Pourover Coffee Challenge - Man versus Machine

This may interest pour-over coffee fans.



A lighthearted contest between Nick Cho (pour-over guru) vs. Khristian Bombeck (Steampunk brewer inventor). I was drawn by the event poster, as it looked like a guy with a kettle versus a man with a robotic arm holding a DE razor. Who to root for in this contest?







A write up that previews the event can be found here...you should read this first if you want to build any anticipation:

Man Versus Machine – Who Will Win The Coffee Battle For Tomorrow’s Future?



Will the shiny Kalita Wave Kettle beat this Steampunk brewer?



The result of the contest can be seen here:





The video is a bit long, if you can't wait for the answer, the results were:

Spoiler:

| | | Coffee | Steampunk | Pour-over | | | 1. LAMILL Coffee Ethiopia Nekisse | 78 | 77.3 | | | 2. Peet's Coffee Ndaroni Nyeri | 79.5 | 74.7 | | | 3. Wrecking Ball Ethiopia Yirgacheffe | 77.5 | 78.75 | | | 4. Commonwealth Coffee Panama | 73.1 | 74.0 | | | 5. Peet's Coffee Major Dickason Blend | 66.25 | 68.6 | | | Grand Total | 374.35 | 373.35 |









So Steampunk was declared the winner on total score, but if the contest was judged more like a Tennis match then Nick and his pour-over won 3 coffees to 2. Looked like he had one relatively bad pour, but the rest were good.