CafeBiz Results Are In!

[Thundergod]

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They do roast especially for the occasion.

For example theres the filter section.
Knowing how its going to be used they roast for that rather than roast to cater for a wider range of possible uses.

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Excuse my ignorance, and point me to a link if there is more information there. But how "real world" are these competitions. I believe from what I have read here that Campos are consistent so dont have a problem with that. But Gloria Jeans? I gave them a chance previoulsy and they came up wanting everytime. The average barista they have is very ordinary from my experience. I suppose it is hard to have quality control over such large amounts of branches compared to a campos (not that, that is an excuse) but a good coffee from GJs would be the exception more than the rule. Is there coffee roasted in Australia? Not that I am trying to bag them out and I am sure the judges call it how they see it no matter who the business is, which is obviously right. But are they real world conditions? Or do businesses do special roasts for the occassion and maybe even have a contracted barista for the occassion (or one of their trainers) that you wouldnt see in a store?

[niallpedlow]

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Maybe its just me - but Gloria Jeans only a couple of points behind Tobys Estate????? In Espresso????? Ive tasted both, have had a chat with the guy from Tobys while he roasted in the Hunter Valley. Nothing I have ever tasted from Gloria Jeans (my wife actually likes their coffee) would come close to something served from Tobys. The only way GJ could have done this is to have their best barista with their freshest coffee - and unfortunately this doesnt equal the muddy experience of their average store. Bleh.

[pie_in_ear]

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Congrats to all who are mentioned below. Results of medal winners are:


And the winner is……….

Campos Coffee
Newtown, Sydney NSW
Highest score (highest combined score from Espresso and Milk Based categories)


Category Winners

Category 1 – Espresso (Short Black)

Medal Position Company Score
Gold 1 MICHELS PATISSERIE 83.75
Silver 2 KARMEE COFFEE 83.5
Silver 3 NUMERO UNO 81.2
Silver 4 JAVA GOURMET COFFEE CO. 81
Silver 5 PEABERRYS COFFEE 80.75
Silver 6 MORGANS GREEN 79.75
Bronze 7 GIGANTE COFFEE 78.25
Bronze 8 CAMPOS 77.75
Bronze 9 WOMBAH COFFEE PLANTATION 77.5
Bronze 10 COFFEE ALCHEMY 77.25
Bronze 10 ST Ali 77.25
Bronze 10 TOBYS ESTATE COFFEE 77.25
Bronze 11 BLUE MOUNTAINS C/ROASTERS 77
Bronze 11 PREMIUM COFFEE ROASTERS 77
Bronze 12 BIO BEAN COFFEE 76.5
Bronze 13 C4 COFFEE 75
Bronze 13 EUREKA COFFEE 75
Bronze 14 VENEZIANO COFFEE 74.75
Bronze 14 YAHAVA COFFEE WORKS 74.75
Bronze 15 GLORIA JEANS COFFEES 74.25
Bronze 16 ARGOSINI 74









Category 2 – Milk Based (Latte)

Medal Position Name Score
Gold 1 JAQUES AUSTRALIAN COFFEE 81
Silver 2 CAMPOS 80
Silver 3 BASILS P/L 78.25
Silver 4 LAZUMBA COFFEE 77.25
Silver 4 COFFEE MAX 77.25
Silver 5 CREMA DORO 75.75
Silver 5 PEAK COFFEE 75.75
Silver 6 BLUE MOUNTAINS C/ROASTERS 75.5
Silver 6 DI BELLA COFFEE 75.5
Bronze 7 PIONEER COFFEE ROASTERY 75.25
Bronze 8 PIONEER COFFEE ROASTERY 75
Bronze 8 THE NAKED BEAN 75
Bronze 9 VENEZIANO COFFEE 74.75
Bronze 10 BIO BEAN COFFEE 74.66
Bronze 11 ARABICAS COFFEE 74.5
Bronze 11 CREMA GOURMET 74.5
Bronze 11 PIONEER COFFEE ROASTERY 74.5
Bronze 12 GIGANTE COFFEE 74.25
Bronze 12 SCHIBELLO COFFEE 74.25
Bronze 13 NADINES COFFEE BEANS 74
Bronze 13 RUSHBORN ROAST 74
Bronze 14 PEABERRYS COFFEE 73.75
Bronze 15 COFFEE MAMMA 73.5
Bronze 15 DI BELLA COFFEE 73.5
Bronze 15 FRESHGROUND 73.5
Bronze 15 JAVA OURMET COFFEE CO 73.5
Bronze 16 MAHALIA
73


