{"id":479,"date":"2018-04-15T13:03:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2018\/04\/15\/agnieszka-rojewska-is-the-2018-london-coffee-masters-champion\/"},"modified":"2018-04-17T12:13:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T22:13:31","slug":"agnieszka-rojewska-is-the-2018-london-coffee-masters-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2018\/04\/15\/agnieszka-rojewska-is-the-2018-london-coffee-masters-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Agnieszka Rojewska Is The 2018 London Coffee Masters Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There were four, then there were two. Then there was just one. That one is Agnieszka Rojewska, a freelance competitor from Poland, the 2018 Coffee Masters<\/a> champion at the London Coffee Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On paper, Rojewska was supposed to win. She\u2019s a four time national latte art champion, has won national barista championships more times than I can count<\/a>, and was a finalist at last year\u2019s New York Coffee Masters<\/a>. This was hers to win. On paper. (She may have even been the not-so-quiet pick<\/a> of the Sprudge team.) But things never play out like they are supposed to. Rojewska had a self-described “rough” first round, placing her in the middle of the top eight cutoff at the end of the first day with a second, larger day still left to compete. But Rojewska held on to the sixth place spot, earning her way to the next round. And after that, it all went according to plan.<\/p>\n

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Agnieszka Rojewska (right) blind folded during the cupping challenge, with judge Freda Yuan (center) and MC Lem Butler (left).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rojewska first had to square off against Network Cafe\u2019s Daniel Horbat<\/a> in the semi-final round. She got off to a fast start by correctly reordering four out of six coffee cups\u2014the highest score put down all weekend in the discipline\u2014before putting up eight of 10 drinks in the Order round, one less than Horbat. But Rojewsak ultimately prevailed and made it into the Finals round to face Rob Clarijs of Dasawe Coffee Roasters<\/a> and Beanspire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In the Finals, Rojewska fell behind early to Clarijs after he successfully named the origins of two coffees on the cupping table to her zero. But with the Latte Art round\u2014Rojewska\u2019s best discipline going by her r\u00e9sum\u00e9\u2014shortly to follow, she was still very much in it. And indeed, after taking a two to one victory in Latte Art, it call came down to the Signature Beverage round.<\/p>\n

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Judges Tim Wendelboe (left), David Donde (center) and Freda Yuan look on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rojewska\u2019s winning drink was a take on a gin and tonic, using gin (of course), a tonic syrup\u2014consisting of the zests of a lime, orang, and grapefruit, brown sugar, quinine aromatics, and cold water\u2014and 150ml pour-over of her Ugandan coffee from the Mzungu Project and roasted by Gardelli Specialty Coffees<\/a>, carbonated and then bottled. Judges would then pop open the bottle with their Palace Guard bottle openers, pour enjoy the provided glass, and enjoy.<\/p>\n

Then came what may arguably the hardest part: the waiting. Rojewska and Clarijs had to sweat it out for some 30 minutes before the announcement was made. But once the name of the \u00a35,000 prize check was revealed, there could be no mistaking that the winner was Agnieszka Rojewska.<\/p>\n

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Rojewska photographed in Shoreditch, London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It will thrilling to see Rojewska, a barista that we have personally seen on a World stage compete multiple times across a variety of events never to cross that ultimate finish line, finally hoist a much hard fought and well-deserve trophy over her head. On paper it was hers to win. But now it\u2019s on carboard. A big check-sized piece, with \u201cAgnieszka Rojewska\u201d and \u201c\u00a35,000\u201d written on it.<\/p>\n

Sprudge Media Network\u2019s coverage of the 2018 London Coffee Festival is supported by\u00a0Cafe Imports<\/a>,\u00a0Acaia<\/a>,\u00a0Assembly Coffee<\/a>,\u00a0Oatly UK<\/a>,\u00a0Faema<\/a>, and\u00a0Loveramics<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Zac Cadwalader<\/a> is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network. All photos by Zac Cadwalader for Sprudge.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Much more coverage of the 2018 Coffee Masters tournament from London Coffee Festival is available at Sprudge Live.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The post Agnieszka Rojewska Is The 2018 London Coffee Masters Champion<\/a> appeared first on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Coffee News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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