Lin Shaoxing Wins World Latte Art Championship After a Customer's Words Sparked His Study of Coffee Art
Taiwanese contestant Lin Shaoxing won the World Latte Art Championship in San Diego, USA. Inspired by a customer's request for milk tea, he dedicated himself to studying coffee art and ultimately achieved his dream championship.
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The WCC World Latte Art Championship (World Latte Art Championship) was recently held in the United States. Taiwanese contestant Lin Shaoxing won the championship. The Taiwan Coffee Association held a press conference for him upon his return to Taiwan today. He said that a single sentence from a guesthouse guest, who wanted to drink fresh milk tea, led him to immerse himself in the joy of studying milk foam and latte art.
The 2026 WCC World Latte Art Championship was held in San Diego, USA, from April 10th to 12th, with 33 regional champions representing countries from around the world participating. After three consecutive days of competition, from the preliminary rounds to the intense six-player finals, Taiwanese representative contestant, 37-year-old Lin Shaoxing, stood out among the regional representatives and won the championship.
Lin Shaoxing said that in the preliminary rounds, he had to prepare 4 cups of coffee within 8 minutes. His latte art patterns were a raccoon and a French bulldog, and two of the cups had to use oat milk, which is high-difficulty. He even used a sculpting pen to outline the details.
In the finals, he had to prepare 6 cups of coffee within 10 minutes. Lin Shaoxing designed three patterns: a raccoon, a giraffe, and a red panda. The giraffe was difficult to design entirely, so he only chose the head and neck, depicting it in a feeding state.
Time management is very important in competitions. During practice, he always aimed to finish 20 seconds before the time limit, allowing for potential modifications to the latte art. He credits the support of his coach, sponsors, and friends and family team for this championship honor.
Lin Shaoxing said this was his third time representing Taiwan in the World Cup as the Taiwanese latte art champion. He had won third place the previous two times and finally achieved his dream championship.
He recalled that he only had 4 months to prepare for this competition. During intensive preparation, he would practice from around 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM daily, practicing at least 100 cups. Although it was repetitive work, his mindset was to keep getting better. He explained that even though it's the same fresh milk for the foam, different raw materials affect the quality of the latte art. For instance, if the milk's fat content is too high, the resulting latte art might be compromised.
Lin Shaoxing mentioned that before entering the coffee industry, he worked as a butler in a guesthouse. One time, a guest said they wanted fresh milk tea, but he didn't know how to make milk foam at the time. He searched YouTube for videos on how to make milk foam, and coincidentally, a latte art video was recommended. He found it too magical, never expecting that milk foam could be used to create such amazing latte art. He wanted to try it himself and became addicted, diving headfirst into the world of latte art.
At that time, Lin Shaoxing made two cups of latte art lattes for himself daily for practice. On holidays, he would visit coffee shops to observe others' latte art and learn. After falling in love with latte art for over two years, he decided to enter the coffee industry. He has been in the field for 12 years, consistently pursuing excellence in his passion.
Lin Shaoxing said that latte art has always made him happy and motivated him to constantly strive for the best. Especially after international competitions, judges gave him a lot of positive feedback, and many foreign baristas admired his designed latte art patterns, even imitating them. He realized that if his designs could influence other baristas to maintain their passion, it would be a wonderful thing, which further motivates him to keep working hard.
Lin Shaoxing mentioned that his latte art designs are mainly animals because his childhood visits to the zoo with his family left deep memories. Animals can evoke gentle feelings, and they have become his source of inspiration for designs. He found that whether on stage or in the shop, people are always happy when he shares his animal-themed latte art.
Wu Yiling, Chairman of the Taiwan Coffee Association, said that more and more people in Taiwan are drinking coffee, and latte art that creates pleasing patterns makes drinking coffee more appealing. This is also turning the perfection of Italian coffee into an art form. The milk foam required for latte art is a major challenge for contestants, including the humidity, thickness, viscosity, and dripping of the foam, all of which affect the final result. (Edited by Guan Zhongwei) 1150420
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The 2026 WCC World Latte Art Championship was held in San Diego, USA, from April 10th to 12th, with 33 regional champions representing countries from around the world participating. After three consecutive days of competition, from the preliminary rounds to the intense six-player finals, Taiwanese representative contestant, 37-year-old Lin Shaoxing, stood out among the regional representatives and won the championship.
Lin Shaoxing said that in the preliminary rounds, he had to prepare 4 cups of coffee within 8 minutes. His latte art patterns were a raccoon and a French bulldog, and two of the cups had to use oat milk, which is high-difficulty. He even used a sculpting pen to outline the details.
In the finals, he had to prepare 6 cups of coffee within 10 minutes. Lin Shaoxing designed three patterns: a raccoon, a giraffe, and a red panda. The giraffe was difficult to design entirely, so he only chose the head and neck, depicting it in a feeding state.
Time management is very important in competitions. During practice, he always aimed to finish 20 seconds before the time limit, allowing for potential modifications to the latte art. He credits the support of his coach, sponsors, and friends and family team for this championship honor.
Lin Shaoxing said this was his third time representing Taiwan in the World Cup as the Taiwanese latte art champion. He had won third place the previous two times and finally achieved his dream championship.
He recalled that he only had 4 months to prepare for this competition. During intensive preparation, he would practice from around 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM daily, practicing at least 100 cups. Although it was repetitive work, his mindset was to keep getting better. He explained that even though it's the same fresh milk for the foam, different raw materials affect the quality of the latte art. For instance, if the milk's fat content is too high, the resulting latte art might be compromised.
Lin Shaoxing mentioned that before entering the coffee industry, he worked as a butler in a guesthouse. One time, a guest said they wanted fresh milk tea, but he didn't know how to make milk foam at the time. He searched YouTube for videos on how to make milk foam, and coincidentally, a latte art video was recommended. He found it too magical, never expecting that milk foam could be used to create such amazing latte art. He wanted to try it himself and became addicted, diving headfirst into the world of latte art.
At that time, Lin Shaoxing made two cups of latte art lattes for himself daily for practice. On holidays, he would visit coffee shops to observe others' latte art and learn. After falling in love with latte art for over two years, he decided to enter the coffee industry. He has been in the field for 12 years, consistently pursuing excellence in his passion.
Lin Shaoxing said that latte art has always made him happy and motivated him to constantly strive for the best. Especially after international competitions, judges gave him a lot of positive feedback, and many foreign baristas admired his designed latte art patterns, even imitating them. He realized that if his designs could influence other baristas to maintain their passion, it would be a wonderful thing, which further motivates him to keep working hard.
Lin Shaoxing mentioned that his latte art designs are mainly animals because his childhood visits to the zoo with his family left deep memories. Animals can evoke gentle feelings, and they have become his source of inspiration for designs. He found that whether on stage or in the shop, people are always happy when he shares his animal-themed latte art.
Wu Yiling, Chairman of the Taiwan Coffee Association, said that more and more people in Taiwan are drinking coffee, and latte art that creates pleasing patterns makes drinking coffee more appealing. This is also turning the perfection of Italian coffee into an art form. The milk foam required for latte art is a major challenge for contestants, including the humidity, thickness, viscosity, and dripping of the foam, all of which affect the final result. (Edited by Guan Zhongwei) 1150420
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