By AICAF Italian Academy of Coffee Masters and ALTOGA, the Italian National Association of Coffee Roasters, Importers and Food Wholesalers 

Now in its seventh edition with an extremely high level of barista competitors who in the previous edition have shown that the Italian coffee shop has grown both in technical quality and creativity in the development of new recipes that have taken into account Italian food and wine: a fundamental rule of this competition.

The 22nd of October will see the challenge between the 15 semi-finalists from the Italian regions, followed by the final on 23rd October with 7 finalist competitors who have passed the evaluation of the super-judges of the Gran Premio to decree the Miglior Maestro del caffè Italiano 2021.

Aicaf, with the support of Altoga, which is in charge of organizing this national event, is already working to find the 15 baristas who will represent the Italian espresso and the Italian coffee of excellence.

The selections which generally take place at physical locations in Italy will, due to the Covid emergency situation, be made in virtual mode, and therefore it is possible for bartenders, who are interested in participating in this competition, to register on the following form:

https://www.aicaf.com/it/Gran-premio-caffetteria_.php