Swiss barista Emi Fukahori won the World Brewers Cup with a Brazilian coffee
For the first time, Brazil hosted four World Barista Championships during the International Coffee Week held in Belo Horizonte, from November 7 to 9.
The World Brewers Cup, where baristas are challenged to show all their skills and prepare filtered and manual coffees, was won by Swiss representative Emi Fukahori. Unlike most of the competitors, Emi chose a Brazilian coffee from the Minas Gerais Cerrado region, produced by the Daterra Coffee farm, located in the municipality of Patrocínio.
Baristas vencedores do Campeonato Mundial realizado no Brasil.
The microlot chosen by Emi was Laurina, from the “Frevo” lot, especially roasted for the competition. The remainder of the microlot will be offered to the market at an auction to be held on November 21.
According to producer Gabriel Moreira, the microlot was processed by the semi-carbonic maceration method. The cherry fruits were inserted into a hermetically sealed water tank. The carbon dioxide released during the fermentation expelled all the oxygen from the tank, creating an anaerobic environment, conducive to the creation of microorganisms.
The maceration occurred when the fruits in the bottom were crushed by the weight of those that were above. The fruits in the middle of the tank were partially macerated and those on top of it were only fermented. In this way, each of the three layers of coffee acquired different characteristics. After 48 hours inside the tank, the coffee was taken to dry in suspended chunks of land, where it remained for 20 days.
In the World Brewers category, the best placed Brazilian was barista Léo Moço, in the 34th place.
The World Brewers 2018 Ranking was as follows:
Emi Fukahori – Switzerland
Regine Wai Yee Beng – Malaysia
Stathis Koremias – Greece
Pankg – Yu Liu – Taiwan
Kaoru Kamiyama – Japan
Yeo Qing He – Singapore
No World Brewers Cup, o barista tem que mostrar todas as suas habilidades, preparando um café filtrado e manual.
World Cup Tasters
Australian competitor Yama Kim won the World Cup Tasters finals by making seven of the eight cups of coffee tasted correctly. Yama defeated Dutch competitor Niels Vaanhold for the difference of one cup. In the front row, an orange wave, captained by the Niels family displaying the colors of their country, went to tears. Brazilian, Carlos Henrique da Silva, was 11th, and that was Brazil’s best position in the four world championships held in BH.
Yama Kim – Australia
Niels Vaanhold – Netherlands
Walter Acevedo – Colombia
Waruth Tangsurjyapaisan – Thailand
Competidor australiano, Yama Kim, levou o primeiro lugar no World Cup Tasters 2018.
Competidores tensos na final do World Cup Tasters
Da esquerda para a direita, Yama Kim ( Austrália), Waruth T. ( Tailândia), Walter Acevedo ( Colômbia) e Niels Vaanhold ( Holanda).
World Coffee in Good Spirits
Dan Fellows, from England, was the best at the World Coffee in Good Spirits, which analyzes the performance of baristas in the preparation of coffee with alcoholic drinks. Ariel Todeschini da Motta, representing Brazil, closed the competition as the 21st runner-up.
Dan Fellows – England
Manos Mamakis – Greece
Danny Wilson – Australia
Artem Bakurov – Ukraine
Min-SEO Kang – South Korea
Dan Bacaintan – Italy
O concorrente da Itália, Dan Bacaitan, ficou em quinto lugar.
World Coffee in Good Spirits
World Latte Art
The last competition was the World Latte Art, which highlights baristas’ ability to make drawings with milk in their coffee. The big winner was Irvine Quek Siew Lhek, from Malaysia. The 2017 champion, Agnieszka Jojewska of Poland, was only fifth, frustrating the audience, who was roosting for her, as she was the first female barista to win an international championship last year. Brazilian Daniel Acosta Busch ended as the 29th runner-up.
Irvine Quek Siew LHek – Malaysia
Michalis Karagjannis – Greece
Liang Fan – China
Shinsaku Fukayama – Poland
Wonjae Choi – South Korea
O público lotou a arena para ver a campeã mundial de 2017, Aginieszka Rojewska.
Coffee of The Year Brasil 2018
Afonso Abreu de Lacerda – Coffee of the year 2018
Conheça os cafés especiais da Forquilha do Rio, no Caparaó aqui.
Fotos e vídeos: Clodoir de Oliveira
