
Alex Sargent
Mark Lamberton
Sam Dunford
Stuart Archer
Dan Shannon
James Bailey
Steve Dyson
Thom Harlow
Mark Pooley
Luke Evans

 

Congratulations to all baristas who are on the leaderboard so far and commiserations to those who no longer appear; we hope to see you again next year!

With only 5 competitors left to compete the top 15 are certain to be performing in the semi finals.

Keep an eye out for the comprehensive list of who this years 20 semifinalists will be on Wednesday next week.

 Best Newcomer Prize Leaderboard

Sponsored by Union Hand Roasted, the  current leader of the Best Newcomer competition is still Dan Fellows.

Dan also became the UK Coffee Events (UKCE) 2012 Coffee in Good Spirits champion at Hotelympia in March, and the destination for this competition was announced this week. Dan needs to make sure his passport is in order, as he heads off to Seoul ( Korea) to compete in November!

Accompanying Dan to Korea will be the UKCE 2012 Latte Art Champion Peter Attridge who will be competing against other country finalists for the Latte Art World Title.

We wish both Dan and Peter all the best for these events.

Next Heat – Northern Ireland (#ukbcht6)- hosted by Johnsons Coffee

On March 20th the UKBC heads to Hillsborough (County Down) where the last regional heat for 2012 will take place with 5 competitors.

Follow @scaeuk and @ukbc for more details and the hashtag #ukbcht6 for the buildup to this event.

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UKBC 2012 Scottish Heat Results

March 18th, 2012

The 5th Heat of the 2012 UK Barista Championships took place in Scotland last Friday (16 March) at Glasgow Caledonian University – hosted by Matthew Algie.

12 baristas battled it out for places in the semifinal to be held at The London Coffee Festival on Saturday 28th April.

Lynsey Harley attended the event, her first official engagement as SCAE UK National Coordinator, and commented “The standard of this years Scottish Heat was very high, and it is pleasing to see local competitor Laura Timpany do so well.” She goes on to say ” I was very impressed with the creativity of the signature drinks and the baristas knowledge, and look forward to seeing a number of the competitors from this heat in the semifinals in London”.

Laura Timpany who works for SSP UK(*1) as Unit Manager and Head Barista at Glasgow Prestwick Airport won this event. She is the highest placed female barista in this years competition. Laura used an Ethiopian Tchembe coffee throughout her routine, and finished with an inspiring signature drink containing rhubarb and cascara, infused with chocolate nibs, which brought out a raspberry taste.

4 of the Scottish Heat baristas made it into the Top 20. Keep an eye out for the Top 20 Leaderboard update.

UKBC 2012 Scottish Heat Winners

  • 1st Place: Laura Timpany
  • 2nd Place: Mark Lamberton
  • 3rd Place: Dan Shannon
  • Best Espresso: Thom Harlow
  • Best Cappuccino: Mark Lamberton
  • Best Signature Drink: Laura Timpany

Northern Ireland Heat – 20 March

The UKBC 2012 roadshow team is already in Northern Ireland and will be setting up tomorrow afternoon for the heat taking place on Tuesday 20 March at Hillsborough Courthouse, The Square, Hillsborough, Co Down.

We have 5 entrants for this event. Please pop along and support them, and the hosts Johnsons Coffee.

If you’re unable to make it to Hillsborough you can follow the action via the Twitter hashtag #ukbcht6

 

(*1) SSP UK has entered a number of baristas into the UK Barista Championships over the past few years. SSP UK operates over 610 retail and catering outlets including restaurants, pubs, bars and coffee shops at 20 airports and 115 rail stations throughout UK and Ireland.

 

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UK Coffee Events: Cezve / Ibrik Announcement

March 14th, 2012

The SCAE UK Chapter is pleased to announce that we will be running a Cezve / Ibrik competition in 2012.

Originally scheduled to take place at Hotelympia, this event had received no entrants until the late afternoon prior to the event.

Now that we have at least 1 competitor, we have extended the application deadline to 15 April 2012, creating an opportunity for entrants to decide to enter, practice and compete. With nearly 6 weeks to prepare we are hoping for a decent number of competitors.

There are some amendments to the previous years rules which we invite you to view (linked from http://scaeuk.com/ibrik-competition.php)

The event will take place after the UKBC finals (whilst the scores are being collated and before the winner is announced)

Sand Heaters will be provided but entrants can also bring their own electric heaters to use.

Questions can be emailed to info@scaeuk.com and entry forms downloaded here

The winner of this event will be heading to Vienna to represent the UK.

Please spread the word and lets keep the UK firmly on the map. Aysin Aydogdu represented the UK and was crowned World Ibrik Champion in 2010. Can we repeat this feat in 2012?

 

 

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UKBC 2012 Northern Ireland Heat Running Order

March 14th, 2012

We are pleased to announce the Northern Ireland Heat of the 2012 UK Barista Championships takes place on Tuesday 20 March – hosted by Johnsons Coffee

When: Tuesday 20 March 2012
Where: Hillsborough Courthouse, The Square, Hillsborough, Co Down.

