Latte Art Preliminaries at Luce Coffee Roasters

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The preliminary competition consists of one round. There will be no elimination rounds. The competitor will present 1 set of matching free-pour lattes in two identical 10oz latte cups.

Registration will be open on a first come, first served basis.

All Competitors are required to attend 1 Online Learning Session in order to participate at the USCC.

Competitors are required to provide exactly 1 printed photograph of the free-pour latte pattern. The photo should clearly show the pattern to be attempted (artistic representations of the pattern and pictures on electronic devices will not be accepted). Failure to produce an acceptable picture will lead to a “0” score in the “Two Identical Patterns Matching the Presented Picture” section.

B. Each drink will be judged against the presented picture. Both drinks should match the picture presented and will be scored based on how identical each set of drinks is to the picture presented. If the picture presented and the drinks poured do not match at all then the competitor will receive “0” for the whole drink category on the Visual Scoresheet.

C. Etching on the “free-pour” lattes will result in a “0” score being given for the whole drink category on the Visual Scoresheet.

D. Competitors are not expected to give an extensive verbal presentation to the judges and/or audience, however a verbal presentation is acceptable. Hospitality skills will still be considered and scored when serving the judges.

E. There will be a panel of 3 scoring judges: 2 visual judges and 1 technical judge. They will be led by 1 head judge. A non-scoring shadow judge may be present.

F. Competitors must use the grinders and machines provided for the competition. It will not be permissible to use your own. The grinders will be set to an approximate setting, but it is up to the barista to fine-tune this setting to their personal requirements within the 5 minutes preparation time

Luce Coffee Roasters will provide all equipment, coffee, and milk to competitiors. Competitors are responsible for showing up for their assigned time.

The list of supplies the competitor may bring include the following:

● Tamper

● Shot glasses

● Steaming pitchers

● Bar towels/ clean cloths (for practice and competition)

● Cleaning supplies (counter brush, grinder brush, etc.)

● Tray(s) (for serving drinks to judges)

The Houston Coffee Collective does not support discrimination of any kind and expects that same level of conduct at our event. By participating you agree to respect your host and all your fellow competitors. We as Host reserve the right to ask anyone not adhering to our standards of conduct to forfeit their place in our Preliminary event and leave the premises if asked. https://sca.coffee/code-of-conduct

Host or Publisher Houston Coffee Collective