21. - 22. SEPTEMBER 2024
City Museum of Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA COFFEE
FESTIVAL MAGAZINE
a gift to coffee culture.
WWW.LJUBLJANACOFFEEFESTIVAL.SI
COMPETITIONS. LECTURES.
COFFEE.
CUPPINGS. STREET FOOD.
A GIFT TO COFFEE CULTURE.
The Ljubljana Coffee Festival was founded in 2015 as a tribute to coffee culture in Slovenia. As the premier and largest specialty coffee festival in Slovenia, it stands as a remarkable cornerstone of the coffee community, exerting a significant influence on the evolution of the specialty coffee industry throughout our nation.
The Ljubljana Coffee Festival attracts specialty coffee enthusiasts from across Europe, featuring internationally renowned experts and professionals.
Featuring a diverse lineup of lectures, workshops, cuppings led by industry leaders, including scientists, world-known coffee estate owners, roasters, top green coffee importers, and world champion baristas
Visitors can taste hundreds of coffees from both local and international roasters at the vibrant Roasters Village. Additionally, they can experience the excitement of two thrilling competitions: Latte Art Throwdown and the Barista Battle Challenge.
Don't miss the Ljubljana Coffee Festival.
a gift to coffee culture
HIGHLIGHTS
"The Lab" is a cornerstone of the upcoming Ljubljana Coffee Festival 2024 presents a curated series of expert lectures of the specialty coffee industry. By bringing together scientists, coffee farm owners, and worldbarista champions, “The Lab” follows global trends of specialty coffee industry.
"True Artisan Cafe" by La Marzocco is a curated coffee space that celebrates the art of coffee making. It offers a platform for skilled professionals and visitors to showcase their craft and highlight the finest coffee experiences.
"Steet food" Handmade fit desserts & street food offer to make you cry.
"Mixology Emporium" Signature drinks mixed under the hands of Martin Hudak - World Coffee in Good Spirit Champion.
"Sensory Room" Experience the most exclusive coffees from around the world guided by premier coffee importers. An exceptional chance to discover top specialty coffees in the market at the moment.
"Roaster Village" This vibrant place is the central location for international and local exhibitors from the world of the specialty coffee industry.
"Barista Battle Challenge" this thrilling competition shows creativity, passion, knowledge, skills, and personality on the grand stage. A multidisciplinary four discipline tourname: latte art, order, cupping expertise, and a signature drink Fund for prizes of more than 10.000,00€.
"Latte Art Throwdown" shows the art, creativity, skill and passion of drawing with milk on coffee. It`s an international knock-out tournament with a cash fund for prizes of more than 3 000,00€
a gift to coffee culture
PROGRAMSATURDAY 21.09.
SENSORY CUPPING ROOM
10:00–11:00CATAEXPORT
PierreFargetton,France/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
11:00–12:00COLOMBIANSPIRIT
AndreasTischendorf,Germany/Cuppingandpresentation /ENG
12:00–13:00MARETERRA
SandraMelis,Spain/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
13:00–14:00COVOYACOFFEE
RossNicholson,England/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
14:00–15:00ALLYCOFFEE
AgnijaTilla,Latvia/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
15:00–16:00BACOCOFFEE,SANTUARIOPROJECT
CamiloMerizalde,Colombia/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
16:00–17:00GROUNDS
AnneliseScholl,Netherland/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
17:00–18:00ETOPETHIOPIANCOFFEEEXPERT
AndresZaude,Ethiopia/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
TRUE ARTISAN CAFE
10:00–19:00LAMARZOCCOHOME
TryLineaMicra,LineaMini,GS3toprepareaworld-classespresso
