The Teams Competition has been an exciting evolution in the World Barista Championship. CERIANNE BURY talks to members of the 2017 winning team, Team Tamper, and learns how the competition has helped them grow as baristas in Issue 4 of 25 Magazine. Of course the WBC is all about finding that one barista, one ambassador. …
Together with a team of research colleagues, DR. AARON DAVIS began charting the Ethiopian coffee landscape five years ago. What followed was an extraordinary journey around one of Africa’s most important producing countries, which he shares here in Issue 4 of 25 Magazine. In 2013 a team based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in …
In this issue we continue to explore our industry’s fascinating past while peering into the future, and as always embrace the science of all things coffee. We preview a significant SCA research paper on freshness and degassing, always seeking to layer fact against the myriad of opinions on the importance of freshness and impact in …
CHAD TREWICK introduces the main discussion points in the SCA’s Farm Profitability Report in Issue 3 of 25 Magazine. When delegates voted with their feet, they confirmed what many of us have advocated for some time: the coffee industry cannot ignore a risk to production on a global scale. In a bid to better understand the …
As told to ELIZABETH DOERR for 25 Magazine, Issue 3: Online Exclusives. Ali Fayazi (22, Afghanistan) I left Afghanistan in June 2016. I couldn’t see a future for myself there and it just wasn’t safe. After a five-year application process, I came to the U.S. by myself leaving my family back in Afghanistan. I miss …
The year 2017 was a milestone for our community, with the introduction of many new member-focused initiatives, including Avance, the SCA’s first sustainability conference in Guatemala, the first Coffee Technicians Guild Summit in Europe, the SCA’s Roaster/Retailer Financial Benchmarking Study, the launch of the Coffee Skills Program, amalgamating SCAE’s Coffee Diploma System and SCAA’s Pathways …
ELIZABETH DOERR talks to the team at 1951 Coffee Company in Issue 3 of 25 Magazine. You may have heard of the country Bhutan. You may have heard about its lush jagged peaks due to its perch at the eastern base of the Himalayas. You may have heard that Bhutan exceeds in “Gross National Happiness,” …
Baristas – the creative professionals behind the coffee bar – are constantly experimenting with coffee, finding new ways to explore flavor, and using taste and customer feedback to refine formulas and recipes. A steady supply of new espresso machines, grinders, brewing devices, and other tools changes the playing field, leading to new ideas and fresh …
This welcome and openness became increasingly important to me as I grew up, moving from Somalia to the UAE, and later to Denmark. You greatly appreciate it when you receive a warm-hearted reception in a new country. MOHAMED NOUH GES, a director of the Somali Coffee Association and advisor to the Somali Ministry of Agriculture, …
PHYLLIS JOHNSON shares her story in Issue 3 of 25 Magazine. Patience is one of the greatest assets. As an advocate for diversity I’ve learned that I can never lose sight of the need to help bring about change and that my success alone is not enough. Why write about my experience as a woman …