RIMINI – Coffee artists will be gathering in the Coffee Arena at Sigep – The Dolce World Expo, to compete in the finals of the Italian Barista Championships: six different competitions to qualify for the World Coffee Events international circuit. The competitions are organised in collaboration with Sca Italy, the Italian branch of the Specialty Coffee Association, which promotes an authentic culture of quality coffee, involving all the supply chain players.
The finals of the Italian Barista Championships at Sigep
Over the five days of its 44th edition (Rimini Expo Centre, 21st – 25th January 2023), the Italian Exhibition Group show will host CIBC, the Italian Coffee Barista Championship, CILA, Italian Latte Art Championship, the Brewers Cup, CIGS, Italian Coffee in Good Spirits Championship, the Italian Cup Taster Championship, and last but not least, the Italian Coffee Roasting Championship.
The competitions will be staged in the Coffee Arena, located in the centre of Rimini Expo Centre, close to the south entrance, which will host initiatives specifically for the industry of one of the world’s best-loved and most popular beverages.
An intense programme of events – with talks and training sessions and a special training programme aimed at young students from hotel and catering institutes on Wednesday – organised with the collaboration of the exhibiting companies themselves, media partners, research centres, experts and important national and international institutional partners.
As proof of the strategic role played by the coffee supply chain, the 44th edition of Sigep will see the most prestigious European brands in attendance, guaranteeing an exhaustive overview of the most popular varieties, procedures, technologies, equipment and techniques on international markets.
Returning to the topic of preparations, let’s take a closer look at the SCA Italy competitions that, under the watchful eye of a national and international jury, will see coffee artists and experts competing to qualify for the World Coffee Championships international circuit:
CIBC – Italian coffee barista championship – 21st and 22nd january, Coffee Arena, Sigep
The challenge posed by CIBC consists of preparing, within a maximum time of fifteen minutes, four espressos, four beverages based on coffee and hot milk and four customised, non-alcoholic espresso-based drinks, to be served to a panel of expert tasting judges. The championship is valid for the WBC (World Barista Championship), the most important international coffee competition organised annually by World Coffee Events.
Platinum sponsor: Cimbali; Anfim; Golden sponsor: Bwt Water+More, DM Italia.
CILA – Italian Latte Art Championship – 23rdand 24th January, Coffee Arena, Sigep
CILA participants will have a maximum time limit of ten minutes to prepare four artistic coffee and milk-based coffee beverages, identical in design, using different techniques: decoration and “free pour”, as well as two macchiato espressos using the “free pour” technique, to be presented to two visual judges, a technical judge and a head judge. The championship is a qualifying round for the WLAC, the World Latte Art Championship.
Platinum sponsor: Anfim, Rancilio; Golden sponsor: Bwt, Water+More, DM Italia.
CIGS – Italian Coffee in good spirits championship -23rd january, coffee arena, Sigep
Coffee in Good Spirits is a fascinating discipline that combines the worlds of coffee and bartending to create classic or fancy drinks. In this competition, contestants will have 10 minutes to prepare two Irish coffees and two hot or cold cocktails, based on hot coffee and spirits. The championship is valid for the WCIGS (World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship).
Platinum sponsor: Rancilio; Anfim; Golden sponsor: Bwt Water+More, DM Italia.
Italian brewers cup championship – 23rd January, Coffee Arena
Contestants will brew coffees using so-called manual ‘pour over’ methods, in other words, with filtration systems where the barista will pour hot water over the coffee powder, which will then be retained by a filter.
The participants, who will prepare 3 drinks each to be served to 3 sensory judges, will have to try not only to make a good coffee but also to prepare it correctly with a solid value that the judges will measure using a ‘refractometer’. The championship is a qualifying round for the WBC (World Brewers Cup).
Golden sponsor: Brita, DM Italia.
Italian cup taster championship – 25th January, Coffee Arena
The challenge is to identify, in the shortest possible time, the cup containing a different flavoured coffee out of a selection of three cups. For each round, eight sets of three cups will be placed on the table. The championship is valid for the WCTC (World Cup Taster Championship).
Partner: Csc – Caffe’ Speciali Certificati, Golden sponsor: Brita, DM Italia.
Coffee Roasting Championship – 22nd and 23rd January Area Italian Roasting Championship – 24th January, Coffee Arena
The roasting competition, which saw its international debut in 2013 in Nice, will develop over a busy three-day programme regarding: green coffee classification, roasted coffee roasting and tasting. The technical jury, under the supervision of an international judge, will be tasked with supervising and awarding each competitor’s total score at the end of the three days. The championship is valid for the WCRC (World Coffee Roasting Championship).
Platinum sponsor: DM Italia, Imperator; Golden sponsor: Brita.
Silver sponsor of the Italian Barista Championships: Quarta Caffè , Pascucci, 9bar, Danone, Puly Caff, Nuova Ricambi, DVG De Vecchi, Coffee Today
Tecnical sponsor: 7Grams, Cropster, In-Stead of M*ILK, Bazzara, Adda Service, Metallurgica Motta, Omniwash, Staritaly, Re Cappuccio.
