Our Kind of Spring Break: SCAA Symposium and Expo
/ TItle Image via SCAA Symposium /
What's on your schedule for Spring Break this year? If we had our druthers, we'd be heading out west to Seattle for the U.S.' biggest annual gathering of coffee people. Each year, the Specialty Coffee Association of America pulls together people from all branches of the specialty coffee industry for one huge blowout celebration of all things coffee. Titled simply The Event, it's a combination trade show, convention and learning center where participants roast coffee, brew coffee, study coffee, talk about coffee and, most of all, enjoy coffee for five fabulously caffeinated days.
The Event itself is far more than a gathering of industry professionals. It's the annual highlight and culmination of the most important competitions in the specialty coffee world. Competitions at the event include the United States Latte Art Championship, United States Cup Tasters Championship, Roasters Guild Roasters Choice Competition, United States Barista Championship and United States Brewers Cup Championship. In addition to the competitions, attendees will have the chance to attend skill-building workshops, achieve various industry certifications, check out the latest and greatest coffee equipment innovations and, most important of all, sample lots and lots and lots of outstanding coffee. With close to 400 exhibitors (including, we were excited to see, the Acaia coffee-brewing scale we highlighted back in December), there's more than enough to keep everyone engaged between competition bouts, special breakfasts, dinners, tours and even a 5K run.
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