It was a frothy World Latte Artwork Championship on the World of Espresso in Copenhagen. Champions from all over the world free-poured and etched for his or her lives. Over three days, we witnessed unbelievable works within the medium of latte artwork, and now, we now have one other World Latte Artwork Champion. Congratulations, Yi-Chen Xie!
1. Yi-Chen Xie, Taiwan @luke__1125
2. Manuela Fensore, Italy @manuela_fensore_official
3. Guoqiang Liu, China @barista_lq
4. Dario Pieber, Switzerland @dariopieber
5. Sarawut Manngan, Thailand @financial institution.sm
6. Elly (Jiyu Lee), South Korea @oneway_elly
Yi-Chen Xie’s remaining presentation highlighted “the king of the ocean, king of the land, and the king of the sky.” Free pours featured inventive interpretations of a blue whale and a moose, with the designer drink that includes a dragon with black dye.
The 2024 World Latte Artwork Championship marked the very first time a World Espresso Championship used a superautomatic espresso machine, the Thermoplan Black&White4 CTS. Whereas espresso was served with a push of a button, all opponents had handbook management of the stream wand. Opponents used espresso roasted by Nordic Roasting Co.
Pictures by Elizabeth Chai.
