Six lots score 90+ to earn the presidential award, tying the Mexico Cup of Excellence as the highest number of 90+ lots in any COE competition in 2017. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos […]
D.C. coffee professionals to design a protest pin called The Force Majeure for attendees of SCA-sponsored events to wear in dissent of the recent Deferred Candidacy Policy announcement and the slate of international competitions to […]
In light of the announcement made by the SCA to continue with competitions planned in Dubai and Brazil in 2018, SCA Canada pulls support from these competitions, and invites the global community to participate in […]
We at Barista Magazine are gravely disappointed by the decision announced today by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and World Coffee Events (WCE) regarding management of competitor advocacy as to the location choices for upcoming […]
Five lots score 90+ in the debut Cup of Excellence competition for the South American nation. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of the Alliance for Coffee Excellence Cup of Excellence is known […]
Eight winning lots of the competition were taken before they could be offered at auction. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Alliance for Coffee Excellence This month’s Cup of Excellence Mexico—the first […]
Coffees from this year’s Cup of Excellence in Honduras break COE records, with the winning lot auctioned at $124.50 a pound. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of the Alliance for Coffee Excellence […]
Twenty-five winning lots fetched an average price of $10.89 per pound, a new record for the competition in Nicaragua. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy of Susie Spindler / Alliance for Coffee Excellence […]
World Coffee Events announces changes to the 2017 World Barista Championship in Seoul, including new layouts, the elimination of technical judges beyond the first round, and more baristas advancing at the semi-finals. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ […]
Darrin Daniel unanimously voted in as head of the Alliance for Coffee Excellence. Darrin Daniel, formerly of Stumptown Coffee Roasters and Allegro Coffee, has just been named the Executive Director of the Alliance for Coffee […]
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