We’re rocking double competitions today on Sprudge, and if you’re looking for a little more competition than showcase, Glitter Cat’s Digitition may be right up your alley. Featuring a brand new crop of 36 Glitter Kittiesโ€”including some familiar namesโ€”the Digitition will host six different contests, each representing a different WCC discipline: Barista, Brewers, Coffee& Booze, Cup Tasters, Latte Art, and Roasters.

Like with previous Glitter Cat efforts, all participants this year “identify as belonging to one or more marginalized communities including BIPOC, LGBTQIAP+, neurodivergent, disabled, and persons of marginalized gender,” per the press release. More than simply a competition, though, the Digitition continues Glitter Cat’s mission to provide training folks generally underrepresented on the competition stage, and the list of trainers this year include nine total US Coffee Championship wins as well as one World-level Finalist. Per the press release, the trainers include:ย Andrea Allen (USBC, 2020), Sam Spillman (USBC, 2019), Lem Butler (USBC, 2016), Laila Ghambari (USBC, 2014), Kaley Gann (USBrC, 2019), Rose Woodard (USBrC, 2018), Matt Foster (USCIGS, 2019), Jen Apodaca (US Cup Tasters, 2019), and Shelby Williamson (US Roasters, 2019).

Over the course of a thee-week period beginning Monday, November 2nd, competitors will take to the Glitter Cat Instagram Live feed to show off their skills, with the winner being crowned the Sunday thereafter. Each week will host two different disciplines before the next set takes over after the winners have been announced. The Glitter Cat Digitition schedule is:

November 2nd-8th

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Barista
Danesha Toro
Hyacinth-Rosalinda Rios
Iaisha Munnerlyn
Jeff Clark
Phillip White
Rebecca Lespier

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Roasters
Tio Fallen
Morgan Russell
Stephen Zinnerman
Marissa Childers
Dathan Denton
Walter Ryan [/wc_column] [/wc_row]

November 9th-15th

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Brewers
Arielle Rebekah Gordon
Lana White
Neichelle Guidry
Niki Tolch
Oodie Taliaferro
Ryan Bui [/wc_column] [wc_column size=”one-half” position=”last”]

Cup Tasters
Ezra Baker
Kat Natividad
M-A Reida
Sally Parlier
Talitha Clemons
Yasmeena Azer [/wc_column] [/wc_row]

November 16th-22nd

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Coffee & Booze
Jarod Caceres
Jiyoon Han
Joshua Agbayani
Laura Clark
Micah Gause
Ziru Mo [/wc_column] [wc_column size=”one-half” position=”last”]

Latte Art
Chris McAuley
EC Fajardo
Hana Yoshimoto
Meech Molina
Michelle Johnson
TaTeona Hughes [/wc_column] [/wc_row]

For more information on the Digitition, schedule, or to view a full roster of competitors, visit Glitter Cat’s official website.

Zac Cadwaladerย is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.ย Read more Zac Cadwaladerย on Sprudge.

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