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Coffee machine manufacturer Ascaso has signed on to sponsor the 2020 Australian CiGS Championship and provide its Barista T Plus espresso machines for the competition. At Ascaso, its team of engineers has spent 60 years working to differentiate and perfect the...

The Zamora Company’s Licor 43 has announced a three-year long partnership with the World Coffee Events, becoming title sponsor of the Licor 43 World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship, beginning with the 2020 event hosted in Warsaw, Poland. Licor 43 Original and its...

Australian Specialty Coffee Association members can now redeem their free tickets to the 2020 Melbourne International Coffee Expo. MICE is the largest dedicated coffee show in the Southern Hemisphere. MICE launched in 2012 with the purpose of bringing the global...

Australia is being devastated by bushfires. More than a dozen casualties, thousands of homes destroyed, millions of hectares burned and around one billion animal lives lost. Coffee and hospitality have been affected too. Rural businesses and customers are gone, supply...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association 2020 Southern Region Coffee Championships took place at ST ALi in Port Melbourne from 26 to 27 October. Anthony Douglas of Axil Coffee Roasters won the ASCA 2020 Vitasoy Southern Region Barista Championship, where Ben Cheong...

The 2019 ASCA Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at ST ALi on Friday 25 October. Around 40 members attended the meeting in person, with interstate members joining the meeting via video link. The meeting was officially opened by Outgoing Secretary David Boudrie, who...

ASCA is seeking volunteers to support the 2020 Southern Region Coffee Championship at ST ALi’s Port Melbourne roastery from 26 to 27 October. Volunteers who love all things coffee, want experience in event management, or to find out what goes behind the scenes at a...

Nominations for Australian Specialty Coffee Association board candidates must be submitted by 5:00 pm on 18 October, ahead of the Annual General Meeting on Friday 25 October at ST ALi in Port Melbourne. ASCA will livestream the AGM using a platform that will also...

Missed out on a place in the 2020 Regional Championships? We're releasing some additional places in the TCX Cup Tasters Championship and Brewers Cup! TCX Cup Tasters Championship Six places will be released in each region, on Thursday 18 July. Central Region – 9:00am...

ASCA is pleased to announce the dates and locations of the 2020 Regional Championships! Central Region Championship: 10–12 September, Fine Foods NSWNorthern Region Championship: 4–6 October, Latitude Coffee QLDSouthern Region Championship: 25–27 October, ST. ALi...

With registrations for the 2020 ASCA Regional Championships opening shortly, NOW is the time to make sure your membership is up-to-date! So, how do you check it's current?   Step 1: Log into the ASCA website, and navigate to the Members AreaStep 2: On the left,...

Are you wanting to compete in the 2020 Regional Championships? If you live in a regional area or out of state, you may be eligible for an ASCA Regional Scholarship. To apply, fill out the form below! All applications will be reviewed by the ASCA Board, and all...

Want bragging rights as serving the best coffee in Australia? Your chain could become the new Champion at the 2019 MONIN Coffee Chain Challenge. The Coffee Chain Challenge sees brands from across the country compete against each other for the title. With three fast...

ASCA is pleased to be leading the way in training and resources for judges across Australia. To further aid development and ensure Australian judges are amongst the most highly trained and qualified, Judges Workshops are being introduced across the country. The...

Good luck to Jibbi Little, MJ Kim and Danny Wilson this week – all are competing for titles at the World Coffee Championships in Berlin! Jibbi Little of Jibbi Bug will be representing Australia in the World Latte Art Championship, MJ Kim from Shamble Coffee Brewers...