Hello Judges Podcast

The final installment of our 2-parter about winning UKBC and getting ready for WBC. Mat North is special guest host and asks Me (Will) and Nicola some questions about whats next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 1 of 2. Special episode on the details of how I won UKBC and my prep for WBC. Questions asked by the public on my instagram. Part 2 coming soon featuring Mat North! Please enjoy, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I chat with Graziano Moroni, Arran Stein, Edita Chodarcevic, Trent Rollings, Mat North, Bryan Serwatka, Nicola Peacock, Serafin Bill, David Leeper, Bank, Sierra Yeo, Daniele Ricci, Joe Sheppard-Brown and Raf Mlodzianowski about their experiences with disqualification. A great, slightly longer-than-usual episode with loads of stories and watch-outs from every side of the table. I r...

In this episode, I chat with Trent Rollings from Simpler Coffee. Check out Simpler Coffee at https://www.simpler.coffee/ Trent has been a judge in multiple countries for many years and recently became a WCE rep. In this episode, I manage to pull out some absolute gems of handy knowledge from Trent's brain that would be useful to any competitor. Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hello...

In this episode, I chat with Edita Chodarcevic from SCA UK, WCE and Union Hand Roasted! Edita has been judging and acting as World Coffee Events rep for a long time, so this episode has a lot of great content about what judges are looking for and a bit of what goes on behind the scenes. If you've competed in any UK competition, you'll be familiar with Edita. Got any suggestions, any questions? Ema...

In this episode, I chat with Graziano Moroni from SCA UK. Graz has a great wealth of competition experience from every side of the table, including loading in and setting up the table! If you've competed in any UK competition, you'll be familiar with Graz. I really enjoyed getting to hear things about how the competitions run from a new perspective. Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at...

In this episode, I chat with Roosa Jalonen who just won the UK Barista Championship! Roosa works for Forest Green Coffee: https://coffeegreenbeans.com/ Roosa has a fundraiser THIS FRIDAY at Assembly Coffee to help support her run at WBC. Link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/roosas-wbc-fundraiser-party-tickets-873238589127 If you can't make the event, you can donate here: https://donorbox.org/...

This is the intro music to Hello Judges. As featured in most WCE live streams. The original file is named "royaly free mix conti 1". It is a selection of royalty free music from www.bensound.com stitched together by Damien Devenney at LSFX productions. Please enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I chat with Luca Croce. A young guy taking the UK competition scene by storm! Luca works for Goldbox: https://goldboxroastery.co.uk/ I had an awesome time chatting with Luca about how he got into coffee and how he got started in comp (only last year!) Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.com The pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscr...

In this episode, I chat with Aga Rojewska. If you don't know Aga (where have you been?!) - she has won over 20 competitions including the 2018 World Barista Championship, 2022 World Coffee in Good Spirits, Coffee Masters and lots more. There is no one better to chat to about preparing for and competing in coffee competitions. Aga also features in the 2020 film Coffee Heroes about her victory at WB...

In this episode, I chat with Morgan Eckroth about how they got to 2nd place in the World Barista Championships last year, as well as Morgan's experience over the years and prep for the upcoming 2024 season. Morgan is known for Morgan Drinks Coffee on Youtube, Tiktok, Instagram etc, as well as being the digital manager at Onyx Coffee Lab and the 2022 US Barista Champion. Check out Morgan's youtube...

In this episode, I chat with Stevo about the competition scene in South Africa, his experience at WBC and more! Check out Stevo's training school Urban Brew Baritsa Academy: https://ub-baristaacademy.com/ Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.com The pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy. Quick shout out to 2019 WBC...

In this episode, I chat with Stephen about his competition history (and success!) across Brewers, Aeropress and Roasting. Check out Stephen's roastery Lucid: https://www.lucidcoffeeroasters.com/ Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.com The pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

In this episode, I chat with Boram Um about winning WBC in Athens this year and how he got there. I try and get into some of the nerdy nitty gritty about technique, prep time and more. Apologies due to lag in our connection there is a bit of over-lap in our dialogue. Check out Boram's family business: https://www.umcoffeeco.com.br/ Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast...

In this episode, I chat with Wendelien Van Bunnik about competing, MC'ing and forming a community of like-minded people who have got your back. Wendelien is an independent trainer, consultant, MC, and founder of the happy coffee network. https://wendelienvanbunnik.com/ https://thehappycoffeenetwork.com/join/ Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.com The pots are...

In this episode, I chat with Zoe Williams about competing in UK Barista Championship for the first time and coming 2nd! Zoe works for Clifton Coffee in Bristol. https://cliftoncoffee.co.uk/ Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.com The pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

In this episode, I chat with Midori Fujimoto about winning the UK Cup Tasters Championships and preparing for the world championships in Greece. Midori works for Ozone Coffee and is the face of HasBean's In My Mug subscription. https://ozonecoffee.co.uk/ The pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

In this episode, I chat with Ben Put about winning the Canadian Barista Championships and preparing for WBC in Greece. Ben is the co-founder of Monogram Coffee in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: https://monogramcoffee.com/ The pots are for your used spoons, make sure to subscribe to the podcast and please enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I chat with Janis Podins about winning coffee masters as well as other comps and competition culture at Coffee Collective. Janis has competed so many times, with great success across multiple competitions so has a lot of experience to draw some helpful nuggets from. Janis works for Coffee Collective in Denmark: https://coffeecollective.dk/shop/ The pots are for your used spoons, m...

In this episode, I chat with reigning Finnish Barista Champion Kaapo Paavolainen about competing at WBC in Milan as well as his new project One Day Competitors. There are lots of great insights for both Barista and Brewers competitions be learned from this episode, I hope you enjoy it. Kaapo is the founder of One Day Coffee in Helsinki: https://onedaycoffee.co/ Ther cermaic pots are for your used...

Back by popular demand... Welcome to Series 2 of Hello Judges! In this episode, I chat with Ian Kissick about his recent win UK Barista Championships and how he is preparing for WBC. There are lots of prep and organization tips forto be learned from this episode, I think you'll get a lot out of it Ian is the founder of Formative Coffee in London: https://formative.coffee/ You can pre-order his UKB...

In the FINAL episode of Hello Judges, I chat with Dan Fellows about his extensive history and success across both Coffee in Good Spirits as well as the UK Barista Championships. We chat broader about the competitions in general and speculate on what the new rule changes mean for WBC. There are lots of pro tips for both competitions to be learned from this episode. Dan is a drinks consultant and ha...

I chat with Sierra about winning the UK Brewers cup and how she prepared for the world championships back in September. Sierra learned a lot in a very short space of time - being a first time competitor. There are lots of good insights to be learned from this episode. Sierra works for the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Check them out at https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university/ Check out my blog...

I chat with Diana about her experience in competition including a mad few years where she entered all the competitions! Now a Head Judge, Diana talks about encouraging new competitors to get started. Diana is the founder of Sense It London. Check them out at https://senseitlondon.com Check out my blog about my finals routine and scoresheet in UKBC2022: https://discover.taylorsofharrogate.co.uk/blo...

I chat with David Jameson about his experience across Coffee in Good Spirits and as a WCE judge. This is a great episode which covers a lot of ground! Dave is the founder of, and this episode is sponsored by Danelaw Coffee. Check them out at https://danelaw.coffee Check out my blog about my finals routine and scoresheet in UKBC2022: https://discover.taylorsofharrogate.co.uk/blogs/news/ukbc-routine...