Melissa Bogdanski comes from Germany and the United States, but lives and studies in Lund. She competed in hand brewing in the Brewers Cup and had chosen a tea-like Geisha coffee.
– I am not grown up to enjoy coffee because it is usually very dark, but when it is so floral and fruity it is something completely different. You wouldn’t think it’s coffee almost, she says.
During the performance, Melissa all the time tells the three judges what she does for something, interspersed to talk about the origin and characteristics of the coffee. She has also chosen a theme that she talks about and which the performance revolves around.
– I chose transparency and lifelong learning. My grandmother and grandmother are great inspirations for me in it, she says.
Three competition categories
Other competition categories are Latteart, where you paint designs or pictures with foam on top of a latte or espresso print, and cupping where you have to taste and distinguish different kinds of coffee. A winner in each category is announced during the finals on Sunday and will then represent Sweden in the World Cup.
The fact that the event ended up in Växjö is due to several things.
– We have tried to move it from slightly larger cities and the chairman from the association is from Växjö, says Camila Hidalgo, event organizer and event producer.
She is happy with the weekend.
– It’s been great fun. We’ve got so much love here. Växjö is very nice, says Camila Hidalgo.