The World Barista Championship - A Global Influence

Enjoy the video? Nominate us for a 2015 Sprudgie award! http://sprudge.com/90392-90392.html In early 2015, Seattle played host to one of coffee’s largest events: the World Barista Championship. Competitors from over 50 countries came to perform in front of an international audience of hundreds, with thousands more watching online. The World Barista Championship is a tremendous industry event, with an end goal of finding a Champion to serve as a global ambassador for specialty coffee for the following year. Read more on our blog: https://prima-coffee.com/blog/prima-d... Credits: Interviewees: Tim Wendelboe James Hoffmann Sam Lewontin John Letoto Sarah Allen Laila Willbur Ben Kaminsky Nelson Icenhower ProductionAssistant Sidra Zimmerman Narrated by Steve Rhinehart Filmed/Edited by Cody Maher Additional footage provided by: Iranian Barista Guild    • The First Barista Championship in IRAN - ا...   Malaysia Specialty Coffee Association    • Video      • Video   European Coffee Trip    • Video   SCAE Österreich    • Austria Barista Championship 2015 / Vienna...   Transcend Coffee    • Ben Put - 2013 Prairie Regional Barista Co...   Graphics by Chris Diggs Original Music by Ryan Felbinger Additional Music: "Cylinder Two" by Chris Zabriskie Interviewers: Steve Rhinehart Sidra Zimmerman