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The truth is out. What do die hard coffee drinkers in coffee-obsessed Australia really order?: Caffeine connoisseurs say lattes are the cream of the crop | Herald Sun. Yes, it’s the boorish latte. (And written by a boorish reporter: “Caffeine connoisseurs”?!? It’s been a while since we’ve seen the tiresome caffeine riff.)
Of course we’re being [...]

Tags: australia, australia_coffee, caffeine_riff, counter_culture_coffee, flat_white, latte, latte_art, melbourne_cafes, milk_frothing, wine_analogy

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One of the better espresso-themed events the world over is Sydney’s annual Aroma Coffee Festival at The Rocks, which will take place this year on Sunday, July 22: The Rocks - Sydney - Things to do in Sydney at The Rocks > What’s On at The Rocks > Aroma_Festival. OK, so they’ve since fattened up [...]

Tags: aroma_on_the_rocks, australia, chocolate, coffee_events, sydney_coffee, tea

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While we’re on the subject of international coffee, today’s The Hindu (India… and I guess quite obviously so) published an article documenting Melbourne, Australia’s claim to be at the heart of that nation’s coffee culture: The Hindu : Magazine / Columns : Coffee anyone?.
Melbourne has a pretty strong case. They have a rich coffee history, [...]

Tags: australia, coffee_crawl, coffee_culture, malabar, melbourne

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In case liquid coffee extracts didn’t whet your coffee appetite, maybe instant self-heating coffee in a can will: Self-heating coffee launched in Australia > FOODweek Online > Main Features Page.
Per the product description:

To heat the coffee, the canister is tipped upside down and the tamper-proof seal is removed. An activation button is found underneath the [...]

Tags: australia, coffee_tech, flavored_coffees

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CoffeeRatings.com was inspired by the importance of a scientific approach towards developing comparative reviews of espresso. But this somewhat clinical approach can at times take a little of the joy out of the espresso-sipping experience.
Which is why I am oddly inspired by the purely linguistic constraints imposed by a Melbourne, Australia blogger: Five word coffee [...]

Tags: australia, espresso_review, melbourne

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Need any more evidence that Fair Trade coffee isn’t unquestionably the “right thing to do” when it comes to poverty and the world’s coffee growers? Today’s The Australian reported on two Melbourne academics who have lodged formal complaints against Oxfam Australia, which oversees Australian Fair Trade certification, challenging that Fair Trade doesn’t achieve what it [...]

Tags: australia, berkeley, fair_trade, measure_o, oxfam

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In today’s news, Australian inventors secured an international licensing agreement that stands to revolutionize one of my least favorite subjects: to-go coffee (Aussie Invention Ready to ‘Wow’ U.S. Coffee Drinkers - QSR Magazine). With the introduction of new, temperature-sensitive coffee lids, apparently McDonald’s customers can now be entertained by a show of colors before they [...]

Tags: australia, coffee_tech

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The meteoric growth in consumer demand for espresso has placed immense downward pressure on the skills of the average barista. Many coffee retailers (most notably Starbucks) have responded to this gap between supply and demand by introducing more automated machines and processes, enabling them to hire a wider availability of less skilled workers at lower [...]

Tags: australia, Barista, barista_certification, barista_training

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As an update to a previous post, the AustralAsian Specialty Coffee Association (AASCA) is about to announce plans for formal barista accreditation and licensing. According to today’s The Australian, AASCA barista licensing in Australia is set to launch next month at the 2006 AASCA conference: Certified baristas, crema of the crop | The Nation | [...]

Tags: australia, Barista, barista_certification, barista_training

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The Australian’s IT section reported on a mobile espresso business that delivers: Australian IT - Smartphones turning coffee into cash (Vincent Blake, JUNE 06, 2006).
Australians love their espresso more than almost any other nation in the world. So what do you do when you live in a sparsely-populated country with plenty of land … and [...]

Tags: australia, australia_coffee, to-go-coffee

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