Meet the National DiGiTiTiON Champions!

There can only be one first-place in a competition, but there can be multiple winners. Over the past few months we’ve worked with over 100 people to make the DiGiTiTiON a reality. Super Volunteers packed competition kits, wrote [and re-wrote] scoresheets and rules & regulations, and helped guide judges, competitors, and mentors through this beautiful competition.

Instructors and mentors called on their skills as competitors or champions and industry leaders to guide 36 DiGiCats in ways that extend far beyond extraction theory or how to balance a cocktail.

Sponsors generously gave product, time, and finances to equip and support all of those involved, and to you sponsors, we are beyond grateful. We never could have imagined a world in which a competitor can use, and keep, a grinder or kettle or drinkwares or tamper….Thank you for fiercely supporting Glitter Cats by getting them the gear they deserve.

And mostly importantly, thank you to the 36 Finalists, The DiGiCats. You leaned into the quirkiness and intensity of the DiGiTiTiON with power, grace, and a whole lot of glitter. You asked questions, challenged rules, outright broke rules [that will remain broken for next time!], and showed us that when given a stage with no limitations of what it means to be a “professional coffee competition” we see something more beautiful than could have been imaged. We see powerful Cats making and finding community, leading this industry, and here to keep taking up space, and encouraging others to do likewise.

While there may be only one first place per competition, we see 36 winners. So without further delay….

YOUR CHAMPIONS!