BeanScene

BeanScene is Australia’s world-class coffee magazine. Not simply one for industry insiders, BeanScene caters for coffee aficionados who love what ‘coffee culture’ contributes to everyday life and leisure pursuits. Packed with fascinating barista profiles, inspiring feature articles and tantalising coffee reviews, BeanScene is a must-read for coffee lovers in Australia.

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CONTRIBUTORS • In each issue of BeanScene we profile a few of our talented contributors.

DAIRY DIARY

COFFEE WASHING STATION RUBAGABAGA WINS BURUNDI CUP OF EXCELLENCE

TWUMBA COFFEE WINS RETURNING RWANDA CUP OF EXCELLENCE

DOUBLE SHOT COFFEE FIESTA TO HOST ASCA WESTERN REGION CHAMPIONSHIP

GENETIC RESISTANCE TO LEAF RUST COULD BE GONE WITHIN FIVE YEARS

DANNY WILSON OF ONA COFFEE WINS AUSTRALIAN CIGS CHAMPIONSHIP

TILLY SPROULE WINS ASCA NORTHERN REGION BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FOURTH TIME

ISABELLA WILLIS OF THE BLESSED BEAN WINS 2018 AUSTRALIAN AEROPRESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Stuff on the scene

Salvatore’s creative solutions • ST. ALi Owner Salvatore Malatesta talks to BeanScene about the importance of instigating noise and searching for the unicorn.

Ashley’s ambition • Ashley Palmer-Watts talks to BeanScene about working with his rock star idol, how Melbourne changed his coffee appreciation, and the coffee tools he never travels without.

Playing to win • For the past decade Steve Wrightson has worked closely with Mocopan Coffee customers to grow partnerships based on a vision for quality and sportsman-like belief.

Cirrus about sustainability • Cirrus Fine Coffee is helping close the loop on café waste with sustainable solutions from the ground up.

Victor’s victory • Winning a trip to Peru at the MilkLab Barista Battle Series provided Victor Vu an opportunity to learn about the origins of his craft and share his latte art with a new audience.

Making Tracks • Han Tran made history as Vietnam’s first barista champion in 2016. She is now helping bring specialty coffee to the masses and proving that South-East Asia has more to offer than export crops.

Flavour potential • Cofinet is helping change the Colombian specialty coffee landscape by introducing honey and natural processed coffees to market to minimise risk and maximise return for farmers.

No optical illusion • Satake’s optical sorter can seal a bean’s fate. The machine is helping roasters, farmers, and green bean importers detect the good beans from the bad and achieve a better overall product.

The planets align • East Coast Espresso has designed and assembled a new manual milk texturing system for the Australian market, aimed at high-volume cafés with a penchant for quality.

Cow to cup • BeanScene visits Parmalat Professional dairy farms to uncover the real milk origin and meet the farmers dedicated to producing high quality Australian milk.

Roasters Directory • The fifth edition of BeanScene’s roasters directory is a compilation of more than 800 Australian and New Zealand roasters who uphold the artisan craft.

Say I do • Newspapers and magazines go mad for the celebrity wedding of the year. Just like any anticipated matrimonial event, MICE2019 is set to be talk of the town for its guest list, catering, and entertainment.

A Phantom triumph • Coffee Roasters Australia Technology has created a new roaster that advocates the country’s manufacturing ability beyond quality coffee production.

CAFÉ SCENE

Quality over quantity • Skyrocketing coffee prices, shifting responsibilities, and education are what makes Kenyan coffee committed to quality despite its hardships.

Just exploring • Zest Specialty Coffee’s Tim Fullerton provides a barista’s outlook in what variables impact...