Robina barista Kylie Pennicott has out-brewed some of Australia’s best baristas to be crowned The Coffee Club’s Barista of the Year for 2007. The 21-year-old coffee-making sensation had the audience in a spin in Brisbane’s Queen St Mall last Sunday. The Coffee Club’s annual Barista of the Year competition brings together eight of the best baristas from across the country. Kylie kicked off the competition serving up two cappuccinos and two short blacks before blowing the judges away with her signature beverage, Sugar and Spice – a short latte infused with a little maple syrup and all spice, which essentially enhances rather than overpowers the coffee blend. Kylie, who lives at Southport, has been a barista for two years, working between The Coffee Club Broadbeach and The Coffee Club Robina, both owned by Jeremy Swift.
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