A coffee cocktail, with a cheese foam? Yes, you heard it right — 2017 World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (WCIGS) Finalist Natasha Shariff combines chai, cheese foam, coffee, and gin to make one of her most interesting drinks of the year! Learn how to make Natasha's signature beverage, hear about how she got into coffee, and her experience as a two-time National Champion and WCIGS Finalist in Episode 4 of All-Stars Online.

Two-time World Coffee in Good Spirits (WCIGS) Champion Dan Fellows makes a twist on his 2018 championship-winning signature beverage, with a little help from a special guest. Watch episode 3 of All-Stars Online to learn more about Dan, his journey to the WCIGS, and what he’s done since.

Nicole Battefeld transforms into caped crusader Battewoman, making an Espresso Battini in order to save her brewer from her arch-nemesis, Robusto. Find out how Nicole got into coffee, her journey to the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship, and follow along as she makes a signature beverage!

Find out how Mikael got into coffee, his journey to the World Barista Championship, and follow along as he makes a signature beverage!

All-Stars from the World Coffee Championships have just concluded two interactive features this summer — All-Stars Online and All-Stars x Barista Guild! The All-Stars program celebrates some of the best competitive coffee makers in the world in a fun, engaging format, which we are adapting to bring directly to you.

Learn more about the 2020 SCA Board Election Process on this webinar, recorded live on September 18, hosted by SCA Board President Christina Meinl and Vice President Colleen Anunu.

The steady growth of the C market price over the past two months could be destabilized by an increase in coffee supply across International Commodity Exchange warehouses; Qima Coffee announces the discovery of a new genetic group of Arabica, Yemenia; three NGOs have proposed a plan to alleviate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the African coffee sector; Flash Coffee Thailand appears to be thriving despite the difficult operating conditions of the pandemic.

After much conversation with exhibitors and sponsors, local partners, and the Board of Directors, today the Specialty Coffee Association is announcing that the 2021 Specialty Coffee Expo scheduled to take place in New Orleans in April will be postponed to September 30-October 3, 2021.

In America, the coffee industry is primarily business. If I have an idea that will revolutionize the industry, as an individual, I’m free to take my vision and run with it. LABAN NJUGUNA explores the role of government agencies and the importance of making information available to growers in a Viewpoint feature for SCA News.

Today we at the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) are sad to announce the cancellation of the 2020 World of Coffee trade show scheduled to take place October 15-17 in Warsaw, due to ongoing health and safety concerns.

Today, it is my pleasure to present the slate of candidates for the 2020 SCA Board of Directors elections. The Nominating Committee, chaired by SCA Board President Christina Meinl, has put forward the following professionals after an extensive interview process with the dozens of SCA members who responded to our call for nominations made in June 2020.

In this first Community Impact of COVID-19 video, Katie von der Lieth and Peter Giuliano analyze what the SCA’s most recent survey tells us about the impact of COVID-19 on the specialty coffee community.

In the coming weeks, the SCA Research team will break down the results of the latest survey in a new video series: Community Impact of COVID-19, with support from Pacific Barista Series. The first video, Community Impact of COVID-19: An Introduction, presented by Katie von der Lieth and Peter Giuliano is now available.

This week, we focus on the strong increase in at-home consumption of specialty coffee. Tracing the trend across earnings reports for large corporations, our own COVID-19 community impact surveys, and recent media coverage of the at-home category growth, we explore some of the ways in which specialty coffee companies have been making coffee easier for consumers to access and enjoy on their journey to learn and adapt to the ongoing pandemic.

After launching earlier this summer, the Specialty Coffee Association is delighted to be accepting public entries to Design in Coffee and New in Coffee — two platforms that showcase the latest innovations and product launches across the specialty coffee industry.

Damian Czyźewski, National Coordinator for the SCA Poland Chapter, shares his group’s experience hosting the 2020 Polish Latte Art Championships this past June.

The Specialty Coffee Association announced today that Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos and Burak Alici, two members of the 2020-2021 Board of Directors, have been elected by the current SCA Board of Directors to take on roles as SCA Board Officers in the coming year.

Arabica coffee futures rose as the Brazilian real strengthened against the US dollar; one of Beirut’s first specialty coffee shops is seeking support rebuild following the devastating explosion last week; the recent El Salvador Cup of Excellence Auction set a new price per pound record; a recent survey from Hanns R. Neumann Stifung suggests the effects of climate change might be more difficult to manage for smallholders.

The OXO Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker has received the SCA’s Certified Home Brewer mark. Coffee consumers are increasingly seeking the specialty coffee shop experience at home. In a crowded and competitive market, the SCA Certified Home Brewer mark helps consumers find and choose the best coffee makers, backed by the science and experience of the Specialty Coffee Association.

SCA members in Korea cast their ballots in the 2020 elections to select their new leadership. Today, we are pleased to welcome the SCA Korea Chapter’s new committee!