Three beverages from Heesun Lee's 2026 Aotearoa Barista Championships routine. An intimate, behind the scenes tasting at the Atomic brew bar.
Join Heesun Lee, 2nd place at the 2026 Aotearoa Barista Championships, for a behind the scenes tasting of her competition coffee and beverages.
Heesun will take you through her milk beverage, signature beverage and espresso, sharing the coffees, processes, techniques and stories behind her competition routine.
A relaxed and approachable session for specialty coffee enthusiasts, aspiring baristas, hospitality professionals, home brewers and anyone curious about competition coffee.
Come taste what the judges tasted and hear what it takes to compete at the highest level of New Zealand specialty coffee.Four sittings, four seats each
Saturday
17 October
9:00–10:00am
- Where
- Atomic Brew Bar, Kingsland
- Seats
- 4 available
- Price
- $50 per person
Saturday
17 October
10:30–11:30am
- Where
- Atomic Brew Bar, Kingsland
- Seats
- 4 available
- Price
- $50 per person
Wednesday
21 October
9:00–10:00am
- Where
- Atomic Brew Bar, Kingsland
- Seats
- 4 available
- Price
- $50 per person
Wednesday
21 October
10:30–11:30am
- Where
- Atomic Brew Bar, Kingsland
- Seats
- 4 available
- Price
- $50 per person
Three pours, indexed
Nestor Lasso
Huila, Colombia · Heesun's 2026 Championship Coffee Raspberry, cocoa, rose. With milk: raspberry, caramel, dark chocolate.Heesun's 2026 championship coffee, pulled as a straight espresso and paired with freeze distilled milk to complete her competition routine.
Milk Beverage
Lewis Road Jersey · Meadow Fresh FarmhouseFreeze distilled Lewis Road Jersey and Meadow Fresh Farmhouse milk, blended to complement the coffee.
El Dorado
Rhubarb, candy syrup, blood orange oleo saccharum and sparkling water.
Second in the nation
Heesun placed 2nd at the 2026 Aotearoa Barista Championships. This tasting walks through the exact coffee and beverages from her competition routine, the recipes, techniques and decisions behind each pour.
420 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland Sessions run 60 minutes. Just four seats each, kept small, relaxed and properly hands on.