Indonesian Barista Competition!

Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia (SCAI) are staging an Indonesian Barista Competition (IBC) across several major cities in Indonesia.  Bali provided the first stop for the competition in October. The next heat  will be held in Yogyakarta in November, followed by Surabaya in January 2011, Bandung in February 2011 and Jakarta in March 2011. During the competition, the judges will select six finalists from each city to battle it out for the trophy in the Grand Final  which will take place on 6 - 9 April, 2011 at Food & Hotel Indonesian Exhibition Kemayoran Expo Center, Jakarta.

The six winners of the regional competition in Bali are Intan Kumalasari ( Caswell's), I Ketut Hartawan ( Caswell's), Fitria Shinta Dewi ( St. Regis), IB Dwipayana (Starbucks), I Made Suastika Yana (Colonial Living) and Ketut Artha Sujana (Luhtu). During the competition, each participant is given 45 minutes to make all their preperations and and finally serving four espresso, four cappuccino and four of their signature beverage. The most talented Barista will receive IDR 10,000,000, get the chance to participate in the Asian Barista Competition in 2012 and have the privilege of  visiting an espresso machine factory in Italy. A special prize  for a special talented barista! \AM