Big Truck Wins 3rd Place in America's Best Espresso Competition
Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. Wins 3rd Place in America’s Best Espresso Competition.
Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. adds to their accolades with a third place title in America’s Best Espresso Competition. On Sunday October 6 at the Coffee Fest Conference and Trade Show in Seattle, WA, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. demonstrated that they roast and brew one of America’s best espressos in a head-to-head winner move on/loser go home tournament. They competed with their signature Big Truck Organic Espresso Blend, the espresso used in their three Olympia cafes.
The Americas Best Espresso Competition is a vehicle to determine and acknowledge the three best coffee roasters in North America. Thirty-two roasters from the U.S. and Canada compete. Each coffee roaster sends their coffee and a barista to pull shots of espresso at the competition venue. Judging criteria is based on evaluation of the shots of espresso from each competitor in the categories of flavor complexity; mouthfeel & appeal; and aftertaste.
In addition to this new award, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. currently holds the title as 2013 Micro-Roaster of the Year, an honor announced at the end of 2012 by Roast Magazine.
What is Espresso?
Espresso is coffee brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans. Espresso is generally thicker than coffee brewed by other methods, has a higher concentration of suspended and dissolved solids, and has crema on top (literally cream, a creamy foam on the surface of the coffee). As a result of the pressurized brewing process, the flavors and chemicals in a typical cup of espresso are very concentrated. Espresso is the base for other drinks, such as a caffè latte, cappuccino, caffè macchiato, cafe mocha, or caffè Americano, which make up the majority of specialty coffee drinks in cafés throughout North America.
