Champion barista Takayuki Ishitani and champion roaster Yoshiyuki Nakamura will be performing together in a dream collaboration! Guest barista event with Ishitani
A dream collaboration between champion barista Takayuki Ishitani and champion roaster Yoshiyuki Nakamura !
A top-class Panamanian Geisha experience created by Japanese champions
A special event perfect for the New Year has been decided!
We will be welcoming Japan's leading barista champion, Takayuki Ishitani, to BARNEYS CAFE BY CROWD ROASTER on January 10, 2026.
For this day, Yoshiyuki Nakamura , the Japanese roasting champion, roasted Geisha from the highly prestigious Lerida Farm in Panama.
Ishitani will be serving espresso and lattes using this Lerida Geisha !
The world's best Panama Geisha will be prepared exclusively for this event by Japan's champion roaster and barista.
This is the first time Ishitani has brewed coffee roasted by Nakamura .
This is the first memorable event of the new year that you cannot miss.
Guest: Takayuki Ishitani
3-time Japan Barista Championship winner | 3rd place in the World Championship
The world's best Panama Geisha will be prepared exclusively for this event by Japan's champion roaster and barista.
This is the first time Ishitani has brewed coffee roasted by Nakamura .
This is the first memorable event of the new year that you cannot miss.
Guest: Takayuki Ishitani
3-time Japan Barista Championship winner | 3rd place in the World Championship
Roasting: Yoshiyuki Nakamura ( mamepolepole )
Two-time winner of the Japan Coffee Roasting Championship | 2nd place in the World Championship
Coffee: Panama Lerida, Geisha , Washed, Esplendorosa 0161
Lerida Farm is a historic farm that was the first to ship coffee overseas from Panama in 1929. 100% Geisha grown in the Esplendorosa plot at an altitude of 1,500-1,600m is offered in the best possible form by the hands of two champions.
Don't miss this opportunity.
Event Overview
BARNEYS CAFE BY CROWD ROASTER
TAKA ISHITANI GUEST BARISTA EVENT
Guest: Barista Takayuki Ishitani Date and Time: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 14:00-17:00
Location: BARNEYS CAFE BY CROWD ROASTER (inside Barneys New York Ginza flagship store)
TAKA ISHITANI GUEST BARISTA EVENT
Guest: Barista Takayuki Ishitani Date and Time: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 14:00-17:00
Location: BARNEYS CAFE BY CROWD ROASTER (inside Barneys New York Ginza flagship store)
Address: 1F Kojun Building, 6-8-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
*Anyone can visit us without making a reservation.
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