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Brista World Barista Competition China trials Taiyuan Division

Published: 2026-04-05 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/05, On the afternoon of January 12, when you walk into the first floor of Maoye Xintiandi, which is located on Zhenxian Street, Taiyuan, you will smell a strong aroma of coffee. However, there is no cafe here, but the final of the world barista world barista competition in Taiyuan

On the afternoon of January 12, when you walk into the first floor of Maoye Xintiandi, located in Qinxian Street, Taiyuan, you will smell a strong coffee aroma. However, there is no cafe here, but the final of the Taiyuan Division of the Brista World Barista Competition China.

Coffee is an important indicator of urban culture. For ordinary people who don't deal much with coffee,"brista" is an unfamiliar word. And it's definitely a big name in the barista community. It could be called the Oscar or Olympic of coffee.

"At the beginning of the competition registration, it received the attention of the majority of baristas, and the number of applicants in Taiyuan reached the requirements of the competition in a very short time. Of the 28 contestants, six entered the finals to compete for two places in the China regional trials in Shanghai." Introduction to Guan Feng, General Manager of Shanxi Xinyue Culture Coffee Co., Ltd., the organizer of this competition.

According to the final requirements, the contestants need to demonstrate their understanding and love of coffee through the production of espresso, cappuccino and creative coffee within 15 minutes of competition time. Six contestants showed their skills, which opened the eyes of the audience. Many people exclaimed: The coffee was made in this way.

In the creative coffee competition, tea, fruit, nuts, etc. are added to the coffee by the contestants, which is refreshing. "My creative coffee is concentrated on the basis of passion fruit and osmanthus, and finally sprinkled with Yunnan Tujia ginger sugar. This gives the coffee not only a tropical fruity flavor, but also a light osmanthus aroma when tasted by the customer." Guo Xiaoxia, a post-80s barista, explains his creative coffee on stage.

In order to better prepare for the finals, Guo Xiaoxia told reporters,"Our whole team stayed up late last night until 3 o 'clock, Only to debug the taste of this creative coffee."

"This competition is a world-class coffee competition. For Shanxi, it is an opportunity to connect with the international community. It not only increases the communication between the contestants and the first-class judges in China, but also increases the communication between peers." Guan Feng said.

Liang Bohao and Nie Ningning won the competition in the thick coffee fragrance and warm applause, and were qualified to participate in the Brista World Barista Competition China Competition in Shanghai. They took another step forward in their quest for the coffee Oscars.

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