UK Baristas Smash Aussie World Record at London Coffee Festival 2011
A team of more than 100 UK baristas has broken the official world record for ‘the number of espressos made in an hour’ by producing 12,003 espressos at a rate of 3.33 espresso shots per second to the amazement of London Coffee Festival attendees at 6:30pm on Saturday, 9 April.
‘The London Belle Baristas’ team, using 31 commercial espresso machines, eclipsed all previous records in the presence of Speciality Coffee Association of Europe officials and expert witnesses from the coffee industry.
The official Guinness World Record was previously held by a Polish barista team with 3,386 in March 2010 and an unofficial record was claimed by a team from Brisbane, Australia in October last year making 5,061 espressos.
On 13 June 2011, Guinness World Records verified the UK achievement.
Jeffrey Young, Managing Director of consultancy Allegra Strategies, the company behind the event said “This record is a tremendous achievement and really shows the rest of the world London’s leadership in artisan ‘Third Wave’ coffee culture. London offers best-in-class food and coffee with many visitors coming here to learn from trends in this great city”.
Taking part in the record for the London Belle Barista team were representatives from many of the leading companies across the entire coffee industry including: Costa Coffee, Union Hand-Roasted, Lavazza, La Cimbali, La Marzocco, Alpro Soya, United Coffee, Joe & The Juice, Bean About Town and a host of independent coffee shops from London and other parts of the UK.
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Over 100 baristas from around the UK took part:
Adrienne Hruby
Alan Miller
Alberto Galimberti
Alena Simova
Alessandro Moretti
Amy Walker
Ania Chojnacka
Anna Kantorikova
Ariane Elaris
Arianna Pozzan
Ashleigh Hardway
Athanasios Athanatos
Ben Drury
Ben Hirons
Bernardo Sherwood
Camilla Runnquist
Carl Bjorkstrand
Carlos Machado
Charlie Mackenzie
Charlotte Holt
Chris Salierno
Christer Malmcrona
Christian Perez
Dacia McPherson
Dainoras Petrauskas
Dan Tanna
Daniel Clarke
Daniela Machado
David Craig
Don (Eliezer) Altizo
Egle Bagbonaite
Elliot Wallis
Enrico Wurm
Ermina Isanovic
Fabio Esposito
Filippo Silvestri
Franceso Sonapo
Francisco Silva
Frederik Rosenstand
Gabriela Machado |
Gary Diggett
Gavin Firnback
Gennaro Aniello
Giovanni Altieri
Giovanni Gervasio
Gustavo Gallardo
Haddon Rustin
Halina Klos
Hazel Burns
Henry Ayers
Howard Barwick
Isaac Khurgel
Isabela Machado
Ishaq Kazi
James Connery
James Fisher
James Tateo
James Wakelin
Jamie Nulph
Jenna Montgomery
Jeremy Torz
Joanna Polak
Joanna Szonert
Joao Almeida
Jochem Verheijen
Jon Cowell
Kristina Melankite
Kristina Petrauskaite
Krysty Prasolik
Leo Tong
Lorenzo Carboni
Mahabub Alam
Marc Berkovi
Margus Varvas
Mariusz Lewicki
Martha Crouch
Matteo Capobianco
Matthew Tuffee
Melissa Mace
Micah Steinwandt |
Mike Sugrue
Monika Simion
Myra Sheehan
Nadine Jojo
Natalia Toronska
Nick Payne
Nicolas Pasquali
Niomi Taylor
Olivier Vetter
Pam Kaur
Paul Eagles
Paul Kelly
Phil Sung
Philip Lowe
Riccardo Dumi
Richard Thomas
Rikki Fairgold
Robert Henry
Robert Ward
Rodolfo Magalhaes
Rummy Keshet
Sally Chapman
Sam Dunford
Sean Pittaway
Sivaraj Thamichelvam
Steve Fernandes
Stuart Summers
Syfyl Islam
Tim Sturk
Toana Adrian Dumitru
Tom Handiside
Tomas Bruckus
Vered Berkovi
Will Corby
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