It’s here! A day we’ve been buzzing about here at Sprudge HQ since last May, when we announced open registration and a distinguished panel of judges for the 2016 Coffee Masters Tournament at the New York Coffee Festival. Now the 16 competitors for the competition have been revealed, and we’ll be watching them all come September in Manhattan.
Let’s meet the global roster of competitors, and check out the videos they submitted as part of the selection process. Notable first-timers include Erika Lee Vonie of Variety Coffee, Michael Butterworth of Quills Coffee, and Rie Hanao from Koppi; returning victory threats include Yuko Inoue of Timberyard (2nd overall at the 2016 London Coffee Masters), Nick Mabey of Assembly Coffee, and Reef Bessette of Saint Frank.
Gotta catch ’em all!
RIE HANAO
REPRESENTING: KOPPI
FROM: SWEDEN
SIMON LEWTHWAITE
REPRESENTING: CARAVAN COFFEE ROASTERS
FROM: UK
NICK MABEY
REPRESENTING: ASSEMBLY COFFEE
FROM: UK
ISAAC KIM
REPRESENTING: ONA COFFEE
FROM: AUSTRALIA
YUKO INOUE
REPRESENTING: TIMBERYARD
FROM: UK
STEPHEN DAVIDSON
REPRESENTING: BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE
FROM: USA
MICHAEL BUTTERWORTH
REPRESENTING: QUILLS COFFEE
FROM: USA
MANUEL BORSATO
REPRESENTING: CLIMPSON & SONS
FROM: UK
REEF BESSETTE
REPRESENTING: SAINT FRANK COFFEE
FROM: USA
JOSIP DRAZENOVICH
REPRESENTING: IN GOOD COMPANY
FROM: USA
JENNIFER CUSTARD-JAROSZ
REPRESENTING:INTELLIGENTSIA COFFEE
FROM: USA
ERIKA LEE VONIE
REPRESENTING: VARIETY COFFEE ROASTERS
FROM: USA
KRISTYN WADE
REPRESENTING: CORVUS COFFEE
FROM: USA
DYLAN SIEMENS
REPRESENTING: ONYX COFFEE LAB
FROM: USA
PENELOPE HEARNE
REPRESENTING: TOBY’S ESTATE
FROM: USA
OMAR MAAGAARD HOSSAIN
REPRESENTING: BROWNSVILLE ROASTERS
FROM: USA
The 2016 New York Coffee Festival happens September 16th-18th at the 69th Regent Armory in Manhattan. More information is available at the official NYCCF website.
The post The 2016 NYC Coffee Masters Competitors, Revealed! appeared first on Sprudge.