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THE LONDON COFFEE FESTIVAL 2014 1 FREE WHAT'S ON THE SCIENCE OF TRUE ARTISAN CAFÉ BARISTA COMPETITIONS Festival features from ESPRESSO La Marzocco hosts Talented baristas aiming artisan coffee and L'Accademia di Cimbali baristas from the best for the top compete gourmet food stalls to talks pressure profiling independent coffee shops in the toughest coffee interactive workshops, and brewing techniques and roasters to serve competitions in the live music and art. for the perfect espresso. crafted signature drinks. country. 2 THE LONDON COFFEE FESTIVAL 2014 THE LONDON COFFEE FESTIVAL 2014 3 Welcome The joy of great coffee enriches our lives everyday. he London Coffee Festival not the queues at coffee shops or your local I would like to acknowledge my team for only epitomises the exciting coffee restaurant now proudly serving quality their absolute dedication and enthusiasm journey the UK has experienced for beans from a reputable roaster - testimony since day one, without which we wouldn't Tthe last decade, but is a bold statement that that quality prevails. have been able to keep pushing boundaries London is fast becoming one of the most and our visitors coming back. To all our advanced coffee cities on earth. Coffee is becoming a lifestyle - seductive sponsors, supporters, suppliers - a massive and stylish, yet technical. The ‘fourth wave’ thank you for making this journey possible. Having been fortunate enough to have or the science of coffee is injecting a new lived and worked in London during this dimension to how coffee is served in cafés, Finally, I'd like to thank all our visitors coffee revolution, I can confidently say that enjoyed at home or at the office. for being such an engaged and passionate Londoners are now pretty serious about crowd. We hope you'll enjoy reading this their coffee. The thirst for knowledge, Our vision for The London Coffee Festival new version of our festival magazine and the experimentation and new flavours show is to promote the diversity and excellence of exciting features we have designed for you. that the London coffee scene still has many the UK coffee scene and as part of this, its bright years to come. lifestyle, spanning from food, design and art Looking forward to seeing you all at The to music and fashion. London Coffee Festival 2014. The opening of quality cafés, micro- roasteries and coffee-led eateries have The richness and breadth of coffee Ludovic Rossignol played a key role in making our streets and experiences offered at the festival, we hope, local communities a better place to live. will stir your senses and enable to elevate Head of Events & Festival Co-Founder Coffee is now an obsession - evidenced by coffee standards across London and beyond. CREDITS What’s On 04 L’Accademia di Cimbali - The Science of Espresso 07 Editor: Make Decent Coffee - Master The Aeropress 10 Kay Lockett La Marzocco & The True Artisan Café 14 COFFE The London Coffee Scene 18 N E DO FE N S Graphic Design: DRWakefield - Catalysing Coffee 22 O T L I V Andy Mac Manus UK Barista Championship 24 E A V L I Spotted - Snapped Around Town 28 P S R U L I Photography: Cravendale - Marvellous Milk 30 C C E X £E 8 Gary Handley Plant Power - The Healthy Option 34 [ RRP £9.99 ] Kay Lockett Union Hand-Roasted Coffee - World Coffee Tour 35 2014 Joan Torrelles Time For Tea 38 Kate Beard Brita - The Importance of Water 40 The Lab Programme 42 The Kahlúa Coffee House 45 THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE BEST FEATURING / 38 NEW CAFES / Coffee and Chocolate Pairing 46 150 VENUE PROFILES / Project Waterfall & UK Coffee Week 49 INDEPENDENT COFFEE VENUES IN LONDON The Coffee Art Project 50 COFFEE MAPS / EXPERT Music - Beats from the Coffee Belt & Vintage Sounds 52 CONTRIBUTORS / HOME Milk & Sugar 56 Photography Series 59 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY BREWING GUIDE AND MORE... www.londoncoffeeguide.com @ldnCoffeeGuide 4 THE LONDON COFFEE FESTIVAL 2014 THE LONDON COFFEE FESTIVAL 2014 5 What’s On Celebrating the thriving and vibrant UK coffee scene, The London Coffee Festival 2014 promises to be an unmissable event for discerning coffee lovers and those working within the industry. he festival will feature over 250 themed espresso and brew bar, showcasing coffees and cocktails, listen to live DJs and artisan coffee and gourmet food Union Direct Trade sourcing, with tastes learn how to make professional coffee. And stalls, tastings and demonstrations from South America on Thursday and it’s all for charity too. In two years the True Tfrom world-class baristas, interactive Sunday, Africa/Arabia, Pacific Asia on Artisan Café has raised more than £4,000 workshops, street food, coffee-based Friday and Central America on Saturday. for Project Waterfall - The London Coffee cocktails, live