11:30–13:30MODBAR:LATTEARTWORKSHOP
CarmenClemente-WorldLatteArtChampion2022
10:00–19:00KB90-SETANEWSTANDARDINCAFE
EnjoyLaMarzoccoKB90andtastebestslovenianespresso
15:00–17:00MODBAR:LATTEARTWORKSHOP
ManuelaFensore-WorldLatteArtChampion2019
10:00–19:00LINEAPB-ENVISIONINGTHEFUTURE
ExperienceLineaPBwithtopEuropeancoffeeroasters
STREET FOOD & MIXOLOGY EMPORIUM
10:00–19:00YAUYA-PATTISERIE
Handmadefitdesserts&streetfoodoffer
10:00–19:00MIXOLOGYEMPORIUM
SignaturedrinksmixedunderthehandsofMartinHudak-World CoffeeinGoodSpiritChampion
THE LAB
10:00–11:00SOURCINGGREENCOFFEE
AndreasTischendorf-ColSpirit,Germany/GreenCoffee/ENG
11:00–12:00COFFEEVOYAGES
DamianBurgess-3CoffeeGuys,NewZealand/OriginTrip/ENG
12:00–13:00COFFEEACIDITY:KEYTOCOFFEEQUALITY
Dr SamoSmrke-ZHAW,Slovenia/Science/ENG
13:00–14:00COFFEEFERMENTATION
CamiloMerizalde-SantuarioProject,Colombia/ProcesingCoffee/ENG
14:00–15:00WORLDBARISTACHAMPION
DaleHarris-England/BaristaMasterclassLecture/ENG
15:00–16:00WORLDCOFFEEINGOODSPIRITCHAMPION
MartinHudak-RitualConsultancy,Slovakia/Coffee&Spirits/ENG
16:00–17:00LOSNOGALES
Angie&OscarHernandez,Colombia/Coffeeproducer/ENG
17:00–18:00CAFEINMACULADA,COFFEAEUGENIOIDES
JorgeCastro-CafeInmaculada,Colombia/Coffeeproducer/ENG
18:00–19:00NINETYPLUS
NinetyPlus,Panama/Coffeeproducer/ENG
LATTE ART THROWDOWN
10:00–13:00COMPETITIONLATTEARTTHROWDOWN2024 13:00–14:00BEATTHEWORLDLATTEARTCHAMPION
ChallengematchbetweentheWorldLatteArtchampionandthe visitorsforspecialprize
14:00–17:00COMPETITIONLATTEARTTHROWDOWN2024 17:30–18:00ANNOUNCMENTOFWINNER
SLOVENIAN COFFEE ROASTERS
10:00 – 19:00 STOW COFFEE / HI KO FI / GOAT STORY / Taste filter & espresso coffee from best slovenian coffee roasters
ROASTERS VILLAGE
10:00 – 19:00 EUROPIAN COFFEE EXHIBITORS
Filter & espresso coffee, cuppings, barista tools & merch,
a gift to coffee culture
PROGRAMSUNDAY 22.09.
SENSORY CUPPING ROOM
10:00–11:00ETOPETHIOPIANCOFFEEEXPERT
AndresZaude,Ethiopia/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
11:00–12:00BACOCOFFEE,SANTUARIOPROJECT
CamiloMerizalde,Spain/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
12:00–13:00COLOMBIANSPIRIT
AndreasTischendorf,Germany/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
13:00–14:00GROUNDS
AnneliseScholl,Netherland/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
14:00–15:00MARETERRA
SandraMelis,Spain/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
15:00–16:00CATAEXPORT
PierreFargetton,France/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
16:00–17:00COVOYACOFFEE
RossNicholson,England/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
17:00–18:00ALLYCOFFEE
AgnijaTilla,Latvia/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG
TRUE ARTISAN CAFE
10:00–19:00LAMARZOCCOHOME
TryLineaMicra,LineaMini,GS3toprepareaworld-classespresso
11:30–13:30MODBAR:LATTEARTWORKSHOP
CarmenClemente-WorldLatteArtChampion2022
10:00–19:00KB90-SETANEWSTANDARDINCAFE
EnjoyLaMarzoccoKB90andtastebestslovenianespresso
15:00–17:00MODBAR:LATTEARTWORKSHOP
ManuelaFensore-WorldLatteArtChampion2019
10:00–19:00LINEAPB-ENVISIONINGTHEFUTURE
ExperienceLineaPBwithtopEuropeancoffeeroasters
STREET FOOD & MIXOLOGY EMPORIUM
10:00–19:00YAUYA-PATTISERIE
Handmadefitdesserts&streetfoodoffer
10:00–19:00MIXOLOGYEMPORIUM
SignaturedrinksmixedunderthehandsofMartinHudak-World CoffeeinGoodSpiritChampion
THE LAB
10:00–11:00SCACOFFEEVALUEASSESSMENT
JessikaH Sosa-SCABoarddirector,Slovenia/SCA/ENG
11:00–12:00LIVESTREAMTOCOSTARICAORIGIN
AnneliseScholl,Netherland/Cuppingandpresentation/ENG 12:00–13:00ADVANCEBREWING
Dr SamoSmrke-ZHAW,Slovenia/Science/ENG
13:00–14:00JABENA-TRADITIONALETHIOPIANCOFFEE AndresZaude-Etop,Ethiopia/Tasteexperience/ENG
14:00–15:00PROCESINGCOMPETITIONCOFFEES CamiloMerizalde-SantuarioProject,Colombia/ProcesingCoffee/ENG
15:00–16:00BETTER,WORSEORSIMPLY DIFFERENT?
