The creation of a great coffee and tea is just half of the competition for these mixologists. See Canada’a best baristas, mixologists, and bartenders handcraft their finsest concoctions for a panel of expert judges in one of the hottest areas – cocktails created with coffee and tea.

Click here for the 2011 results of the Coffee & Tea Cocktail Competition

Watch as Canada’s top cup tasters test their skills. Participants will sample coffee arranged in eight triangles. In each triangle, two cups are identical, one is different. Using their superior skills of smell, taste, memory and concentration, competitors will try to identify the odd cup the fastest. More.

Congratulations to the 2011 Canadian Cup Tasters Champion Melody Lu of Phil & Sebastian in Calgary!

Melody identified 6 out of 8 cups correctly with a time of 2:57. She has won the right to compete at The 2012 World Cup Tasters Championship.

The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show and the Tea Association of Canada are challenging all attendees to showcase their abilities in a blind tea tasting competition. Participants will taste 10 teas and determine both the country of origin and the tea type. Think you have what it takes?

Congratulations to the winners:

Paul Higgins Junior

Judy Lin

Rasoul Salehi

They all won an honorary 1 year membership to the Tea Association of Canada!