SCAE UK News Updates

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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UKBC Regional Heat 1 Running Order

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

2013 UK Barista Championships Regional Heat 1

SCAE UK Chapter and UK Coffee Events are pleased to announce the running order for Regional Heat 1 hosted by Hale Events at Expowest Westcountry in Exeter on 06/07 February 2013.

The show address is Westpoint Exhibition Centre Exeter, Devon EX5 1DJ and entry to the show is free

Register online at http://www.expowestexhibitions.com/

Expowest Westcountry

Follow this event on Twitter @expowest_uk  or @ukbc and via the hashtags #ukbcht1 and #ukbc2013

The 2013 UK Barista Championships Regional Heat 1 Entrants are

Competitor First Name Last Name Date Time
1 Toby Frere 06 Feb 1000
2 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood 06 Feb 1100
3 Mark Williams 06 Feb 1200
4 Jason Gonzalez 06 Feb 1300
5 Ryan Brodie 07 Feb 1000
6 Hugo Hercod 07 Feb 1100
7 Xanne Carey 07 Feb 1200
8 Sam Dunford 07 Feb 1300
9 Peter Grosvenor-Attridge 07 Feb 1400

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UKBC Open Day for Regional Heat 3 entrants hosted by Butterworth and Son

Monday, January 7th, 2013

UKBC Regional Heat 3 host Butterworth and Son is running an open day for Heat 3 entrants in Studio 2a at the apex on February 13th at 10.30.

This session will cover rules & give you time to run through your set on competition equipment.

Managing Director Rob Butterworth says “We would encourage competitors to bring their competition coffee, although good quality practise coffee will be available”

This is also a great chance to see the competition venue;

The Apex
Charter Square
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 3FD

Regional Heat 3 competitors should rsvp to mail@butterworthandson.co.uk

There are still 23 places available in this heat taking place March 5/6. Please register online at www.ukcoffeeevents.com either as a competitor or to volunteer 

You can follow the build up to UKBC Regional Heat 3 on Twitter #ukbcht3 and follow Butterworth and Son on Twitter @butterworthsUK

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UKBC Barista Practice Machine at Prufrock Coffee London

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

From Monday 07 January 2013, UKBC entrants can practice on the Sanremo Verona TCS competition spec machine which has been installed at Prufrock Coffee, Leather Lane, London.

2 hour training slots on Mondays (morning or afternoons) can be booked via email to training@prufrockcoffee.com 

Baristas should bring along their VST 20g Ridgeless Precision Filter Baskets, coffee, milk and cleaning products.

The Sanremo Verona TCS coffee machine has been set to 93.5c – the temperature to be used at the 2013 UK Barista Championships

Thank you to Oli and the Prufrock Team for providing the training space, to Sanremo for providing the machine, and to VST for providing the VST baskets at a discounted rate for UKBC entrants.

Entry to the 4 regional heats of the 2013 UK Barista Championships is online at www.ukcoffeeevents.com

 

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UK Coffee Events Regional Heat 3 Announcement

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

UK Coffee Events is pleased to advised that Bury St Edmunds based coffee roaster Butterworth & Son has been chosen as the host for Regional Heat 3 of the 2013 UK Barista Championships.

Regional heat 3 will be held at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds on 05 and 06 March 2013.

SCAE UK Event Coordinator Jamie Banwell said “The venue is absuloutely superb and will allow the baristas to showcase their skills to the wider public. Being centrally located in Bury St Edmunds means we will be able to engage with the public and demonstrate the skills of talented local and visiting baristas.”

Registration for this regional heat of the 2013 UK Barista Championship is now open. Entry has been set at £25 and registration will be via a link placed on www.ukcoffeeevents.co.uk

Judges Training and Calibration is scheduled to take place at Masteroast in Peterborough- 7th – 8th January 2013. Anyone wishing to certify as a UK Coffee Events Judge is invited to register their interest by emailing Jamie Banwell jamie@scaeuk.com

Follow @scaeuk or @ukbc and @ButterworthsUK on Twitter and search for information using the hashtag #ukceheat3

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UK Coffee Events Regional Heat 4 Announcement

Monday, November 19th, 2012

UK Coffee Events has chosen to partner with The Chester Coffee Festival (run by Café Trade Ltd), which will be held at Chester Racecourse 30 March – 01 April 2013, as hosts of the 4th Regional Heat of the UK Barista Championships.