DušanMatičič-GoatStory,Slovenia/HeadRoaster/ENG
16:00–17:00CAFEINMACULADA,EXOTICVARIETALS
JorgeCastro-CafeInmaculadaColombia/Coffeeproducer/ENG 17:00–18:00LOSNOGALES
Angie&OscarHernandez,Colombia/Coffeeproducer /ENG 18:00–19:00SENSORYEVALUATIONCLASS LevVolodarsky,Ukraine/Sensory/ENG
BARISTA BATTLE CHALLENGE
10:00–13:00COMPETITIONBARISTABATTLECHALLENGE
13:00–14:00BEATTHEWORLDLATTEARTCHAMPION
ChallengematchbetweentheWorldLatteArtchampionandthe visitorsforspecialprize
14:00–17:00COMPETITIONBARISTABATTLECHALLENGE 17:30–18:00ANNOUNCMENTOFWINNER
SLOVENIAN COFFEE ROASTERS
10:00 – 19:00 STOW COFFEE / HI KO FI / GOAT STORY / Taste filter & espresso coffee from best slovenian coffee roasters
ROASTERS VILLAGE
10:00 – 19:00
INTERNATIONAL COFFEE EXHIBITORS
Filter & espresso coffee, cuppings, barista tools & merch,
a gift to coffee culture
STARS OFLCF 2024
L COFF
WORLD BARISTA CHAMPIONS
DALEHARRIS,ENGLAND WorldBaristaChampion2017
JORGECASTRO CafeInmaculada Colombi
ANGIEHERNANDEZ LosNogales Colombia
DR SAMOSMRKE Scientist-ZHAW,Slovenia
OSCARHERNANDEZ LosNogales,Colombia
DAMIANBURGESS 3CoffeeGuys NewZeland ANDREASZAUDE Etop-CoffeeExpert,Ethiopia
ROSSNICHOLSON Covoya,UK USCHIZIMMERMANN Latorre&Dutch Austria
ALLESANDROBO MareTerra Spain
ANNELISESCHOLL Grounds Netherland MARIAMERCEDES ColombianSpirit Germany
AGNIJATILLIA AllyCoffee Latvia ANDREUCODINA BACO Spain
PIERREFARGETTON CATAExport France
ALEŠGORENC Barcaffe Slovenia
DUŠANMATIČIČ GoatStory Slovenia JESSIKAH SOSA HIKOFI Slovenia PETERŠEVIĆ StowCoffee Slovenia
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LEVVORODIANSKY Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY TOURNAMENT
Unleash your creativity, passion, skills, knowledge, and personality on the grand stage of the Barista Battle Challenge
This thrilling competition welcomes baristas from Slovenia and around the europe to showcase their knowledge in a series of exhilarating 4 disciplines: latte art, order precision, cupping expertise, and the creation of a signature drink.
a gift to coffee culture