Caffe d'bolla heads to Mountain Regional Barista Competition

Caffe d’bolla heads to Mountain Regional Barista Competition

0 Comments Published by les February 10th, 2010 in Business News, Coffee, Communication, Community Dialogue, Current Events, Customer Service, SLC, Salt Lake City, Tourism.

Three years running, Caffe d’bolla will be Utah’s sole representative to the Mountain Regional Barista Competition to be held in Loveland, Colorado tomorrow (Feb. 11) through Sunday (Feb. 14).

Owners John and Yiching Piquet will use a two-bean blend consisting of Brazil Sweet Yellow Bourbon from Daterra Farms and an El Salvador bean from Finca Matalpa, a fourth-generation family farm. John describes the blend as offering “sweet woody and spice notes ranging from caraway to anise that merge into a roasted peach/peach juice finish.” The Piquets roasted the coffees separated, using different profiles to highlight unique flavors from each bean. And, with a nod to their well-honed scientifically precise craft, they shipped a portion of the blend to Colorado so it could be acclimated to particular environmental conditions.

A veritable geekfest for true coffee aficionados, the competition comprises making and serving 12 drinks (four espresso, four cappuccino, and four signature drinks) in fifteen minutes. Scores center around the espresso as it is the heart of all the drinks. Baristas are judged on, among other things, flavor balance, mouth feel, crema color/consistency, proper texturing and ratio of milk, consistency of shots (timing, volume), coffee knowledge and passion, and overall performance.

siphonpicdbolla_1 Win, lose, or draw: The simple fact of Caffe d’bolla’s participation in this competition further underscores just how the Piquets have been able to cultivate awareness of coffee not as a mere afterthought but as a truly extraordinary beverage with a primary culinary status that matches wine, chocolate, cheese, and other foods that merit serious attention.

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