A buzz-worthy showdown
The Canadian Chapter of the Specialty Coffee Association are delighted to highlight the nation's top baristas and put them to the test to showcase their coffee skills for a chance to represent Canada on the global stage.
The 2025 Canadian Latte Art Championship brings together the best and most creative Latte Artists from around the country. Join us as these masters of their craft pour and etch beautiful and surprising patterns using coffee and milk.
The winner of the Canadian Latte Art Championship will earn the chance to represent Canada at the 2025 World Latte Art Championship in Geneva, Switzerland from June 26-28, 2025.
Application Deadline: April 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST
Competition Details
April 7-8: 10am-5pm | April 9: 10am-4pm
Coffee Competition Stage
The World Latte Art Championship highlights artistic expression in a competition platform that challenges the barista in an on-demand performance.
For the preliminary round of the championship, baristas produce a single creative latte pattern at the Art Bar, then move to the Presentation Stage to create two identical free-pour lattes and two identical designer lattes (which allow etching and decoration). Scores from the Art Bar and Stage are combined, and the top 12 qualify for the semi-final round, where competitors make two matching sets of different free-pour latte patterns, and one matching set of free-pour macchiatos. The top six semi-finals competitors qualify for the final round, where competitors make two different matching sets of free-pour latte patterns, and one matching set of designer lattes. Baristas are judged based on visual attributes, creativity, identical patterns in the pairs, contrast in patterns, and overall performance.
The top-scoring competitor in the final round is declared the Canadian Latte Art Champion, and proceeds to represent Canada at the World Latte Art Championship.
