John Gordon – UK Latte Art Champion
Ristretto, the UK’s premiere coffee events company, is proud to congratulate one of our lead baristas, John Gordon, for winning the UK Latte Art competition for 2009.
Competing recently at SCAE World Latte Art Competition UK Final at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, John came first out of nine competitors. The competitors each had to make two macchiatos, two cappuccinos and two speciality drinks in ten minutes. Not only did each drink have to be decorated with free–poured latte art, but each pair of drinks was judged against a photo of the intended design that the Barista had to submit to the judges before competing.
Having competed earlier this year in the UK Barista Championships for the first time and making it to the semi-final, John was keen to try his hand at the Latte Art championships as well. Many hours of dedicated practice both in and out of work have clearly paid off.
As the UK’s current Latte Art champion, John will attend and compete in the 6th World Latte Art Championship during June 26-28 at SCAE Wonderful Coffee in Cologne Germany.
We wish John the best of luck in the final and wish we could be there to cheer him on – but the timing coincides with running the coffee bars backstage in the dressing rooms at Glastonbury for the fourth year running.
Some Articles about John’s success in UK Latte Art competition for 2009:
