Brisbane will kick off the first heat of the Breezey Masters Australia on the 8th of May at Bare Bones Specialty Coffee.
The Breezey Masters is in its third year and will be holding state heats to find the Australian National Breezey Master Champion. The Breezey Masters is a top class latte art competition that lets baristas showcase their skills using Almond Breeze almond milk. The competing baristas are required to make four different patterns and a free pour – a heart, tulip, rosetta, swan and a free pour design. The baristas are judged on the quality of their designs, with the added pressure of completing their drinks within a set time period.
Almond Breeze Barista Blend is the perfect tool when creating unique latte art and is highly regarded by Australian baristas due to its ability to stretch, froth and pour.
Last year’s winner was Lucky Cabrera Salvador, a trainer for Five Senses Coffee. Lucky’s prize package included a trip to the London Coffee Festival. This year’s winner will have the choice to fly to London for the Coffee Festival or to North America for the Specialty Coffee Association Expo. The winner will also win a space in Almond Breeze’s Barista Benchmark series that features on the side of the new Almond Breeze Barista Blend packaging.
The new Almond Breeze Barista Blend reveals the brands darker side and aims to complement Australian café aesthetics with its sleek new look. The first print of the new packs will be rolled out from August and currently features two previous Breezey Masters finalists, Joshua Rivers and Raihaan Esat.
Blue Diamond Almond Breeze manager for Australia and New Zealand, Michael McNulty, is excited about the growth of Almond Breeze Barista Blend and has seen first hand how the Breezey Masters creates such a buzz in the café channel due to real barista engagement.
The Breezey Masters has now gone global with finalists from the UK, South Africa, Japan and New Zealand merging together in Australia during November to find the reigning champion.
Freedom Foods is the national distributor for Almond Breeze Barista Blend and has successfully covered every state in Australia with distribution, contributing to Almond Breeze Barista Blend becoming Australia’s number one almond milk of choice.
Entries for the Brisbane event and other state heats can be found by using the link: http://breezeymasters.baristasforbaristas.com/
About Almond Breeze
Almond Breeze is a leading international brand of almond milk. It is a delicious low-fat milk alternative made from almonds, a natural super-food, and it is completely free from diary, eggs, lactose, casein, peanuts and gluten.
The unique formula in Almond Breeze comes from Blue Diamond, The Almond People, who have over 100 years’ experience in growing and harvesting the world’s finest almonds.
After a decade of success in North America, Almond Breeze launched in Australia in April 2012. It is produced locally with manufacturing and production facilities at Taren Point, Sydney.
About Almond Breeze Barista Blend
Almond Breeze Barista Blend is Australia’s first almond milk developed in partnership with baristas, specifically for baristas and now styled by baristas. The unique formula in Almond Breeze Barista Blend comes from Blue Diamond Growers, The Almond People, who have over 100 years’ experience in growing and harvesting the world’s finest almonds.
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