Kokova Magazine

A team of more than 100 UK baristas has broken the world record for ‘the number of espressos made in an hour’ by producing 12,005 espressos at a rate of 3.33 espresso shots per second.

‘The London Belle Baristas’ team eclipsed all previous records, using 31 commercial espresso machines, in front of London Coffee Festival attendees at 6:30pm on Saturday, 9 April 2011.

A Guinness World Record for the most espressos made in an hour will be attempted on Saturday 9th April 2011 between 5.30 - 6.30pm at the London Coffee Festival™

A team of London’s best baristas will be assembled for the attempt to smash the record.

The current record is 3,386 espressos in one hour, by 86 baristas on 20 machines in Poland on 4 March 2010.

This is being challenged by a team of Australian baristas who made 5,016 in under an hour on 7 October 2010.

We want to beat this!
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The London Coffee Festival

The London Coffee Festival will be held for the very first time this weekend, from 8th -10th April 2011 at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane and is proud to be the flagship event of UK Coffee Week 2011.

The festival will be a celebration of London’s thriving coffee scene and gourmet food culture featuring a fantastic live music programme.

The programme includes:

• A Guinness World Record attempt for the most espressos poured in an hour, Sat 9 April at 5:30pm
• Guest visits from world class baristas including 2009 World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies.
• Interactive coffee making and roasting demonstrations.
• Delicious artisan food.
• Talks from leading experts about sustainability, ethical issues and future trends.

The festival is then open all weekend for 3 sessions a day. There will be coffee samples galore and many other food and beverage samples.

For meals and some beverages (e.g. alcohol) you will then have to pay - this is at the discretion of each exhibitor.

Opening hours

Friday 8 April 2011

Trade Day 10:00am - 5:00pm
Public Launch 5:00pm-10:00pm (including Espresso Martini Party from 7:30pm)

Saturday 9 April and Sunday 10 April 2011 (3 sessions will be held each day)

Brunch 10:00am-1:00pm
Lunch 1:00pm-4:00pm
Teatime 4:00pm-7:00pm.
www.londoncoffeefestival.com

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The full list of exhibitors is available here.

Tickets are available now here for £8.50 The entry fee goes directly to the Project Waterfall charity to deliver clean water projects to coffee-producing countries in Africa.