Coffee Forums UK

Pull-Brew-Melt | The Indie Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Festival

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:01:00 +0100

Coffee Forums UK will be exhibiting at Pull-Brew-Melt | The Indie Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Festival 2012

Taking place on the weekend of 29-30 September at The Glass House, Waddesdon Plant Centre, in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor (near Aylesbury, Bucks, HP18 0JW), this event will bring together hand picked exhibitors promoting coffee, tea and chocolate.

Pull-Brew-Melt

There will be fun and learning experiences for all the family and a host of coffee, tea and

UK COFFEE EVENTS � UK Brewers Cup and UK Cup Tasters Championships Results

Tue, 01 May 2012 23:06:00 +0100

The SCAE UK Chapter held both the Brewers Cup and Cup Tasters competitions at The London Coffee Festival on Sunday 29 April 2012. These events, hosted by Allegra, focussed on brewed coffee and taste profiles.

The 2012 Brewers Cup attracted 12 entrants who put their brewing skills to the test using a Mahlkonig Tanzania Grinder and Bunn Hot Water Boiler to prepare and serve three individual beverages for a panel of judges. This years judges were Lynsey Harley (SCAE UK National Coordinator, Coffee Development Manager & Q Grader at United Coffee UK), Joanne Berry (Sales and Logistics at Mercanta) and Cory Bush (Trader / Supply Chain Manager at Falcon Commodities in Uganda).

In the Brewers Cup, competitors may utilise

Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood wins 2012 UK Barista Championship

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:43:00 +0100

The SCAE UK Chapter held both the semi-final and final rounds of the UK Barista Championship at The London Coffee Festival on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 April 2012. The event, hosted by Allegra, saw the 20 top scoring baristas from the 6 regional heats, perform their routines in front of 4 Sensory Judges, 2 Technical Judges, 1 Head Judge, a packed spectator arena, and an international audience via the live video stream.

To evaluate all 20 competitors in one day, 2 teams of judges were in rotation. During their performance the competitor must prepare and serve 4 espressos, 4 cappuccinos and 4 non-alcoholic espresso-based signature drinks. With a requirement to take at least 2 sips of each drink type placed before them, each judge consumes quite a large

Natvia Auctions Trip for Two to 2012 SCAE World of Coffee in Vienna

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:13:00 +0100

In conjunction with this year�s UK Barista Championships, Natvia, makers of the Natvia 100% all natural sweetener, will be offering two lucky coffee lovers the opportunity to attend the 2012 Specialty Coffee Association�s World of Coffee Event in Vienna, Austria.

Natvia have offered the prize of airfare from London to Vienna for two people plus one night�s accommodation to be auctioned off during this year�s UKBC finals, which will be held during the London Coffee Festival on April 27-29.

Proceeds resulting from the auction will benefit Coffee Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives
and livelihoods in coffee growing communities.

The auction

Totnes Independent Coffee Festival celebrates the thriving cafe culture of Totnes

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:35:00 +0100

Taking place from Saturday 5^th to Sunday 20^th May, the festival will end with a barista competition in front of the Civic Square.

Hundreds to unite in a walk for water

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:51:00 +0100
More than 1,000 people are expected to shake up their traditionally relaxed Sunday with a challenging charity walk around London�s iconic River Thames on 15 April 2012.

The Big Challenge, the first 10 kilometre sponsored walk of its kind in London, will raise money for water projects in some of the poorest communities in African coffee-producing countries.

The event, starting from The Scoop next to City Hall, will see participants carry up to 10 litres of water for the final 5 kilometres of the walk, representing the difficult task of fetching water undertaken daily by African women and children.

Jeffrey Young, Chairman of Allegra Foundation which is organising the event,

UKBC 2012 Semifinal Running Order

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0100
The SCAE UK Chapter is pleased to announce the UK Barista Championships 2012 Semifinal will be held at The London Coffee Festival � hosted by Allegra � on Friday 27 April 2012.

This event will showcase the top 20 UK baristas from this year�s regional heats.

Provisional timings are as follows, and may change;

0920 Sam Dunford
0940 Sang Ho Park
1010 James Bailey
1030 Gordon Howell
1100 Dan Shannon
1120 Mark Lamberton
1200 Laura Timpany
1220 Alex Sargent
1240 Thom Harlow
1300 Rummy Keshett
1355 Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood

National Sales vacancy � Sanremo UK Ltd

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:29:00 +0100
Sanremo UK are looking to recruit an experienced sales professional - a hard working and focused self starter, able to communicate at the highest level, identify the needs of business owners and professional buyers and present advantages of relevant Sanremo products and services to them with confidence, passion and persuasive flair.

Although we supply machines, we are a people business! The successful candidate will therefore also use their skills in account management to build and support excellent working relationships with our clients.

Ideally based centrally between and including London and the Midlands, a knowledge of and passion for the world of speciality coffee would bring advantage.

Give Espresso a Shot at Coming Soon Coffee

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:41:00 +0100
Coming Soon Coffee, in conjunction with Londinium Espresso, held 'Give Espresso a Shot' at their coffee shop space inside Exhibit Gallery, 20 Goswell Road, Barbican (London) on Sat 24 March.

This free all-day event was jointly put on by Hoi Chi Ng and Mattias of Coming Soon Coffee and Reiss Gunson of Londinium Espresso, to highlight the capabilities of the Bosco 2 group spring loaded lever machine, and present a range of Londinium Espresso's coffees to their best potential.

With an impressive range of grinders and beans on display, the first decision was which coffee to try first.

UKBC 2012 Northern Ireland Heat Results

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:00:00 +0000
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.