New Zealand Coffee Roasters Association

Entry Now Open! Huhtamaki New Zealand Barista Championship 2012

Event Date: 23rd March, 2012

PROGRAM 2012

The dates are now locked in for the Barista event of 2012!

The competition itself is now a

centralized three-day coffee spectacle!

Barista & Judges Roadshow

The roasting/barista community are invited to a full day (9am-4:30pm) training and assessment course to up-skill and enhance their knowledge and preparation for the NZ Barista Championship. To book contact emma@nzcra.org.nz Cost $175

Auckland Sunday 26th February 2012

Christchurch Monday 27th February 2012

Wellington Tuesday 28th February 2012

The Championship…..

Its on…. Enter now for your chance to vie for the Crown of New Zealand Champion! This truly is the main event for Baristas in NZ the winner will get to travel to Austria to compete at the World Barista Championship in Vienna in June 2012.

About the Champs….We are searching for the best barista in New Zealand to represent us each year at the World Barista Championship.

The World Barista Championship organization (WBC) has licensed The New Zealand Coffee Roasters Association to run the New Zealand Barista Championships for 2008 and into the future.

Wellington one event!

NZCRA is committed to running the event in close accordance with WBC standards. Our focus is on producing a field of finalists capable of competing successfully at an international level, and of course a winner who can excel at the world finals.

The National Champion will travel to Vienna in June 2010 to represent New Zealand at the WBC International Final. Kiwis have historically done well at the WBC.

If you are keen to participate there are a few things you should consider. Running to the WBC standards is time consuming and means we can put only 22 contestants through in a day. In the event that there are more than 44 entrants for the championship, we will conduct a selection process, awarding entry to those competitors we consider best able to excel in competition conditions. This means the information entrants provide us at time of entry is particularly important, to help us make a sound selection.

23-25^th March 2012 Renouf Foyer at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington

Friday 23 March – national heats

Saturday 24 March – national heats continue

Sunday 25 March – semi-final & final

Full rules and regulations. 2012-WORLD-BARISTA-CHAMPIONSHIP-RULES-AND-REGULATIONS-VERSION-2011.09.10

2012_WBC_Sensory_Score_Sheet

2012_WBC_Technical_Score_Sheet

2012_WBC_Head_Judge_Score_Sheet

Code of Conduct. NZBC Rules