Name: Collin Schneider
Company: Sterling Coffee Roasters
Website: www.sterlingcoffeeroasters.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Pedregal, Colombia
Total years working as a Barista: 8
Tasting Notes: Tastes like achievement.
Reason for Competing: To be among some really amazing people.
Barista Competitor
Company: Sterling Coffee Roasters
Website: www.sterlingcoffeeroasters.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Pedregal, Colombia
Total years working as a Barista: 8
Tasting Notes: Tastes like achievement.
Reason for Competing: To be among some really amazing people.
Barista Competitor
Name: Michael Harwood
Company: Independent (Collaboration with Counter Culture & Mahlkoenig)
Website:
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Bufcafe Bourbon Natural, Rwanda
Total years working as a Barista: 7
Tasting Notes: Sweet, juicy, delicious.
Reason for Competing: Competing has become a ritual for me. It would be weird not to see these people.
Company: Independent (Collaboration with Counter Culture & Mahlkoenig)
Website:
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Bufcafe Bourbon Natural, Rwanda
Total years working as a Barista: 7
Tasting Notes: Sweet, juicy, delicious.
Reason for Competing: Competing has become a ritual for me. It would be weird not to see these people.
Name: Brian Gelletly
Company: Ultimo Coffee
Website: www.ultimocoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Nueva Llusta, Bolivia, Counter Culture Coffee
Total years working as a Barista: 4
Tasting Notes: Candy, Almonds, White Grapes, Soft
Reason for Competing: To improve as a professional.
Company: Ultimo Coffee
Website: www.ultimocoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Nueva Llusta, Bolivia, Counter Culture Coffee
Total years working as a Barista: 4
Tasting Notes: Candy, Almonds, White Grapes, Soft
Reason for Competing: To improve as a professional.
Name: Josh Taves
Company: Dogwood Coffee Co.
Website: www.dogwoodcoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Nodier Andrade Microlot
Total years working as a Barista: 8
Tasting Notes: It tastes good.
Reason for Competing: These profile questions always throw me off. I am not ever sure how to answer them. Do you make a joke or take it too seriously? There isn't much of a middle ground. I compete so that I will better understand how to fill out the profile for next year.
Barista Competitor
Company: Dogwood Coffee Co.
Website: www.dogwoodcoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Nodier Andrade Microlot
Total years working as a Barista: 8
Tasting Notes: It tastes good.
Reason for Competing: These profile questions always throw me off. I am not ever sure how to answer them. Do you make a joke or take it too seriously? There isn't much of a middle ground. I compete so that I will better understand how to fill out the profile for next year.
Barista Competitor
Name: Trevor Corlett
Company: MadCap Coffee Company
Website: www.madcapcoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: The beautiful Didier Reinoso
Total years working as a Barista: 12
Tasting Notes: When I sip from a demitasse cup of freshly pulled Didier Reinoso I get the sensation of ... well, you'll just have to get your own.
Reason for Competing: Cause I like caramels.
Company: MadCap Coffee Company
Website: www.madcapcoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: The beautiful Didier Reinoso
Total years working as a Barista: 12
Tasting Notes: When I sip from a demitasse cup of freshly pulled Didier Reinoso I get the sensation of ... well, you'll just have to get your own.
Reason for Competing: Cause I like caramels.
Name: Travis Beckett
Company: Peregrine Espresso
Website: www.peregrineespresso.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Blend of a washed Bolivian and Natural Rwandan
Total years working as a Barista: 7
Tasting Notes: Cherry, Chocolate, Dried Fruits
Reason for Competing: Tasty coffees belong in the spotlight!
Company: Peregrine Espresso
Website: www.peregrineespresso.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Blend of a washed Bolivian and Natural Rwandan
Total years working as a Barista: 7
Tasting Notes: Cherry, Chocolate, Dried Fruits
Reason for Competing: Tasty coffees belong in the spotlight!
Name: Jacque DesMarais
Company: Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Company
Website: www.kaldiscoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: TBD
Total years working as a Barista: 3
Tasting Notes: Love and tasties in your face hole.
Reason for Competing: To show my love for a coffee and the industry while getting nerdy and a bit obsessive. It's the jam!
Company: Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Company
Website: www.kaldiscoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: TBD
Total years working as a Barista: 3
Tasting Notes: Love and tasties in your face hole.
Reason for Competing: To show my love for a coffee and the industry while getting nerdy and a bit obsessive. It's the jam!
Name: Jonathen Liu
Company: Cognoscenti Coffee
Website: www.popupcoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Heart Roasters Colombia El Desarollo
Total years working as a Barista: 0
Tasting Notes: Super Duper Bass
Reason for Competing: Sumi Ali
Company: Cognoscenti Coffee
Website: www.popupcoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Heart Roasters Colombia El Desarollo
Total years working as a Barista: 0
Tasting Notes: Super Duper Bass
Reason for Competing: Sumi Ali
Name: Zaida Dedolph
Company: HalfWit Coffee Roasters
Website: www.halfwitcoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Colombia Finca Santana by Htelman Rojas
Total years working as a Barista: 8
Tasting Notes: Tropical fruit, Green apple, Pecan
Reason for Competing: Fortune and Glory, kid.
