What is the Australian Specialty Coffee Association?
Founded in 2001 by a group of passionate coffee professionals, ASCA holds coffee events around the country. This ranges from casual smackdowns, to official regional competitions that feed into the Australian Barista Championship, Latte Art Championship, Coffee in Good Spirits Championship, Cup Tasting Championship and Brewers Cup. The winners of these competitions then travel internationally to represent Australian coffee talent on the world stage.
If you are a coffee professional, barista, cafe owner, coffee roaster, or even just a passionate coffee lover, joining ASCA puts you in touch with the leading edge of the Australian industry.
Upcoming Events
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Recent News
Timeline announcement for 2019 Regional Competition Season
The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has announced that the 2019 Regional Competition Season will run from the last week of August through to the first week of December in 2018. Final dates and locations will be announced by 1 July, and released with any...
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Nominations open to join the ASCA Competitions Committee
Nominations are now open to join the ASCA Competitions Committee. The ASCA Competitions Committee is an active committee that meets monthly throughout the year, either in person or via teleconference, to guide the professional and effective management of our regional...
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We want your feedback!
If you're a corporate or individual member of ASCA, we want to hear from you! We try to improve on our delivery of ASCA events year on year, and your feedback will help us ensure we're delivering events that you want to attend. Feedback can be provided anonymously if...
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Do you want to host a regional competition? Now is your chance!
The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has opened expressions of interest to venues or events interested in hosting a regional competition for the 2019 competition year. We are open to submissions from Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra, Perth, and Brisbane. To host a...
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Sharon Jan and Jade Jennings honoured with Eleonora Genovese Women in Coffee Award
The Australian Specialty Coffee Association would like to congratulate Sharon Jan of Seven Miles and Jade Jennings of Veneziano Coffee Roasters on being recipients of the Eleonora Genovese Women in Coffee Award. The Award recognises the many contributions Eleonora...
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