With many students participating from the Logan area, we decided to locate a competition at Extraction Artisan Coffee Roasters. Thank you Alex and Heather! We took up the cosy space at the back of the cafe where the students could spread out on the sofas. At lunchtime some chose to indulge in the delicious, beautifully-presented food Extraction is famous for.
Sensory judges were Heather Scott (Extraction Artisan Coffee) and Dave Hawley (South American Bean) and technical judges were Steph Clayton (Abrisca Coffee) and Paul Holiday (Coffee Education Network).
The 6 students who participated were from …
- Calamvale State High School
- Emmaus College
- Marsden State High School.
And the winners were …
- Jessica Hazelton (Marsden State High School) – overall winner
- Hannah Grey (Emmaus College) – runner up
- Lilly Wang (Calamvale State High School) – best technical score
- Hannah Grey (Emmaus College) – best sensory score overall
- Georgia Hastings (Emmaus College) – best espresso
- Georgia Hastings (Emmaus College) – best milk beverage
- Jessica Hazelton (Marsden State High School) – best signature beverage.
The judges were particularly impressed with Jessica’s signature beverage – an espresso lightly infused with golden syrup and rosemary.
After the competition was over, Danny Andrade from Extraction gave an impromptu demonstration and talk on roasting. Students listened attentively and asked questions at the end.