Category 3 – Filter Coffee

Medal Position Company Score
Gold 1 COFFEE ALCHEMY 78.75
Silver 2 RUSHBORN ROAST 78
Silver 3 TASMANIAN COFFEE ROASTERS 77.75
Silver 4 ARABICAS COFFEE 75.5
Silver 5 JAQUES AUSTRALIAN COFFEE 71.75
Silver 6 ECHIDNA COFFEE 71.25
Bronze 7 THE NAKED BEAN 71
Bronze 8 BIO BEAN COFFEE 68.5
Bronze 9 YAHAVA COFFEE WORKS 68.25
Bronze 10 TOBYS ESTATE COFFEE 67.75
Bronze 10 ART OF ESPRESSO 67.75
Bronze 11 MORGANS GREEN 66.5
Bronze 12 PREMIUM COFFEE ROASTERS 66
Bronze 13 CAFFISSIMO 65.75
Bronze 14 EUREKA COFFEE 65.25
Bronze 15 JASPER COFFEE 65
Bronze 16 COFFEE MAMMA 64



Category 4 – Organic Espresso

Medal Position Company Score
Gold 1 CREMA GOURMET 72
Silver 2 PEABERRYS COFFEE 71
Silver 3 CUSTOM COFFEE 70.75
Silver 4 THE NAKED BEAN 70.5
Silver 4 PRIMO COFFEE 70.5
Silver 5 CADDIES COFFEE 70
Silver 6 DELUXE 69
Silver 6 BIO BEAN COFFEE 69
Silver 6 BYRON BAY COFFEE COMPANY 69
Silver 6 ARABICAS COFFEE 69
Silver 6 MORGANS GREEN 69
Bronze 7 JASPER COFFEE 67
Bronze 8 CREMA GOURMET 66
Bronze 8 YAHAVA COFFEE WORKS 66
Bronze 9 MIFEIA COFFEE ROAST 65.5
Bronze 10 HIGH TREES ESTATE 65
Bronze 11 GIGANTE COFFEE 64.5
Bronze 11 RED HILL ROAST 64.5
Bronze 11 VENEZIANO COFFEE 64.5
Bronze 12 FIVE SENSES 64
Bronze 13 ARGOSINI 63.75
Bronze 14 CAMPOS 63.5
Bronze 15 JAQUES AUSTRALIAN COFFEE 62.5
Bronze 15 COFFEE ALCHEMY 62.5
Bronze 16 GENOVESE COFFEE 62.25
Bronze 16 LAZUMBA COFFEE 62.25
Bronze 16 COFFEE MAX 62.25


Category 5 – Retail (Filter)

Medal Position Company Score
Gold 1 COFFEE MAMMA 79.5
Silver 2 YAHAVA COFFEE WORKS 79
Silver 3 MORGANS GREEN 77
Silver 4 COFFEE ALCHEMY 74.25
Silver 5 MARANATHA IMPORT EXPORT 74
Silver 6 CAFFISSIMO 73.25
Bronze 7 RUSHBORN ROAST 72.5
Bronze 8 MAHALIA COFFEE 71.5
Bronze 8 NATS COFFEE - Nat 71.5
Bronze 9 LAZUMBA COFFEE - Oro 71.25
Bronze 10 GENOVESE COFFEE 70.5
Bronze 10 HIGH TREES ESTATE 70.5
Bronze 10 JASPER COFFEE 70.5
Bronze 10 LAZUMBA COFFEE – La Vida 70.5
Bronze 11 MONTVILLE COFFEE 70
Bronze 11 LAZUMBA COFFEE - Rumba 70
Bronze 12 SOUTH PACIFIC COFFEE 69.33
Bronze 13 FIVE SENSES 68.25
Bronze 14 SOUTH PACIFIC COFFEE - Norfolk 66.75
Bronze 15 RED HILL ROAST 66.5
Bronze 16 BYRON BAY COFFEE COMPANY 66.25

[luca]

Just got off the phone with Pete:

Australia won the first leg of the trans tasman barista championships; the second leg is to be held in a few weeks in NZ.

Con Haralambopoulos from 7 Grams in Richmond (Melbourne) won the latte art comp.

As for the Golden Bean roasting competition, I know that:

Michels Patisserie won the espresso category (Presumably Instaurator roasting their Cup of Excellence!)

Campos won champion roaster (the highest composite scores in the espresso and latte categories)

Veneziano picked up a bronze medal in each of the espresso, latte and organic espresso categories, to come 6th out of 200 or so. [Edit: Misunderstood; 200 coffees, 50 or so roasters]

Presumably details of the rest will be available soon!

Cheers,

Luca