2012 is the year that we’re really pushing seasonality in what coffees we offer, so despite interesting beans being offered to us lately, we’ve been saving ourselves for the onslaught of fresh coffee from Central America and East Africa that is almost upon us!
This month will be a bit of a taster of what’s to come, with fresh beans from Ethiopia’s Jimma region and a sneak peek of the 2012 crop of our Thailand La Mai coffee!
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Tasmania has its own Barista Championship! It’ll be held April 14th in Hobart and will be a great opportunity for Tassie’s growing coffee scene to get some solid representation in the national competition in May. And who knows, maybe even the World Barista Championship in Vienna in June!
[If it all sounds a bit absurd that such competitions exist check this out and you'll see it's not even close to the weirdest championship around.]
Some of us will be travelling down to check the competition out, and Stu will be lending a hand in the judging as well. Contact us if you’d like to come along to check it out.
More info can be found here on the Australian Specialty Coffee Association website.
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We love how simple this blend is:
It’s a bit of a throwback to 5-10 years ago when espresso blending was the science of “adding interesting flavours to a Brazil base”. On paper this blend obeys that formula, but certainly not for the sake of tradition! This blend is all about using fresh ingredients of impeccable quality. Continue Reading