Almond Breeze Latte Art Video Challenge

Welcome to the Almond Breeze Latte Art Video Challenge - owned, hosted and powered by Coffee Magazine!

Breaking news!!! We have a Grand Finals winner...

Fikile Khuzwayo

Fikile Khuzwayo

Mr Price Durban

Fiks, From Mr. Price group has won the Innaugural Almond Breeze Latte Art Video Challenge, and the Grand Finals prize of R5000! Well done Fiks.

The Leaderboard at midnight, when the competition closed was as follows:

966 - Fikile Khuzwayo
731 - Innocent Chakanyuka
191 - Carl Vrolick
158 - Gino Fabbri
52 - Sbu Zibane
52 - Owen Chirilele

This competition is now closed - Standby for information on the LAVC Version 2.0, coming soon!


Over 100 baristas entered, 22 made it through to the preliminary round of the Almond Breeze Latte Art Video Challenge and now only 6 remain.

Who will emerge victorious and walk away with R5000 cash?

You decide. All it takes is one click! (And 5 of you can win amazing Almond Breeze hamper for voting!)

The baristas have been challenged to pour a SWAN and a design of their choosing. They have 90 seconds to impress you and win your vote.

Well done to everyone who entered and to Almond Breeze for supporting the baristas that make your favourite coffee every day.

The voting period lasts until 6th July. The Top of the Leader Board wins the spoils.

Almond Breeze Latte Art Video Challenge Finals

  • Gino Fabbri

    Independent Port Elizabeth

  • Innocent Chakanyuka

    Truth Coffee Cape Town

  • Fikile Khuzwayo

    Mr Price Durban

  • Carl Vrolick

    Maria's Roastery Graaf - Reinet

  • Owen Chirilele

    Coffeeright Cape Town

  • Sbu Zibane

    Republik Durban North


Week 12 - Warren Maart - Hugo Roastery & Café Vs Desmond Nyashanu - Hugo Roastery & Café (CLOSED) +
Week 11 - Sibusiso - Republik Vs Owen Chirilele - Coffeeright (CLOSED) +
Week 10 - SA's Top Baristas! Vs SA's Top Baristas (CLOSED) +
Week 9 - Simba - Hazz, Newlands Vs Thabo - Beans About Coffee (CLOSED) +
Week 8 - Thabo - Beans About Coffee, George Vs Carl - Maria's Coffee Roastery, Graaf Reinet (CLOSED) +
Week 7 - Jeff Stopforth - Beaver Creek Vs Jennifer - Bean Green (CLOSED) +
Week 6 - Fiks Khuzwayo - Mr Price Canteen Vs Jeighman Zarira - Baseline Coffee (CLOSED) +
Week 5 - Zeus Gqabu - Mastertons Coffee Vs Ken Machenje - Tribe Coffee (CLOSED) +
Week 4 - Innocent Chakanyuka - Truth Coffee Vs Phakiso Kalane - Kauai (CLOSED) +
Week 3 - Shawn Townley Vs Groove Mhlanga (CLOSED) +
Week 2 - Siyabulela Samora Harmans Vs Andile Dlala (CLOSED) +
Week 1 - Chad Aden Whitby Vs Gino Fabbri (CLOSED) +