London 2022

LONDON COFFEE FESTIVAL 2022

After 4 days of intense competition, Rastislav Kasar has been named this year’s Coffee Masters Champion at The London Coffee Festival 2022!

 

Over 24,000 visitors descended to The Truman Brewery for 4 days of caffeine-fuelled fun, where they cheered Rastislav and the other incredible baristas on in a series of head-to-head challenges across the four day competition.

 

In total, 16 baristas from around the world took to the stage where they were tasked with showcasing their skills, creativity and knowledge. Rastislav dazzled judges over the eight key disciplines, which included; The Cupping, The Brewing, The Latte Art, The Order, The Signature Drink, The Espresso Blend, The Origin and The Mystery Round.

 

Rastislav has competed in the Coffee Masters two times, making it to the final last year when Agnese Sokolovska Rojewska pipped him to the post. This year he wowed judges across all eight disciplines, including his signature drink. What’s more, this year the competition was closer than ever, with the UK’s Marcello from 3Temp placing second.

 

The judging panel was made up of top industry experts. It was headed up by Tim Sturk from Cherry Coffee Training.

 

This years theme was: New Beginnings 

Although the quality was high across the board, the final 16 were ultimately chosen for their creativity, knowledge and swish execution – qualities that will be tested throughout the competition.

Catch up on the contenders and their Signature Drink… 

 

NAME: Alan Jarrar
REPRESENTING: Jokes Aside Coffee Roasters
FROM: Czech Republic
 
NAME: Aron Sharma
REPRESENTING: The Espresso Lounge
FROM: UK
 
NAME: Rastislav Kasár
REPRESENTING: Four Boroughs
FROM: Slovakia
 
NAME: Matteo D’Ottavio
REPRESENTING: WatchHouse
FROM: Italy
 
 
NAME: Katrina Videniece
REPRESENTING: Kalve Coffee Roasters
FROM: Latvia
 
 
NAME: Marcello Geraci
REPRESENTING: 3TEMP
FROM: UK
 
 
NAME: Davide Orazi
REPRESENTING: WatchHouse
FROM: Italy
 
NAME: Michal Makovič
REPRESENTING: Karma Coffee
FROM: Slovakia
 
NAME: Nicole Battefeld Montgomery
REPRESENTING: Rancilio
FROM: Germany
 
 NAME: Delia Avram
REPRESENTING: Independent – barista at ROX
FROM: Romania
 
NAME: Jose López
REPRESENTING: Intermission Coffee
FROM: Spain
 
NAME: Josh Trathen
REPRESENTING: WatchHouse
FROM: UK
 
NAME: Sandra Ventura
REPRESENTING: Carbon Kopi
FROM: Spain
 
NAME: Tetsuya Yamada
REPRESENTING: Climpson & Sons
FROM: Japan
 
 
NAME: Mizuki Tsuge
REPRESENTING: Omotesando Koffee Ltd.
FROM: UK
 
NAME: Dom Bankes
REPRESENTING: Conti Espresso Machines
FROM: UK