Dale and his coach, Pete Williams, got the idea for
Dale's competition routine—which focused on aromatic
compounds—while at an exhibition on perfumes held in
London. "While the connection between aromas and fl avor
is something that forms a basis in most sensory training and
is familiar to many baristas, this exhibition used objects,
textures, sound, and materials to deliver a multi-sensory
introduction to scents, and was a key inspiration to what we
presented in Seoul," Dale says in his two-part interview at
Barista Magazine Online. Read that extended interview at
www.baristamagazine.com.