It’s been a few years since Instagram became the land of baristas and latte artists. If you haven’t posted a pic of your cup of coffee or your favorite coffee mug, have you truly lived? Probably not. And sometimes, when we see what some baristas are capable of when brewing a cup of latte, we really wish we could frame their work instead of drinking it.
This year, the World Latte Art Championship celebrated some of the best artists around the world. The event took place in the city of Budapest, and it gathered the champions from each country. Here we’ve collected some of the best so you can find them on Instagram. Follow their work and fall in love with a new latte cup every day!
1 Arnon Thitiprasert - Thailand
Arnon started working as a barista in 2007. He then proceeded to fund his own business called Ristr8to Lab in the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand. He believes the secret behind great latte art is simple: you only need practice and creativity. When asked when he started to get involved in the coffee industry, he said “In Australia, when I saw the 2007 World Latte Art Champion Jack Hanna, who was working in the same cafe pouring his latte art in the morning. Since then I have been practicing, aiming to become World Latte Art Champion like him one day.”
2 Michalis Karagiannis - Greece
Michalis has been working as a barista for the past seven years. He gives seminars on latte art and claims he loves everything about coffee: taste, aromas, origins, specialty coffee – but especially latte art! His secret? Practice, perfectly steamed milk, patience, dedication.
3 Agnieszka Rgewska - Poland
Agnieszka has accumulated 9 years of experience in the coffee industry. She says latte art was her first interest and now she works as a barista trainer and a coffee consultant. For her, it started as a part-time job and then it became her passion. She got the third place in this year’s championship!
4 Jervis Tan - Singapore
Jervis has a mobile coffee company, and he brings coffee to all regions of his country. He was asked to learn how to make coffee when he was working in an Italian restaurant, and ever since, his love for coffee hasn’t stopped. He suggests beginners make sure they dominate the basics patterns before trying more complex things.
5 Matteo Beluffi - Italy
Italian Matteo Beluffi also supports the idea that training is the most important part of dominating latte art. He was Italy’s national champion this 2017 and has been participating since 2014.
6 Aaron Shin - Australia
Aaron had a very different life before discovering coffee. He studied architecture and enrolled in the Korean military forces. “I came to Australia for a holiday three years ago and immediately fell in love with its coffee culture. I now call Melbourne home and work at Short Black Café,” he explains. He claims that you need to understand and respect the basic foundations of coffee before dominating latte art.
7 Sebastian Farces - Romania
Sebastian is 28 years old and has been brewing coffee for 10 years. He’s now a barista trainer at Barista School and has been competing since 2012. “I used to be a bartender, and then I realized that I love coffee more than mixing alcohol,” Sebastian explains. Can’t say we blame him…
Follow them on Instagram and enjoy the best of the latte art world! Want to try some of it yourself? Get our coffee products at That Coffee Roasters’ online shop and start practicing on your own. Hard work and a deep interest in coffee culture are all you need!
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