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 For the first time since its inception in 2001, the GBC 2011 final was held outside of Australia in Bangkok Thailand on July 9.
“Asia is the fastest growing coffee region in the world. It makes sense to host the GBC final there where they are very passionate and excited about coffee and the GBC competition.”
Welcome to the Grand Barista Championship (GBC). The GBC was created from a vision of Paul Jackson, founder and Managing Director of Danes Gourmet Coffee. The GBC event was born to compliment the DGCI training and accreditation system to promote a greater espresso standard within the coffee industry. Since 2001 the GBC has become the most authentic competition in Australia attracting some of Australia's best barista talent, forging reputations, offering the richest competition prize pool since its inception and bestowing an honour of becoming a "Grand Barista".
The spirit of competition has developed the Australian espresso coffee industry to take pride of place amongst the best standard in the world. Craig Jackson of Danes Hong Kong and Sirada Techakaroon of P&F Coffee Thailand have used it in the same way to help their respective countries do the same thing in a much shorter space of time.
The GBC format celebrates coffee and highlights espresso coffee flavour above all else as the motivating factor to establish the winners, however the true winners are the coffee drinking consumers who will enjoy the improved standards of espresso. For the first time in 2011 the new GBC format will include a ‘non espresso’ beverage and a latte smack down where the barista will complete his or her time completing as many latte’s as possible within the new time frame of ten minutes.
As the world of coffee continues to grow at breakneck speed the old rules are being challenged and pushed to the limit on all levels in the endeavour to create better and greater coffee flavours. First for the competition judges, then the wider cafe market who will enjoy the improved standards in the specialty coffee cafe’s.
Paul Jackson of Danes Gourmet Coffee, Vito Bettiol of DID Orchestrale espresso machines and our partners in Asia are committed to see in this new era of professionalism and dedication to excellence via the GBC. |
Canberra barista wins 2011 Australasian Grand Barista Championship held in Thailand.
