Online Workshop for the Aotearoa Latte Art Championship '25

Aotearoa Latte Art Championship '25 Online Workshop.

Wednesday 7 May 2025: 6 pm - 8:30-9 pm

This workshop is compulsory for all intending to judge and recommended for competitors. Competitors registered to compete before Tuesday 29 April, will receive a free ticket as part of their entry for registering early. All attendees must log in before the workshop starts. 

Register interest to Judge here> form opens 2025.

The workshop is designed for anyone wanting to compete or coach in the Meadow Fresh Aotearoa Latte Art Championship 2025. We will break down the scoring categories so you can best prepare yourself to compete, referencing the Rules & Regulations documents from the World Coffee Event. We will not teach you how to pour latte art. It is a rules-based event, lecture, and PowerPoint presentation with Q&A.

As part of the workshop, we will send a pre-test designed so you can understand the rules of the Championship.

Sign up and learn how to understand the rules and get the best out of your competition experience. All welcome.

This workshop will be compulsory for anyone considering judging for the first year with industry knowledge as a pre-requisite. The rules have changed! There is no technical judging.

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More about the upcoming event:

FREE public entry. Tickets only apply to competitors.

Aotearoa Latte Art Championship '25 Saturday 14 June, Venue TBC

The Meadow Fresh New Zealand Latte Art Championship 2025 leads to the World Latte Art Championship 2026.

The 2025 prize pack will include flights and accommodation to the World Latte Art Championship 2026

The Championship will be held in strict accordance with the World Latte Art Rules and Regulations, NZ Code of Conduct, NZ Champions Terms and Conditions, and other rules about the event.

Event Overview

The Meadow Fresh NZ Latte Art Championship 2025 highlights artistic expression in a competition platform that challenges the barista in an on-demand performance.

The NZ Championship 2025 comprises two separate rounds: a preliminary round and a final round.

The preliminary round will take place on stage eight (8) minutes, where two identical free-pour lattes and two identical designer lattes are produced.

The highest-scoring six competitors will compete in the final round entirely on stage ten (11) minutes. In the final of this championship, the baristas present two identical samples of ‘art in a cup’ for three different beverages: two separate sets of matching free-pour lattes and one set of matching designer pattern lattes (which may incorporate etching, or similar techniques, and surface decoration). 

The first two pours will be made only with a jug of milk. The designer latte can be made with any surface aid at the choice of the barista. To ensure that the presented art is what the barista intends to deliver, the judges will be given a photo of the intended design prior to the start of the presentation. Artistic impressions of the design are allowed alongside the image (photo) but the photo shall be the point of reference to the judges scoring.

The beverages will be judged immediately for visual attributes, creativity, identical patterns in the pairs, the contrast in the patterns, and the barista's overall performance. 

Event Overview Structure

This competition takes place over a day and consists of a preliminary round and a final round. Each competitor competes in the preliminary round, and then the top six will compete again in a finals round to determine the winner with the highest score, who becomes the Meadow Fresh NZ Latte Art Champion 2025. Please note that this is only a summary description of the event and that the detailed structure and rules for this competition are outlined in and controlled by the Official Rules and Regulations.

Keen to Judge? Fill this form in now> Form opens in 2025

Keen to Volunteer? Fill in this form now> Form opens in 2025

Tickets to compete> open 2025

Provided on stage, compulsory use:

Machines La Marzocco, single group machines TBC x 2, 17gram baskets

Grinder TBC

Coffee TBC

Cups Acme Cup Co, Tasters Large

Dimensions:
Outside diameter: 105mm
Base diameter: 49mm
Height: 74mm
Volume: 310ml

Milk Meadow Fresh Original

For more information on the World Latte Art Championship 2025>

View the Rules and Regulations here>

New Zealand Code of Conduct and Competition Rules and Regulations agreement>

Many thanks to our sponsors:

Principal Sponsor: Meadow Fresh

Event Sponsors: La Marzocco, AMC Roastery Supply NZ, Cafetto, Acme CupCo

Please view the NZSCA ticketing terms & conditions >