If the World Barista Championship (WBC) is the arena where the Australian standard of coffee is tested, it’s here that our dominance on the world stage has been cemented. First held in Monte Carlo in 2000, the inaugural competition has come to be known as a worldwide coffee-making Olympics, attracting the best talent from around the world as competitors show off techniques that are equal parts art form and mad science experiment.
In some ways, it’s a strange thing to dedicate yourself to….

