The longest-running barista competition in the Philippines, The 13th Philippines Grand Barista Cup will be happening this coming September 13. The finals will be taking place at the stage of the Asian Food Expo (AFEX) at the World Trade Center and as long as you’re in the venue, you’re welcome to come watch the event. Six barista finalists will be competing against each other. Involving barista from prestigious cafes such as Magnum Opus and Chapter coffee roastery.
Preliminary judges include Ian Paguiligan, Jay Ross Roldan, and Treykin Greigh, all from the Philippines.
Finals judges include Marco Poidomani from Italy, Fernando Menendez from Spain, Vanessa Caceres from Singapore, and Fabian Fredriksson from Sweden.
Head judge is the back to back and still hailing Philippine Grand Barista Champion, Joemarie Lichangco.
Registration will be closed on Sept 10, 2019. Contact Sherwin Halasan (0917) 720 1142 or contact Miko or Kevin of EDSA Beverage for more information about the event.
To launch the event, members of the press were invited to volunteer to learn latte art techniques with the help of latte art champions. There was also an impromptu latte art throwdown for champion baristas in which they were able to win prizes.
Allegro also took the opportunity to showcase their new line of premium syrups made in the USA priced only at 295 pesos, which was pretty good with coffee and excellent as Italian soda.
