Milan Coffee Festival 2019
After the successful edition 2018, Milan Coffee Festival returns with several events, workshops and live demonstrations.
The Milan Coffee Festival now in its second edition in the location More Superstudio in Via Tortona 27. The event will be held from Saturday 30 November to Monday 2 December. The first two days are free and open to the public on Monday and is dedicated to the industry.
The event has arrived in Milan after making a stop in London, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles and Cape Town. The Milan Coffee Festival is a meeting point for coffee lovers. Among the activities offered by the festival there will be free tastings, interactive workshops and performances bartenders, roasters and mixologist struggling with a remake of the classic Milanese aperitif. All in the name of a common denominator: artisan coffee in its many forms.
In the various exhibition areas of the Milan Coffee Festival visitors can try their hand at different experiences and activities. Lavazza is present at the Milan Coffee Festival The Lab, a program dedicated to the promotion of coffee culture, innovation and new trends. You can watch interactive demonstrations, workshop, tastings, conferences and engaging debates on various topics, on women's role in the world of coffee to the evolution of coffee culture in Italy. Also they will be handled by Francesco Sanapo Ditta Artisan topics like industry, ethics and sustainability of specialty coffee.
The True Artisan Cafè is the pop-up created by the Marzocco where the best independent coffee roasters will compete in creating drinks and coffee-based cocktails. Latte Art Live instead it is an area where the best artists such as world champion Manuela Fensore and Italian champion Matteo Beluffi 2017 will show visitors the best techniques to create stunning masterpieces.
Al Brew Bar the protagonists are the coffee filter. Chemex, Aeropress, V60 and French Press will be prepared by the participants of the Masters Roast ™. Experts Brita appointment will be present to explain the importance of water and how much his choice affects the aroma and taste of coffee.
In Milan Coffee Festival, roasters will have their exhibition area in The Roasters Village, where the small Italian producers will have the opportunity to make known their products. Roast Masters ™ however is the competition where the best roasters in the world will compete in the specialty coffee roasting. Each participant will compete in three disciplines for the duration of the festival include the roasting and blending espresso. Finally the participants for the win will have to demonstrate their know-how and commercial attitude. The winners of the first edition of Roast Masters™ were the Dutch boys White Label Coffee.
The 10% the proceeds of the Milan Coffee Festival will be donated to non-profit Project Waterfall in support of its activities to ensure the supply of clean water in coffee producing countries.
The Milan Coffee Festival relies on the contribution of La Marzocco, Faema, Brita, Alpro, Lavazza, Falcon Specialty, The cymbals and Craft Company.
