What can sampling teach us about coffee? Like hip-hop, coffee has roots worth remixing. Bartholomew Jones of @CxffeeBlack invites us to explore origin, equity, and expression—beyond the bean. “What if we treated producers as artists?” 👇 📖 Read the ... bit.ly/4mf3hZO

Let's find the right membership for you ✨ Discover the details of our membership tiers at bit.ly/47oQnEh and take the first step to becoming a part of the global network of passionate folks that make up the SCA coffee community. 🔗

📣 We've extended the deadline for responses for the 2025 Equitable Value Distribution survey! The goal of this survey is to gather information and insights on our collective understanding of how value is distributed in the coffee sector. bit.ly/3DT0CVf 🔗

☕ Want to be part of a global community working to make coffee better? 👉 Start with an Associate SCA Membership – it's free to join and gives you access to resources and a network of global coffee professionals. 🔗 Join today: bit.ly/3UVPZWt

🗳 Today, in an email to SCA members around the world, the SCA announced the slate of candidates for the 2025 SCA Board of Directors election, put forward by the Nominating Committee. Find the full announcement on our website at bit.ly/34iXeMC

Kicking off our schedule for the SCA Experience Lounge at SCAJ Conference is 2023 World Barista Champion Boram Um ✨ Visit us between 11 am and 12 pm on Wednesday, September 24th to catch Boram behind the bar.

The next to join us at the SCA Experience Lounge for SCAJ is 2025 World Coffee in Good Spirits Champion, Georgius Audrey Teja, from 1 pm - 2 pm on Wednesday. 👏 ☕ The SCA Experience Lounge is proudly supported by our sponsors: Epeios, Hario, Kinu, Kranti Cofffee, and Squeaky.

Our next featured brewer of the day on Wednesday at SCAJ will be 2024 World Brewers Cup Finalist Ryan Wibawa, who will join us from 2 pm - 3pm. 👐 📅 September 24-27 📍 Tokyo Big Sight Halls 3&4 🕚 10 am – 5 pm (10 am - 4 pm on the final day)

Next to the bar on Thursday at SCAJ will be George Jinyang Peng, 2025 World Brewers Cup Champion! 🏆 Don't forget, while you're tasting all-star brewed coffees you'll also be able to test your CVA knowledge, and we're bringing the SCA Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel photo-wall too!

Wrapping up the Day 2 Barista & Brewers line-up at the SCA Experience Lounge is 2017 World Brewers Cup Champion Chad Wang 👏 You'll catch him at the bar from 3 pm - 4 pm on Thursday.

Kicking off from 11 am to 12 pm on Friday morning, you'll find Miki Suziki, 2017 World Barista Champion Runner-up, slinging coffees at the SCA Experience Lounge ✨ But don't forget you can swing by anytime all show to grab a coffee, snap a selfie with the SCA Flavo....

Up next on Friday at the Experience Lounge is 2024 World Barista Championship finalist Taka Ishitani. Stop by from 1 pm to 2 pm on Friday to grab a coffee, test your CVA skills, and learn more about SCA education and membership programs. 🗣️

The final featured barista on Friday will be 2024 Japan Barista Champion Hiroki Ito, joining us at the SCA Experience Lounge Bar from 3 pm to 4 pm! ☕ The SCA Experience Lounge is proudly supported by our sponsors: Epeios, Hario, Kinu, Kranti Coffee, and Squeaky.

On Saturday, 2022 World Barista Champion Anthony Douglas will be brewing at the SCA Experience Lounge from 12 pm - 1 pm. Stop by for a coffee and to learn more about becoming a part of our mission to make coffee better.

Joining us at the SCA Experience Lounge is 2024 World Barista Championship Finalist Jungwhan Lim from 2 pm - 3 pm on Saturday, which is also your last chance to test your CVA knowledge⁣ and snap a photo with the giant SCA Coffee Taster's Flavour Wheel⁣!

We're so excited to meet you at SCAJ Conference starting tomorrow! 💫 Between the line-up of baristas and brewers over the next four days, you'll also have a chance to sample taste-winning coffees from Cup of Excellence locations across the globe at the SCA Experience Lounge!

📣 Partnership news from Tokyo! The Specialty Coffee Association of Japan and the SCA have signed an MOU at #SCAJ2025, committing to expanding education and professional development opportunities around CVA. ☕ Learn more at bit.ly/46k9EpD

🌏 World of Coffee and the World Barista Championship is coming to Tokyo in 2027! ☕️ 📬 Sign up for the official newsletter at the link in our bio and follow @worldofcoffeeasia and @worldcoffeechampionships to stay up to date📱

What an amazing few days we had in Tokyo! 👏 We enjoyed meeting so many of you at the SCA Experience Lounge. We'll be bringing the SCA Experience Lounge to more cities soon — keep an eye on our channels to find out where we'll be next! #MakeCoffeeBetter #SCAExperienceLounge

Q Grader courses are now available to book 📣 Make your mark. Become a Q Grader. Shape specialty coffee evaluation worldwide. Courses are available now, with more locations, languages, and dates becoming available over the coming weeks. Learn more at bit.ly/42pQX1Q 🔗