The world's coolest coffee event can be held in just one city in the world and that's Vienna, Austria.
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The city that practiced coffee culture practically invented coffee houses and the culture that surrounded them.
Coffee is such an important part of Austrian life that the Viennese Coffee House Culture is Intangible Cultural Heritage that UNESCO recognizes. The Viennese coffee house is described as a place "where time and space are consumed, but only the coffee is found on the bill."
From artists to intellectuals and all walks of life inbetween, a lot of big ideas have happened in the city’s charming coffee houses.
Following that tradition, coffee lovers from across Europe will come to Vienna in January and meet at the Vienna Coffee Festival in the Ottakringer Brewery.
Everything in the unique location revolves around the perfect preparation and tasting of unusual types of coffee and roasts accompanied by good food, drinks and music.
Information, sampling and tasting are on the program of the Vienna Coffee Festival. From refined green coffee specialties for tasting, to various techniques of coffee roasting, as well as machines, grinders and accessories producers and retailers present the diversity of coffee specialties.
Professional baristas will prepare espresso, filter coffee or cold brew using various methods and impress with their creative milk foam decorations. Specialists will share their knowledge of coffee with the public in tastings, workshops and lectures.
Visitors can inform themselves about filter holders, fully automatic coffee machines, AeroPress or pour-over methods.
The best local roast houses are also represented at the Vienna Coffee Festival. And, of course, there will also be cuisine to match.
The best Austrian baristas battle it out on the show stages for five national championship titles.
On January 10 and 11, there will be partying and dancing to live music and DJ sets from 8.00 pm.
Where: Ottakringer Brewery, Ottakringer Platz 1, 1160 Vienna, Austria
When: January 10-12, 2020, Fr 2.00 pm - 8.00 pm, Sa 10.00 am - 8.00 pm, Su 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Good to know: Admission €13 advance sales, €15 on the door, free admission for children up to 16 years of age. ■