Ten top baristas, chosen from among 200 applications, took
part in the second edition. The russian barista ranked in first place after
winning several challenges and picking the highest quantity of coffee. In the
ten days of the show, the total amount of coffee was 1140 kilos. Two were the
fincas who hosted the challenges: Santa Isabel, in the Copan region,
owned by the Welchez family and the cooperative Las Capucas, managed by
Omar Rodriguez, who gathers 850 small coffee producers. The award was given by
a jury composed by Andrej Godina (Scae Italy taster), Alberto Polojac
(director of the academy of Barista & Farmer) and Scott Conary
(president of the Scaa competitions). Second place went to guatemalan Stephany
Davila (who also received the title of Barista & Farmer ambassador)
while italian Sandro Bonacchi ended up third. A special award as “best
story” was granted by the jury to french Juliel Latil who decided to
quit his job, in the assurance field, to be part of the talent show and later
open his own coffee shop. Panuwat Yoosakda, from Thailand, won the award
for “best latte art”.
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