Baristas in the competition have just 12 minutes to make four espressos, four milk coffees and four latte art coffees. They are judged by coffee industry experts, on the criteria of beverage presentation, barista technique, personal presentation, service to judges and most importantly flavour.   

The grand final of the Danes Grand Barista Championship will be held on Saturday September 18th at Harbord Diggers Club. The winners of the Australian heats will compete against the top baristas from Thailand and Hong Kong.

The prize pool for this competition makes this the richest barista competition in Australia. The winner will receive, courtesy of our main sponsor Orchestrale, an Orchestrale 2 Group Etnica Display Espresso Machine valued at over $11,000.

Visit the Danes website to register to complete in 2010.

Download 2010 Rules and Regulations 175 KB

For a beverage that 's so amazingly complex and volatile, how can it be judged?  What makes one better than the next?

To achieve consistency across all our judges some guidelines must be present so as to look for the same objective - quality.  As judges we should all have a general understanding of quality in coffee. This year's Grand Barista Championship is designed to make it easier for the baristas to interpret their understanding of quality and the creation of flavour.  The competitors will be assessed predominantly on flavour by three sensory judges and also their technical skills by two technical judges

 2010 GBC Judging Guide 208 KB

2010 GBC Sensory Evaluation Sheet 61.5 KB

2010 GBC Sensory Score Sheet 63.6 KB

2010 GBC Technical Score Sheet 65.9 KB

2010 GBC Head Judge Score Sheet 67.3 KB