Prima Coffee Barista Bash 002

Consider yourself officially invited to our second quarterly Barista Bash. We've got some exciting things planned. Hope to see you there!

Friday, June 25th, 8pm, Sunergos (new location!), 306 West Woodlawn Ave.

Feel free to download the flyer at the bottom of this page and help us promote!

Keep an eye on this page for changes or additions to what you can expect. You won't want to miss out!

Featuring:

  • Latte Art Competition
    • Head-to-head, single elimination, tournament style.
    • Practice time beforehand (from 8:00 to 9:30).
    • One submission per round.
    • Feel free to bring your own mugs and pitchers.
    • Awesome prizes for 1st and 2nd place.
    • There will be 16 competitors.
    • If you would like to pre-register, email peter.sieg@prima-coffee.com with your name, represented shop, and something interesting about yourself for the MC.
    • It's FREE so there's no excuse not to sign up.
  • Presentation by Les Stoneham
    • Besides the fact that he's a likable guy, there are plenty of reasons to get excited about Les giving a presentation at the Bash. Working with coffee since 2003, Les has been intimately involved in just about every aspect of coffee production and preparation. He heads up the Espresso Guild's training and customer education programs, has spent time on coffee farms with producers in Guatemala, and has competed in both regional and national barista competitions.
  • Cupping Classes
    • Interested in learning the fine art of coffee tasting? There will be three cupping classes (starting at 9:00, 9:30, and 10:00) taught by the very competent roasters and baristas at Sunergos. They will be explaining methodology and doing a bit of comparison between coffee origins.
  • Brewing Demos and FREE COFFEE!
    • We will keep the coffee flowing just as we did at the last Bash. From 8:00 on we will be serving fine coffees with the following methods:
      • V60
      • Chemex
      • Cafe Solo
      • French Press
      • Syphon
      • Aeropress
      • Trifecta
      • Mypressi Twist
      • Dalla Corte Evolution espresso machine

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