Once again, Seattle craft coffee powerhouse Caffe Vita is sending not one but two baristas to compete in the U.S. Coffee Championships (USCC), an event that’s part of this weekend’s Specialty Coffee Expo at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
The USCC comprises six different competitions, although everyone’s eyes are usually on the Barista Championship, considered the main prize. The winner of this championship goes on to represent the nation at the World Barista Championship, which will be in Athens, Greece, this year. Portland barista Morgan Eckroth took home the (coffee) cake in 2022 (and was the runner-up at the world championship), so one can imagine the regional rivalry
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