Aldrin Lumaban wins 2nd Philippine National Barista Championship

Pasay, Philippines (October 17, 2014) – Philippine National Barista Championship hails Aldrin Lumaban of Craft Coffee Revolution as the 2^nd champion to represent the country in international coffee competition at Resorts World Manila in Pasay City.

Aldrin Lumaban wons 2nd National Barista Championship

Aldrin Lumaban with the previous PNBC Champion Kevin

Aldrin Lumaban won the prestigious National Barista Championship whipping 23 contenders during the three-day competition. Lumaban will be the Philippines’ representative to the World Barista Championship in Seattle, United States next year.

Allegro Beverage Corporation featuring the champion of PNBC year 1, Kevin

During the competition...

Set of judges

A number of sensory judges including Lauro Fioretti, chief engineer of espresso coffee machine maker Nuova Simonelli, and Leo de Leon, founder and president of Allegro Beverage Corp, noted the “consistency” of Lumaban’s drinks and communication skills. The winning barista was judged in both sensory and technical aspects of coffee-making.

From his humble beginnings in Craft Coffee Revolution, Lumaban has been actively joining national competitions and even participated in last year’s PNBC.

The Philippine National Barista Championship was organized by Allegro Beverage, a leading coffee and beverage supplier in the HoReCa industry and the Association of Filipino Baristas, inc with Resorts World Manila as prestigious platinum partner and sponsor. 

Aside from the competition itself, there were exhibits of different coffee machines, coffee beans and more during the said event. If you are a coffee afficionado, you will really enjoy this event as the champions will be the one to make coffee for you.

Coffee made by Kevin

Dang Gomez of Resorts World Manila

People of Resorts World Manila

Marketing and Communications team of Resorts World Manila

Gourmet Farms

Coffee beans

Espresso machines by Allegro Beverages

Dok Tour is looking forward for more events like this. This is one event that showcases the wide variety of coffee beans the Philippines has to offer the international market and the world-class talent of the Filipino baristas.

Dok Tour-approved!

Cheers!~