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Andrew Tang, or ‘Super’ as we like to call him, gets third place in the inaugural 2007 Singapore Barista Championships held on 29 – 31 March at the Suntec City Convention.

22 year old, Eleen Cai, won the event in a virtuoso display impressing the judges with a combination of poise, confidence and superior coffee preparation skills. Eleen took home a prize purse of SGD$1,000 and will represent Singapore in the World Barista Championships in Tokyo on 31 July.

Armed with Five Senses coffee, Super jumped on a plane after a few days of solid practice on the La Marzocco GB5 at the WA Barista Academy. His thorough understanding of coffee took him a long way, even though he had minimal commercial barista experience.

Super acknowledged he was only going in the event for a bit of fun and was very surprised to place, but we at Five Senses always thought he’d have a chance after tasting his sensational signature drink made with avocado, honey and lime zest.

“Hand-crafted drinks were becoming a thing of the past with super-auto machines popping up everywhere,” Super said. “The event was great in increasing the public’s awareness of good coffee in Singapore,”