Brewers Cup and Cup Tasters info now released!
Introducing our Cuppers in the Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship. It’s a game of taste. It’s a game of the mind. It’s a game of accuracy and speed. Sunday 15 June, noon, The Sapphire Room, Ponsonby Central, Auckland. It’s been said that our Principal Sponsor in the Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship ’25 knows a thing or two […]
Sunday 15 June, noon, The Sapphire Room, Ponsonby Central, Auckland. It’s been said that our Principal Sponsor in the Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship ’25 knows a thing or two about coffee—and they certainly do! A huge thank you to John Burton Ltd for sponsoring the event and sourcing the delicious coffees that will be cupped on
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Judges Information We interviewed our prospective judges for the 2024 Aotearoa Barista Championship about what motivates them to judge others. We say prospective as all judges must pass a stringent calibration the day prior ensuring that they are fully fit and capable to judge our Barista fairly. They attended specialised workshops involving pulling apart the
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We interviewed Takashi Ueno, a latte art competitor about his experience at the Aotearoa Latte Art Championship ’24. Takashi, you’ve competed for 8 years in this discipline at a National level. I admire you as you write down every event name in its entirety when you enter. What changes have you seen in that time?
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In each publication of the BeanScene, our very own Emma McDougall, the NZSCA’s Communication and Administration Co-ordinator, creates articles on topics around our industry and what we are celebrating. Click on the article name to read the published versions. 2025 – Humans vs. Robots – NZSCA’s Wayne Burrows takes on a robotic barista 2024 –
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L-R, Runner Up, Daniel Woodhouse, Third Place, John Huang, and Champion Bryan Rajeyya. Photo credit Justin Park @justin_park_j Stunning Images of the day are available on our Latte Art Championship Facebook page here> With thanks to Justin Park & Kerri Goodman Final Ranking & Scores: Champion Bryan Rajeyya 396Runner Up Daniel Woodhouse 380Third Place John
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Megan with the 2023/2024 Board L-R Back row: Tom Handiside, Ken Shi, Steph Noble, Sam Keall, Connor Nestor Front Row: Alice Burton, Jason Moore, Megan Wyper, Steve Jae, Scott Pepler Absent: Roz Cattell. Dear Members, For the AGM this year, you are warmly invited to Toitoi, at the Hawkes Bay Arts and Events Centre in
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As we move into 2024 and the return of regional barista events we want to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people that were part of the journey in New Zealand. We asked our past champions about their journey in coffee competitions in NZ to help inspire the competitive baristas and coffee community of
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Please see updates here for all listed competitors in our Regional events and a little bit about them and why they want to compete. Respect. Auckland competitors: Jisi Li, Coffee 366 Limited, Auckland Jisi is a first-time competitor currently making around 200 coffees a day. Bio: (Jisi’s words): I’m competing so I can
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The return of regional barista events has encouraged us to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people who are part of the Championship journey in New Zealand. We reached out to all of our past champions to get some words from them asking them to add anything additional that they felt might inspire the
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January 10, 1964 – November 26, 2021 Sanjay Ponnapa, who died aged 56 in Hong Kong, was one of the founders of Wellington’s coffee industry, going on to build a highly successful coffee empire in Wellington and Asia. He was born in Tamil Nadu, near his family’s homeland of Kodagu. The Kodagu (formerly known as
NEW Sponsor Barista Champs In the theme of reducing barriers to competing, an opportunity has arisen to create an exciting new sponsor category based on green bean sourcing. As technology and access to roasting have evolved, many baristas now seek to roast their own coffee and we’d like to help them have access to the
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