The 2023 US Espresso Championships have formally come and long gone. After 3 complete days of festival for all the roster of occasions—Barista Championship, Brewers Cup, Espresso in Just right Spirits, Cup Tasters, Latte Artwork, and Roasters Championship—we now know who can be representing america on the International Espresso Championships later this yr in Athens and Taipei.
Just about 200 espresso execs from around the nation descended upon Portland, Oregon in hopes of profitable a countrywide name. It used to be a hard-fought weekend, particularly for the ones competition to made it to Sunday and needed to carry out at a super-high stage one remaining time. However after what preceded it, what’s some other 15 extra mins? And compete they did one remaining time, for the risk to be crown a US Espresso champion. So with out additional ado, let’s to find out who received, we could? Listed below are the winners of the 2023 US Espresso Championships.
Barista Championship
Winner: Isaiah Sheese (he/him), Archetype Espresso, Omaha, NE
Runner-Up: Morgan Eckroth (she/they), Onyx Espresso Lab, Portland, OR
third Position: Juan Diaz (he/him), KWC, Orlando, FL
4th: Dakota Graff (he/him), Onyx Espresso Lab, Rogers, AR
fifth: Reef Bessette (he/him), The Espresso Motion, San Francisco, CA
sixth: Frank L. a. (he/him), Be Vibrant Espresso, Los Angeles, CA
Brewers Cup
Winner: Wenbo Yang (he/him), Unbiased, Vancouver, WA
Runner-Up: Weihong Zhang (he/him), Blendin Espresso Lab, Houston, TX
third Position: Daniel Teplitz (he/him), Klatch Espresso, Los Angeles, CA
4th: Jesus Iniquez (he/him), Archetype Espresso, Omaha, NE
fifth: Max Phills (they/them), Loveless Espresso, Brooklyn, NY
sixth: Elika Liftee (he/him), Onyx Espresso Lab, Rogers, AR
Espresso in Just right Spirits
Winner: Sam Schroeder (he/him), Olympia Espresso, Olympia, WA
Runner-Up: Kyle Hamlin (he/him), Jubala Espresso, Raleigh, NC
third Position: Edwin Gorritz (he/him), Barista Squared, Orlando, FL
4th: Linnea True (she/her), Boxcar Espresso Roasters, Arvada, CO
fifth: Natasha Solowoniuk (she/her), Caffe Vita, Seattle, WA
sixth: Mo Koolphanich (she/her), Slipstream, DC, Arlington, VA
Cup Tasters
Winner: Jake Donaghy (he/him), Olympia Espresso Roasting, Olympia, WA
Runner-Up: Andrew Shelley (he/him), Brio Coffeeworks, Burlington, VT
third Position: Andy Sprenger (he/him), Candy Bloom Espresso Roasters, Lakewood, CO
4th: Tom Bomford (he/him), Black Fox Espresso, New York, NY
Latte Artwork
Winner: Piyapat Lapteerawaut (he/him), Espresso Venture NY, New York, NY
Runner-Up: Wenbo Yang (he/him), Artly Espresso, Portland, OR
third Position: Truc Ngo (she/her), IO Coffea, Los Angeles, CA
4th: Julie Patadia (she/they), Espresso Venture NY, New York, NY
fifth: Camilo Sanchez Gomez (he/him), Nativus/Crimson Area, Newark, NJ
sixth: Abdul Qader Dali (he/him), Dali Espresso, Arlington, VA
Roasters Championship
Winner: Andrew Coe, Elevator Espresso, Portland, OR
Runner-Up: Steve Cuevas, Black Oak Espresso Roasters, Ukiah, CA
third Position: Alex Huang, Aroma Craft Espresso, Walnut, CA
4th: Eduardo Choza, Mayorga Espresso, Rockville, MD
fifth: Matthew Selivanow, Kafiex Roasters, Vancouver, WI
sixth: Sam Larobardier, Idea Espresso Roasters, Redding, CA
Pictures by way of Liz Chai
