Houston-based guide espresso tools vendor Gradual Pour Provide is holding the primary ever United States model of its pourover brewing competitors, the Origami Cup.

Happening Tuesday, April 22, three days forward of the Specialty Espresso Affiliation (SCA) expo, which is additionally in Houston this yr, the Origami Cup USA will see 18 opponents working their magic with the occasion’s namesake brewing system, the Origami dripper.

With a obligatory espresso from sponsor Caravela, the competitors will span three rounds. U.S. Espresso Championships chair and Gradual Pour Provide Proprietor Anita Tam and present U.S. Brewers Cup co-chair Kendra Sledzinski will lead a judging panel that may embrace previous Brewers Cup champions.

Along with the SCA Expo being one thing of a residence sport for Gradual Pour Provide, the corporate can be the official distributor of the Origami dripper within the U.S. market. The porcelain, Japanese-made brewing system bears a hanging visible design and carries a status for brewing precision and filter flexibility. Gradual Pour Provide can be utilizing the occasion platform to showcase the ReWork Dripper, a newly launched Origami mannequin that features 20% recycled porcelain content material.

The winner of the inaugural Origami Cup USA will obtain an “origin journey” sponsored by Caravela. The second-place finisher will obtain a WPM ZP-1 single-dose grinder, whereas the third-place finisher will obtain a $350 Present Card from Gradual Pour Provide.

Entries into the $150 competitors virtually instantly bought out on Feb. 22, though Gradual Pour Provide has opened up wait record entries right here.

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