We would love as many people as possible to come along to this event and support our hosts – Johnsons Coffee, and the 5 baristas who have stepped forward to help bring this event back to Northern Ireland.

If you’re unable to make it to Hillsborough you can follow the action via the Twitter hashtag #ukbcht6

Tuesday 20 March

  • 0955 Andrew Gribben
  • 1025 Conor Leverton
  • 1055 Joao Nelson Marques De Almeida
  • 1135 Joe Beaver
  • 1205 Will Corby
  • 1205 Louise Smythe

Photographer wanted for NI Heat

Any interested parties should email glenn@scaeuk.com for details. We’d love to hear from you. This is a great chance to be part of the UKBC in Northern Ireland in 2012.

Thank you Denise Hall and David Wilson!

Denise has produced the running orders and managed barista liaison throughout the UKBC 2012 season, in addition to her full-time job running Coffee XTC with her husband Chris (who also qualified as a UKBC Technical Judge in 2011). This process often goes through several revisions before appearing online.

Prior to each event Denise has the unenviable task of neatly arranging baristas into their practice, setup, competition and cleanup timeslots, working in conjunction with David Wilson from San Remo who heads up the roadshow.

Once the baristas are all lined up and have been contacted the sheets are emailed across to Glenn Watson to be loaded onto the website and posted on the social media platforms.

David makes sure the machines and stage are carefully transported to each event, using a small army of helpers to assemble the stage and set up the 5 San Remo machines required for each heat, before dismantling and trekking to the next event, or back to his base in Devon.

Best Newcomer Competition – sponsored by Union Hand Roasted

The Northern Ireland Heat signals the end of the Best Newcomer Competition in 2012. Once the final scores are known the leaderboard for this competition – sponsored by Union Hand Roasted, and the main UKBC Top 20 leaderboards will be updated.

Keep an eye out for the results early next week

 

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UKBC 2012 Scottish Heat Running Order

March 12th, 2012

We are pleased to announce the Scottish Heat of the 2012 UK Barista Championships takes place this Friday – hosted by Matthew Algie

When:Friday 16 March 2012
Where: Glasgow Caledonian University

With free entry to this event, and 12 baristas eyeing up a semi-final position, we’re looking forward to a good turnout.

If you’re unable to make it to Glasgow you can follow the action via the Twitter hashtag #ukbcht5

Friday 16 March

  • 0955 Gavin Rowland
  • 1025 Fiona Watson
  • 1055 Nathan Davis
  • 1135 Todd Whiteford
  • 1205 Thom Harlow
  • 1315 Tim Sturk
  • 1355 Laura Timpany
  • 1425 Harry Henderson
  • 1505 Dan Shannon
  • 1535 Mike Haggerton
  • 1615 Clair Muir
  • 1645 Mark Lamberton

 

Northern Ireland – Monday 20 March

On Monday 20 March the final heat of the 2012 Uk Barista Championships takes place in Hillsborough, County Down – Northern Ireland.

We have 5 baristas confirmed so far but would dearly love to have more.

It’s not too late to enter – download an entry form here and fast track the application!

Send Me To Vienna

It doesn’t matter whether you are a competitor, a spectator, a roaster, a cafe owner or just a coffee groupie, there’s a competition that you should enter. Sponsored by Natvia – the official sweetener of the 2012 UK Barista Championships – there’s a chance for 8 lucky people from around the globe to join this years UKBC winner in Vienna!

Click here to visit the SendMeToVienna website

 

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Coffee Kids Charity Donations Update

March 6th, 2012

We are pleased to announce that after 4 heats of the UK Barista Championships, and the 2 UK Coffee Events that took place at Hotelympia last week, we have raised a total of £459.21 !

The good people of Norfolk and beyond dug deep at the Midlands Heat (hosted by Mad About Coffee), adding £127.04 to the total

Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed a coffee on the San Remo demonstration machine from one of our UKBC entrants or volunteers.

We are really excited to have raised this amount so far and look forward to seeing how generous the visitors to the Scottish and Northern Ireland heats are too.

I know Elisa from Coffee Kids – one of the most passionate fundraisers you will ever meet – will be elated to see the total.

Thank you to all baristas and volunteers who have helped us to collect this amount so far for such a worthwhile charity.

You can also donate online – directly to Coffee Kids by visiting the Donations Page on the Coffee Kids website

 

 

 

Current Total     £459.21

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Photographs from the UK Coffee Events 2012 Latte Art Competition

March 4th, 2012

For those of you who like Latte Art, click to see the images from the recent Latte Art competition held at Hotelympia (hosted by Fresh RM)

This event was won by Peter Attridge.

All photographs copyright of Hazel Guppy. Please email media@scaeuk.com for permission to use, and credit Hazel Guppy in all instances.

 

 

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