Big congratulations to Colombian Diego Campos, the 28 year old national barista champion 2014 and 2016, who is the winner of the fourth edition of Barista & Farmer 2018, the only talent show dedicated to coffee culture. For the first time, the talent show was won by a participant from the hosting country. “It’s been …

Plant based milks have become the norm across the speciality coffee menu.  But are they as easy to prep as traditional milks?   Here Rob Ward, La Cimbali’s coffee specialist  offers baristas 6 top tips for using non dairy milks in hot beverages • Most alternatives to dairy milk have a ‘splitting point’ which can be as …

The team at the Gruppo Cimbali MUMAC Academy together with Athenauem, the training division of gelato specialist, Comprital have created a collection of the most fabulous Milki Mix desserts using a base of espresso and frothed cold milk.  Using La Cimbali’s M100i traditional machine with Turbomilk to prepare the espresso and milk, each  creation is combined …

A very big thank you to everyone who came to see us last week at the new trade show for the coffee industry, European Coffee Expo.   We were delighted to sponsor the VIP lounge, a quiet, relaxed  zone in which  we could demo our latest traditional espresso and bean to cup technology with ease. There …