AustralAsian Specialty Coffee Association                                        

2008 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cupping Championships!

With the new year comes a new opportunity for the Baristas of the nation to compete for the coveted title of the 2008 AASCA Australian Barista Champion. In it's 8th year running, the Australian Barista Championship (ABC) will be run in conjunction with the Australian Latte Art Championship and the Australian Cupping Championship, held in Melbourne,Victoria, on 3rd - 4th May. Competitors will be up for a swag of great prizes with the winners of all three national championships being flown to represent Australia at the Annual World Barista Championship, hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe, June 2008 held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Who Is AASCA?

The AustralAsian Specialty Coffee Association (AASCA) was founded in 2001 by a group of very enthusiatic coffee lovers.   We provide a first quality coffee association to fellow coffee lovers, roasters, growers, equipment suppliers, offices, barista, cafes and restaurants of Australasia.

• United States of America (SCAA),
• Europe (SCAE),
• Ireland (SCAE),
• Brazil (BSCA),
• Japan (SCAJ),
• India (SCAI),
• Hawaii (HCA),
• and World Barista Championship (WBC), and SCAE World Latte Art Championship.

• Holding the Australian Barista Championship, and sponsoring our national barista champion to the World Barista Championship;
• Create and maintain espresso and coffee making standards for the Australasian region;
• Develop and manage specialty coffee festivals across Australia;
• To form alliances with other like minded organisations at an international level;
• To endorse quality work practices amongst those involved in the processing, distribution consumption and education of specialty coffee;
• Develop membership base and networks across Australia and the world; and
  
• To provide information, technology and educational tools to members