The Chester Coffee Festival will form a key part of the 2013 Chester Food, Drink & Lifestyle Festival which is the UK’s 3rd largest food and drink event (only the BBC food events are bigger). This 3 day celebration is now in its 12th year and attracts 25,000 to 30,000 visitors from across the North West and beyond

Steve Kelsey from Café Trade Ltd said “Café Trade Ltd is excited about organising the first ever Coffee Festival in the North West and teaming up with the Chester Food, Drink & Lifestyle Festival gives the event a huge profile. Cities such as Manchester, Liverpool and Chester are nurturing a growing number of talented baristas and this even will put the spotlight on the North West’s flourishing coffee sector.“

Registration for 2013 UK Barista Championship competitors will be managed online this year. Entry has been set at £25 and registration will be via a link placed on www.ukcoffeeevents.co.uk

Managing Director of Sanremo – the Machine Sponsor for the UKBC 2009-2013 – Andrew Tucker said “This is looking like a great new coffee event and a fantastic venue for a UKBC competition.“

Judges Training and Calibration is scheduled to take place at Masteroast in Peterborough- 7th – 8th January 2013. Anyone wishing to certify as a UK Coffee Events Judge is invited to register their interest by emailing Jamie Banwell jamie@scaeuk.com

Follow @scaeuk or @ukbc and @CHoffeeFestival on Twitter and search for information using the hashtag #ukceheat4

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UKBC 2012 Top 20 Scores

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

UKBC 2012 Finalists

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

UKBC 2012 Final
Placing Score Barista
1 607 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
2 595 James Bailey
3 585 Howard Barwick
4 582 Mark Lamberton
5 550 Dale Harris
6 549 Dan Fellows
UKBC 2012 Semifinal
Placing Score Barista
1 621.5 Dale Harris
2 602.5 Dan Fellows
3 599 James Bailey
4 598.5 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
5 591 Howard Barwick
6 589 Mark Lamberton
7 565.5 Sang Ho Park
8 544 Gordon Howell
9 508 Stuart Archer
10 497.5 Sam Dunford
11 492.5 Alex Sargent
12 479 Dave Jones
13 470 Rummy Keshett
14 468.5 Dan Shannon
15 444.5 Steve Dyson
16 435.5 Mark Pooley
17 421 Thom Harlow
18 394.5 Joe Beaver
19 433 Matthew Robley-Siemonsma
20 355 Laura Timpany

 

Certificates for Best Espresso, Best Cappuccino and Best Signature Drink were also awarded

Best Espresso James Bailey
Best Cappuccino Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
Best Signature Drink James Bailey

 

For further information please click here

More images from the UKBC here

Please direct any media enquiries to media@scaeuk.com

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UKBC 2012 Semifinalists

Tuesday, 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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Top 20 Leaderboard after 5 Heats

Sunday, 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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Top 20 Barista Leaderboard (after 3 heats…)

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

After 3 heats of the 2012 UK Barista Championships the top 20 places to date can be announced.

3 heats are yet to take place

  • Midlands – Sat 03 March – Hosted by Mad About Coffee – at The Space, Roundtree Way, Norwich NR7 8SQ
  • Scotland – Fri 16 March – Hosted by Matthew Algie – at Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Northern Ireland – Tue 20 March – Hosted by Johnsons Coffee – at Hillsborough Courthouse, The Square, Hillsborough, Co Down

The leaderboard will be updated with placings from these heats

 Top 20 Barista Leaderboard (after 3 heats)

Sang Ho Park
Dale Harris
Maxwell Colonna Dashwood
Gordon Howell
Dave Jones
Dan Fellows
Matthew Robley-Siemonsma
Rummy Keshett
Sam Dunford
Stuart Archer
James Bailey
Steve Dyson
Mark Pooley
Chris Walton
Alex Passmore
Christopher Killen
Philip Hambleton
Steve Pearson
Amber Rodgers
Gerraint James

 

Congratulations to all baristas who are on the leaderboard so far.

 Best Newcomer Prize Leaderboard

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

Dan Fellows just edged out Matthew Robley-Siemonsma to take this coveted spot.

The best newcomer after all the heats have taken place (and who meets the eligibility criteria set by Union Hand Roasted) will participate in a trip to origin. For further details please read the interview with Alan Miller which outlines eligibility criteria and prize inclusions

If you’ve competed and your name is not on the leaderboard, we hope you have enjoyed the UKBC experience so far, and hope to see you enter again next year. Your scoresheets will be sent to you after the finals.

A big thankyou to …

We’d like to thank the sponsors and heat hosts who have each played a huge part in the success of the UKBC to date. They have given time and money to help the SCAE UK bring the event to your region.

Hosts

  • South East Heat – DunneFrankowski
  • South West Heat – Westcountry Catering Exhibition at Expowest
  • Northern Heat – Pumphrey’s Coffee

Sponsors

Please support the hosts and sponsors where you can. Their continued support helps support the development of baristas and the quality of coffee produced throughout the UK

  • San Remo – Machine Sponsor 2009-2012
  • Arla / Cravendale – Milk Sponsor
  • Bunn – Brewing Equipment Sponsor
  • InterAmerican – Green Coffee Sponsor
  • Mahlkonig/Ditting – Grinder Sponsor
  • Pentair – Water Filtration Sponsor
  • Union Hand Roasted – Roasted Coffee Supplier
  • Monin – Syrups Sponsor
  • Natvia – Official Sweetener of the UKBC
  • Reg Barber – Trophy Sponsor
  • Novus – Tea Sponsor
  • London School of Coffee – Training School Sponsor

 

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