music, DJs, art exhibitions Jeremy Torz and business partner Steven Festival's chosen charity. and much more. Visitors will also gain Macatonia will expertly demonstrate their See pages 14-16. access to Milk & Sugar, a new feature craft roasting in a vintage San Francisco showcasing some of London’s most Roaster and you can take part in a pro- UK Barista Championship inspirational brands spanning from fashion amateur flavour challenge. The festival is hosting the UK Barista and design to craft beer and food. See pages 35-37. Championship (UKBC) alongside Latte Art, Coffee in Good Spirits, The Brewers The London Coffee Festival is also proud to Catalysing Coffees Cup and Cupping competitions. Watch be the official launch event of UK Coffee DRWakefield will be hosting a series of talented baristas aiming for the top Week 2014. green coffee masterclasses in conjunction compete in the semi finals of the UKBC on with some of their trade partners covering Saturday and the intense finals on Sunday. OUR PICK OF THE FESTIVAL topics such as sustainability, varietals This competition tests coffee knowledge, FEATURES and microlots, while roasters will share presentation, preparation and all round a corner to showcase their offering and barista ability. L’Accademia di Cimbali serve a great brew. DRW itself will be See pages 24-26. The Science of Espresso ‘Deconstructed’ running tailored cupping sessions and will look at the importance of all areas competitions to challenge even the most Milk & Sugar surrounding coffee production from bean to experienced palette as well as share some Creativity, craftsmanship and coffee cup. Share thoughts on coffee origins, roast, great stories from its 43 years in the culture will be celebrated at Milk & Sugar, brewing, temperature, pressure profiles industry. a new event to quench your thirst for all and drink profiles with a range in the latest See pages 22-23. things urban and artisan. Created for those espresso equipment technology on show. who have an eye for aesthetics, the event Geek out with the La Cimbali team. True Artisan Café will showcase inspirational brands from See pages 7-9. Watch, be inspired and drink some damn fashion and design to craft beer and food. good coffee in La Marzocco’s pop-up Head down to the ground floor of The Old Union World Coffee Tour coffee shop. Meet baristas from UK's best Truman Brewery on April 3-6. The ‘Union World Tour’ will have an origin- coffee shops and roasters, sample bespoke See pages 56-57. 6 THE LONDON COFFEE FESTIVAL 2014 THE LONDON COFFEE FESTIVAL 2014 7 Mario Herran - Good Coffee (Detail) The Science of Espresso Meeting the expectations of the coffee connoisseur means boundaries have to be pushed to create the perfect espresso. St Ali before greeting the palate with a rich malt visitors how to brew on different methods Sample the ultimate Aussie brunch presence. The finish is pure citrusy, resiny, using the Aeropress, Chemex, V60 and experience at Milk & Sugar, with Head Chef hoppy loveliness. French Press. Check out the pop up shop ccording to L’Accademia di process, allowing for scope to experiment. "Setting the grinder can be a challenge. Andrew Gale crafting a bespoke menu with where you can buy all the tools you need to Cimbali, the appliance of We decided to geek out with Daniel Clarke A grinder has two burrs and the distance a selection of dishes focusing on seasonal Kahlúa Coffee House get making decent coffee straight away. science is the future for the next from La Cimbali UK to deconstruct the between these two burrs defines the produce, bringing you a taste of how they Mexican coffee liqueur Kahlúa will be See pages 10-13. generationA barista looking to respond to science behind a great espresso. fineness of the ground coffee. The closer do things over in Melbourne. Try the ‘The collaborating with bartending collective the demand for precision and quality that is the burrs are together the finer the Daddy’ - Peter Gott’s wild boar Cumberland The Liquorists and local coffee legends The World Music Stage driving the fourth wave coffee movement. Dan has been working with La Cimbali for grind. Temperature changes will affect black pudding, scrambled eggs, English Nude Espresso to host ‘The Kahlúa Coffee Hackney GT and Latinos in London have the past eight years and in that time has the fineness of the grind. It is therefore bacon and house made brown sauce. House’ in the Soho seating area. The pop-up joined forces to bring the sights and sounds As the world’s largest manufacturer of built up a wealth of knowledge around all important to check the grinder a few See pages 56-57. experience inspired by the unique heritage of the coffee belt to The London Coffee espresso and cappuccino machines, and things coffee. times during the day." of Veracruz, Mexico, will feature Mexican Festival.