Nationwide Quest for Baristas Invades Cebu!

Nationwide Quest for Baristas Invades Cebu!

CEBU CITY - Baristas and coffee enthusiasts across Visayas are in for a hot brewin' night as Baristas' Quest conquered Cebu City for Baristas' Quest --- with the brewing competition.

Participants from Cebu City and neighboring towns joined the brewing competition held last July 25, 6pm at Tightrope Coffee located at Pres. Quezon Street, Cebu City.

Michael Harris Conlin, President and CEO of Henry & Sons Trading and Manufacturing Company, Inc. who is also the 2019 Philippine National Barista Champion and the 2019 World Barista Championship Semi-Finalist, leads the Baristas' Quest Campaign.

Baristas' Quest is a month-long campaign of competitions created to empower and promote camaraderie amongst Filipino Baristas and coffee enthusiasts, and to showcase their skills in making coffee. Succeeding legs of the competition took place in Davao and Baguio City.

John Rey Plaza of 4th Street Cafe emerged as champion in the Quest Coffee Triangulation Competition in Davao City  while Leandro Lamis of Figaro Baguio won in the Coffee + Art: Latte Art Throwdown in Baguio City.

The Champions  of these competitions will get a chance to represent his or her region by getting a competitor sponsorship[ package for the National Coffee Championships, a travel allowance and accommodation to the Philippine National Barista Assembly happening on September 20 at the SMX Convention Center Aura, and a Comandante Grinder! These events are co-sponsored by the venue partners.

The competition begins with 16 contestants and the judges chose the 5 finalist for the final brewing battle. Now the event is getting hotter and hotter. But KARA from Starbucks won the brewing showdown. This is her winning moment.  Congratulations!

To more about Barista Quest, visit www.facebook.com/baristasquest/ or contact Tony Dy at 0917.153.1188