LOCALE ESPRESSO TO MAKE MICE DEBUT ON THE ESPRESSO BAR
Locale Espresso will be making their MICE debut on our brand new Espresso Bar. Locale originally started out as a side project focused on locally roasted beans, whilst the team were distributing coffee for a big international roaster. Josh Jackson (Locale roaster and National Manager)
ASCA JUDGE FEATURE: CALEB CHA
Circa 2008, long before being crowned the 2015 World Latte Art Champion, Caleb Cha was an inexperienced waiter with a heavy language barrier living in Melbourne. After struggling to get by in his waiting job, he decided it was time to challenge himself
ASCA JUDGE FEATURE: CRAIG SIMON
The next in our series of articles on the ASCA judges, Craig Simon has been a leading Australian barista competitor for the better part of the last decade. Over the last few years Craig has also started exploring the other side of the competition dynamic, through judging. MICE
SLINGSHOT: THE GRINDER REINVENTED
Slingshot Technology's hotly anticipated Slingshot Grinder - which has been in development since 2015 - will be ready for showcase at MICE next month. The team at Slingshot describe it as a coffee grinder that can be used by anyone, from the expert barista
SITTING DOWN WITH ONA COFFEE’S SAM CORRA
ONA Coffee was founded by 2015 World Barista Champion Sasa Sestic. The team at MICE were recently able to find out a bit more about ONA from head roaster Sam Corra - who also placed second in the 2017 World Brewers Cup. Q: How did ONA Coffee
EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF ORIGIN AT MICE2019
MICE will welcome a host of origin countries to Melbourne when the event kicks off next month, including Ethiopia, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Burundi. These countries collectively account for a huge portion of global coffee production, and will
GET YOUR HANDS ON OFFICIAL BEANSCENE MERCH AT MICE2019
Our friends at BeanScene Magazine will be selling official merchandise on their stand at MICE2019. BeanScene Magazine is a conversation about all things coffee, catering to every variety of coffee professional and coffee lovers alike. The magazine has become a voice for
MICE PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
MICE has just announced the finalist list for the hugely successful Product Innovation Awards. The Product Innovation Awards celebrate new products created by MICE exhibitors that are changing the face of the coffee industry. 2019 MICE Product Innovation Awards Finalists: MilkLab Macadamia 1 Litre - MilkLab
CATCHING UP WITH HANNAH HOFMANN OF COFFEE SUPREME
Coffee Supreme are gearing up for a big return to MICE in 2019! The team at MICE were lucky enough to recently interview their green bean buyer, Hannah Hofmann. Q: How did Coffee Supreme first start out? A: Coffee Supreme started out
THE MILKLAB BARISTA BATTLE SERIES RETURNS!
MILKLAB launched their second Battle Series on 10 December and they have another priceless trip to origin up for grabs! Building on the success of the first MILKLAB Barista Battle Series, entries are now submitted online – making it more accessible for those baristas