BARISTA CHALLENGE EVENT

The 2011 Southwest Regional Barista Competition starts today, Friday March 4th and Cirqua® Customized Water™ is there!

Sponsored by Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Co., produced by SCAA and the Barista Guild of America, this is the fourth regional competition (there are six in total) and is open from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Friday-Sunday. The Barista’s in this competition will be using water provided by Cirqua® Customized Water™ ; Gabe Austin, National Sales Manager and Tracy Parks, Account Manager will be there helping to make the event water perfect.

This event is completely free to the public. There will be live music benefiting “Music Cares” (with a suggested donation of $5) with 3 full days of Barista Competitions, Food Trucks, Gourmet Beverages and loads of entertainment.

Free gifts (a $10 value) are offered to the first 100 attendees each day.

Held at Siren Studios, 6063 West Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood California, the winners from these regional competitions get the opportunity to move into the US National Competitions held this year in Houston Texas, April 28th -May 1st at the SCAA 23rd Annual Event.

"The Ultimate Barista Challenge® is an action packed competition where baristi, someone who professionally prepares coffee, compete in a dueling stage of identical espresso stations to shake, not stir, their espresso cocktails, to prepare beautiful caffe latte art, blend espresso frappe and brew the best they have." -- http://www.ultimatebaristachallenge.com/

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Let's Talk Water: Cirqua® is the Official Water Sponsor for the Canadian Coffee & Tea Show 2009

“Let’s Talk Water” Cirqua® Customized Water™ is the Official Sponsor for the Canadian Coffee and Tea Show 2009, Barista Competitions and Labs starting Wednesday October 14th and closing Thursday October 15th, in Vancouver, BC.

A leader in the field of standardized water, Cirqua® will assist in bringing their formulated water to all the attendees this year.

Because water is such an integral ingredient to the creation of coffee, tea and the food industry, it is important to always start with the best water formulation possible, Cirqua® Customized Water™. For more than 30 years, Cirqua®, located in Camarillo, Ca has been developing and researching better ways to standardize water TDS levels through their filtration systems; this allows any restaurant or retail shop to have the same water for their food or brew regardless of the location, anywhere in the world.

Make sure you get a taste of Cirqua® Water at any of the Water Station locations or by stopping and saying hello to David Beeman, President of Cirqua® Customized Water™, who will be at the show!

For more information on Cirqua® Customized Water™, go to www.Cirqua.com or contact Gabe Austin, National Sales Manager at Sales@Cirqua.com, thank you.