Company: HalfWit Coffee Roasters
Website: www.halfwitcoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Colombia Finca Santana by Htelman Rojas
Total years working as a Barista: 8
Tasting Notes: Tropical fruit, Green apple, Pecan
Reason for Competing: Fortune and Glory, kid.
Name: Cole McBride
Company: Visions Espresso Service/Veltons
Website: www.visionsespresso.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Panama Geisha
Total years working as a Barista: 11
Tasting Notes: The best espresso I've ever tasted! Super duper tasty. You'll hear all about it at USBC! :)
Reason for Competing: To win the USBC and go to the WBC and win that as well. I'm an ambassador of Specialty Coffee and I want to share my love of coffee with the world. I also compete to become a better Barista and coffee professional by competing with some of the best in the world.
Company: Visions Espresso Service/Veltons
Website: www.visionsespresso.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Panama Geisha
Total years working as a Barista: 11
Tasting Notes: The best espresso I've ever tasted! Super duper tasty. You'll hear all about it at USBC! :)
Reason for Competing: To win the USBC and go to the WBC and win that as well. I'm an ambassador of Specialty Coffee and I want to share my love of coffee with the world. I also compete to become a better Barista and coffee professional by competing with some of the best in the world.
Name: Devorah Freudiger
Company: Equator Coffees and Teas
Website: equatorcoffees.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: El Batan, Ecuador
Total years working as a Barista: 9
Tasting Notes: Soft Acidity, Juicy Peach, Pear, Sweet Caramel
Reason for Competing: To share beautiful a beautiful coffee with this wonderful community.
Company: Equator Coffees and Teas
Website: equatorcoffees.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: El Batan, Ecuador
Total years working as a Barista: 9
Tasting Notes: Soft Acidity, Juicy Peach, Pear, Sweet Caramel
Reason for Competing: To share beautiful a beautiful coffee with this wonderful community.
Name: Talya Strader
Company: Bow Truss Coffee Roasters
Website: www.bowtruss.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: El Salvador, Ethiopia, Zambia
Total years working as a Barista: 12
Tasting Notes: Tropical fruit, Red fruit, Apple
Reason for Competing: Love it!
Company: Bow Truss Coffee Roasters
Website: www.bowtruss.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: El Salvador, Ethiopia, Zambia
Total years working as a Barista: 12
Tasting Notes: Tropical fruit, Red fruit, Apple
Reason for Competing: Love it!
Name: Camila Ramos
Company: Panther Coffee
Website: www.panthercoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Rwanda, Gikongoro
Total years working as a Barista: 4
Tasting Notes: Caramel, Lemon Blossom, Coffee Fruit
Reason for Competing: Represent.
Company: Panther Coffee
Website: www.panthercoffee.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Rwanda, Gikongoro
Total years working as a Barista: 4
Tasting Notes: Caramel, Lemon Blossom, Coffee Fruit
Reason for Competing: Represent.
Name: Truman Severson
Company: Portola Coffee Lab
Website: www.portolacoffeelab.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Kochere (Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia)
Total years working as a Barista: 5
Tasting Notes: Orange and cascara.
Reason for Competing: Vengeance.
Company: Portola Coffee Lab
Website: www.portolacoffeelab.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Kochere (Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia)
Total years working as a Barista: 5
Tasting Notes: Orange and cascara.
Reason for Competing: Vengeance.
Name: Mike Morgenstern
Company: Joe New York
Website: www.joenewyork.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Finca La Vega, Colombia - Joe Roasting
Total years working as a Barista: 8
Tasting Notes: Sweet Cherry, Tart Cranberry, Molasses Finish
Reason for Competing: The experience of the perfectly engaged customer is always fun. We competitors get to take those weird ideas we have behind the bar and put them into practice to see how well they work. Whether they do or don't work could change the way we serve coffee. Even just the tiniest bit.
Company: Joe New York
Website: www.joenewyork.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: Finca La Vega, Colombia - Joe Roasting
Total years working as a Barista: 8
Tasting Notes: Sweet Cherry, Tart Cranberry, Molasses Finish
Reason for Competing: The experience of the perfectly engaged customer is always fun. We competitors get to take those weird ideas we have behind the bar and put them into practice to see how well they work. Whether they do or don't work could change the way we serve coffee. Even just the tiniest bit.
Name: Tamara Vigil
Company: Irving Farm Coffee Roasters
Website: www.irvingfarm.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: tbd
Total years working as a Barista: 10
Tasting Notes: tbd
Reason for Competing: To WIN! And because it's fun!
Company: Irving Farm Coffee Roasters
Website: www.irvingfarm.com
Espresso and/or Coffee used: tbd
Total years working as a Barista: 10
Tasting Notes: tbd
Reason for Competing: To WIN! And because it's fun!
