Australian Barista Academy

Events

World Barista Champion to visit Australia

15 January - 30 November 2012
  • 00:00 15 January 2012
  • 00:00 30 November 2012
  • ABA - Victoria

Although the EXACT dates are unconfirmed the Australian Barista Academy (ABA) is excited to announce that the World Barista Champion for 2011, Alejandro Mendez, is coming to Australia in mid-January!

Hosted by ABA and Five Senses Coffee this will be the second in a running series of ABA Masterclass events. This is a unique opportunity for café owners, baristas and coffee enthusiasts to get up close and personal with the 2011 World Barista Champion, to hear him talk coffee, see his award winning performance and learn from his expertise.

For more information, or to book a place at one of the workshops, please contact: andy@baristaacademy.com.au

News

WABC 2012 - Some Words from The Champ

Posted by Juliana Nagata on
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 in
Coffee News

Coming into this year WA Barista Championships I knew I would have to come up with a great concept to win, not only the WA baristas skills have evolved in the past few years but also has never been such a great selection of beautiful fresh crops of coffees available to choose from.

Juliana wins the WA Barista Comp

Posted by Megan Williams on
Sunday, 25 March 2012 in
Coffee News

The 2012 WA Barista Competition is the biggest event on the specialty coffee industry calendar and, as always, there was plenty of excitement and support for competitors. This year saw a changing of the guard with lots of new faces bringing a new energy to the competition arena.

Pressing Victory

Posted by Andrew Easthope on
Friday, 09 March 2012 in
Coffee News

I spent last night standing in an extremely crowded room clutching an Aeropress, wondering how many more people could possibly fit in to the already jam-packed Seven Seeds. The crowd had gathered to watch a total of 18 competitors compete for the top spot in the first Victorian Aeropress Championships.

Women Eager to be on the Speciality Map

Posted by Megan Williams on
Thursday, 01 March 2012 in
Coffee News

I’ve been invited to represent Five Senses at a short IWCA (International Women’s Coffee Alliance) workshop in Burundi, East Africa. Not only was I representing Five Senses as a roaster, but I have the honour of representing women in coffee. The Burundi chapter of IWCA, an association where women collaborate with peers to establish good growing and production practices, signed their charter only one year ago.