For many, elite coffee competitions represent the pinnacle of the industry. But the huge costs to compete prevent those without financial support from participating—and harm the industry as a whole.
It's all a bit silly to be honest. I'm a huge fanatic of coffee but the idea that we have a world competition for someone making an espresso means we're probably turned it into something it's not. Yes, coffee is complex if you're dealing with plant to cup but a world barista competition? It's like having a world chart making competition for people who take decades of scientific research and make something pretty from it. Maybe in this stage of society we just want bread and circuses to amuse us.
It's all a bit silly to be honest. I'm a huge fanatic of coffee but the idea that we have a world competition for someone making an espresso means we're probably turned it into something it's not. Yes, coffee is complex if you're dealing with plant to cup but a world barista competition? It's like having a world chart making competition for people who take decades of scientific research and make something pretty from it. Maybe in this stage of society we just want bread and circuses to amuse us.