Competition

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Date and place

The competition takes place

• Friday, 20th of June 2008
• 09.30h – 17.30h
• 4th SCAE World LatteArt Championship 2008
• (Oxnehallen, competition stage)

Prior to the championship:

• Thursday, 19th of June 2008
• 08.30h – 09.30h
• Competitor Briefing (LatteArt & Coffee in good Spirits)
• &
• Wednesday, 18th of June 2008
• 09.00h – 17.00h
• Judges training and Calibration Session

Champions will be granted free entrance to the competition and the conferences. Participants to the SCAE World LatteArt Championship (WLC) and the SCAE World Coffee in good Spirits Championship (WSC) will be allowed to be accompanied by one helper/trainer that will also be granted free access to competition and conference. This helper/trainer will have to be named in advance – latest on 27th of May 2008.

Training schedule of participants

Will be here soon …

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Miscellaneous

A three-day exhibitors' badge is ready for all championship participants to be picked up at the check-in desk.

There is one free three day exhibitor’s badge for helper or trainer for each participant, the name of the helper has to announce to the organizers 3 weeks before the event.

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Rules

The rules for the National Championships should be the same as for the World Championship. These are:

Task

2 participants will compete at the same time.

Each competitor will, during a maximum of 8 minutes, make and serve:

• 2 identical warm Cappucinos, using milk and coffee as the only ingredients and an espresso coffee machine and mugs as the only tools.
• 2 identical warm Espresso-Macchiatos in cups using coffee and milk
  as the only ingredients and coffee machine and mug as the only tools.
• 2 identical warm milk and coffee based beverages of choice (Designer Beverages) using any tool or decoration ingredient for the surface of the beverage.

The 3 pairs of beverages must be served separately, but in any order. The patterns presented have to be identical in the two drinks of a pair presented. The pattern has to be announced in advance. To clearify this, each competitor has to send in pictures (no beauty shots necessary) in the run-up to the competition of all patterns they are going to present!

The competitor must turn them in in the beginning of the performance.

The coffee

The competitor is free to use the coffee of their choice.

The milk

The competitor is free to use the milk of their choice. The organizers will provide a range of the most common milks available, but the competitor is free to use his own milk, if he/she prefers to do so.

Other ingredients

Any edible decorative ingredient can be used for the surface the designer beverage, otherwise the only ingredients allowed are coffee and milk.

Cups, glasses, etc

The glass or cup for the Cappuccino can be of any size or shape, but the inner surface of the top shall not exceed 90 millimetres.
The Macchiato shall be served in an espresso cup of any size and shape, but the inner surface of the top shall not exceed 60 millimetres.
The designer beverage can be served in any cup or glass with no surface limitations.

All beverages shall be served accompanied by saucer and spoon. Nothing else.

The competitors can bring their own grinder, but must use the espresso machine installed in the competition area. The organisers will schedule a time for each competitor to practice with the equipment in the competition area.

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Judges and personnel needed to run a competition

There will be 1 head judge and 4 judges. 2 judges will be responsible for judging the taste of beverages. 2 judges will be responsible for judging the artistic impression. The head judge will will make sure that judges and participants are playing by the 2008 rules.

MC will control the competition

Scoring

Each judge will give a score from 1 to 10 expressing their individual opinion of the beverage in front of them according to the score sheets. No half points are to be given!

The official score sheets for the competition in Antwerp, 2007, will therefore look like this: …

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»Latte Art Championship 2008« score sheets

Download official WLC 2008 Score Sheets. (PDF)

Or click here for larger previews:

Taste judge

Visual judge

Head judge

Some minor changes may occur. Please check for version number or last update before your competition! ** Latest Update: 18th April 2008

Score registration

The scores will be displayed publicly immediately after the judging is completed for each beverage.

In case of same score, the person with the most detailed points will will. It may occur that that some competitor has more detailed points than the winner. Winner is still the one with the highest score!

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Judging criteria

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Judging criteria: Time

The clock will be started when the competitor signals to the MC that they are ready to start and receives an acknowledgement from the MC and will be stopped when the last beverage has been placed in front of the last judge.

The competitor will be allowed 8 minutes to set up the station; this includes testing the espresso machine and grinder as well as setting up all ingredients and tools needed for the competition. No coffee or milk preparation can be done in advance.

The competitor has 8 minutes to prepare the 6 beverages. This includes the preparation of any added decorative element for the surface of the designed beverage.

The competitor has 8 minutes for clean up.

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Equipment

Mahlkönig grinders

The 8 Barista tables will be set up in four angles with the »preparation table« facing the audience.

Other information will be given at the barista meeting on the 19th of June 08:30-9:3 0a.m. in the training room

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