Preserving Freshness: A Race Against Time – 25 Magazine: Issue 4
ANTONY WATSON delves into the findings of a new SCA Handbook which combines scientific research from the laboratory, sensory data from the field, and comment from the industry in Issue 4, 25 Magazine. Freshness is often cited as a mark of specialty. However, given that the mantra of “freshness” can be subjective from a sensory …
SCA Podcast #17: 10 Years of Re:co Symposium
This week on the SCA Podcast, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of Re:co Symposium, SCA’s annual event dedicated to high-level discussions in specialty coffee. Peter Giuliano, SCA’s Chief Research Officer and Director of Re:co, joins us to talk about the role of the event in the industry and to present two talks by Dr. Aaron …
RICHARD STILLER and INGIBJÖRG FERRER visit Guangzhou – 25 Magazine: Issue 4
RICHARD STILLER and INGIBJÖRG FERRER share their experience of Guangzhou in Issue 4 of 25 Magazine. In this big conglomerate of old and new where long-standing structures mix with striking new edifices, and parks and skyscrapers cohabit in densely populated areas, the most eye-catching buildings are the iconic Canton Tower and the Guangzhou Opera House designed …
The Taste of Climate Change – 25 Magazine: Issue 4
SELENA AHMED offers sustainability lessons from farmers of tea agroforests in Issue 4, 25 Magazine. It was the late spring of 2007. I was in an Akha village in the Bulang Mountains of Yunnan Province of southwestern China, carrying out fieldwork for my doctoral studies on the ecology and culture of tea. Southern Yunnan and the …
Vessels Through the Ages – 25 Magazine: Issue 4
Coffee is a Muslim beverage which originated in the Middle East. So what, in design terms, has the region bequeathed to global coffee culture? JONATHAN MORRIS takes us on a journey through the annals of coffee vessels in Issue 4 of 25 Magazine. How this got to Yemen is another matter. The Persian physician, philosopher, …
Team Talk – 25 Magazine: Issue 4
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. …
Mapping Ethiopia – 25 Magazine: Issue 4
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 …
Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future – 25 Magazine: Issue 4
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 …
March 2018 in National Coffee Competitions
Here is our recap of the winners of national coffee competitions from around the world in collaboration with World Coffee Events (WCE) for the month of March 2018. These dedicated coffee competitors have earned the right to represent their country in coffee competitions at the international level. For more information on upcoming world championships and …
Gender Equality in Coffee: Minimizing the Gender Gap in Agriculture
Excerpt from KIM ELENA IONESCU’s introduction of the newly republished SCA White Paper titled Gender Equality and Coffee: Minimizing the Gender Gap in Agriculture, released this week in celebration of #EqualPayDay. Many readers of the Blueprint for Gender Equality in the Coffeelands— including those that read it when it was first released in late 2015— …
CoLab: Belfast 2017 – Panel Discussion
A special panel discussion on the Belfast coffee scene presented at CoLab: Belfast in November 2017, the final video in the series we have released from this event. To find the first three talks from CoLab: Belfast, click here. Join the Barista Guild of Europe at CoLab: Bucharest this 29-31 May, 2018! Learn more and …
SCA Podcast #16: The Building Blocks of a Cafe
This episode of the SCA Podcast features Ralf Rueller, speaking at CoLab: Belfast in November 2017 about the essential factors to consider when planning a new cafe. Since 2010, Ralf and his team at The Barn Coffee Roasters have been doing pioneering work in Berlin’s specialty coffee scene, exploring how to build an audience, lower barriers, …