Category: Uncategorized

Just giving you the heads up on the next installment of the Vice Barista Jam!

This one is taking place on October 23rd! Full event details
are here – http://www.vicecoffeeinc.com/blog/

If any of the guys wanna enter the Latte Art Throwdown – get
them to DM me @vicecoffeeinc  registration is open

Competition is only open to newbies this time so all entrants in our Summer Barista Jam have been excluded from entering!

Hi Everyone,

I hope that you are all well! The 2013/14 Irish Barista Competition is around the corner, the Competitionseason has started again. We just finalised details of this year’s judging workshop and would like to invite you once again to attend.

Firstly, a massive Thank You for your dedication and your expertise for last year’s judging at the IBC.  Our aim is to further raise judging standards again this year. The course will follow a similar structure to last year- both theory and practical- but we would like to focus even more on the sensory understanding and on scoring techniques.

We certainly believe that if we continue focusing more on this modules will improve and benefit judging standards and palates.

The details for the judging course are as follows: The workshop will be held at Marco Beverage Systems Ltd. ( 74, Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate,Dublin18) on the 31st of October 2013 (Thursday).

This workshop will be free of charge for all SCAE members. A small fee of € 50 will be applicable tonon-SCAE members to assist in covering costs.

All judges for this year’s IBC must again attend and successfully pass this workshop in order to be considered for judging at this year’s Irish Barista Championship.

Spaces for this workshop are limited, so please could you come back to me by the 20th of October if you wish to participate.

The 2013/14 IBC Semi-Finals will be on the 9/10th of November 2013 in Java Republic Roastery and the Finals will be held in CityWest on the 11th of February 2014.  If you would like to attend the judging workshop we also would hope that you would all be available for our competitions.

For those of you who are unavailable to judge, but would still like to be involved, we are looking for volunteers to help with the running of the 2013/14 IBC.

I will confirm further details for the workshop day closer to the date!

We really do hope thatyou can all make it!

Thank you all!

Kind Regards,

Anita

Please see below the minutes for the latest SCAE AGM, if there are any queries, questions or comments on the below.  Please post below and we will revert.

SCAE IRISH CHAPTER

AGM MINUTES – 19^th July 2013

Location: Hatch & Sons, 15 Stephens Green, Dublin 2

Joe Smith (JS), James
Shepherd (JSH), Lorcan Fagan (LF) Drewry Pearson (DP) Garrat Buckley (GB), Paul
Stack (PS), Tara Cronin (TC), Anita Bertok (AB)

Attached
Addendum:                   

1. 1.       Review of AGM Minutes 2012

No Matters Arising

1. 2.       Matters Arising

No Matters Arising

1. 3.       Chairman Report (JS)

Chairman welcomed all attendees and observed
the large attendance continued from 2012 AGM.
Also noted that that the chapter is strong both financially but also
supported by its members and industry people involved.

Commented that commitment and energy to the
organisation was required going forward, in order for the high standard of
activities to be maintained.

Chairman remarked on the number of
achievements had been met by the chapter over the past year.

• Colin Harmon, WBC, 4^th Place-
  excellent achievement
• Dublin being chosen to host 2016 World of Coffee
  (WBC etc.) remarkable achievement and thanks to all involved was expressed.
• JSH election AS Chairman for World Coffee Events
  2014
• DP Election to take over as President of SCAE in
  June

JSH stepping down as NC, chairman
thanked him for his on-going efforts in getting the SCAE         Irish Chapter to its current
position.  JSH handing over role in
November to (L?)

The chairman reflected on the
requirement of the organisation to continue to improve, deliver more and become
even more relevant to its members and the coffee industry as a whole.  The purpose of SCAE Irish Chapter, (SCAE IC)
not only to run the events annually but to move forward, take risks and be
innovative with its strategy.

Finally, thanks for the principle
sponsors Glanbia and CMA was given for their continued support.  Thanks to GB & Eventhaus for their
continued support was given.

1. 4.       Financial Report (JS)

(Please see attached financial
report circulated 19.06.13)

SCAE IC in small deficit (-€409)
due to the expense incurred in sending representatives long-haul.  Small deficit however represents the prudency
with which organisation is run.

Suggestion that next year, that
Education (which currently runs separately publish its income/expenditure in
conjunction with main accounts.

Also noted that contributions
from industry without which the current financials would not be as healthy.

1. 5.       National Coordinator Report (JSH)

The nomination of Dublin for WBC 2016 was
put forward as an excellent reflection on work of the Chapter thus far.  JSH suggested a working group was put
together to look at the possibility of a creating an event around this
occasion.  Something similar to that of
London Coffee Festival.

JSH commented on the success of the year
with IBC and WBC success and the probability of same at the upcoming Nice WoC.

JSH spoke of the requirement to bring
coffee in conjunction with food and wine events.  Thanks were given to all in the organisation
as he steps down from his role; finally congratulations were given to Anita on
her appointment as WBC Judge.

1. 6.       Education Report (PS)

Attached Full Education Report,
as circulated (19/06/13)

For the first time a full coffee diploma was
run in the “school year” (Sept-June), this was a successfully run, only one
element was left uncompleted and it is due to be scheduled ito run in early
Autumn.

Education Courses were well attended and
worked well, the objective financially of the education programme is to break
even which they managed successfully this year.

Thanks given to Anita/Maria/Vinne was given
for their assistance in the running of the education programme.

• 4 authorised trainers now in Ireland
• Vinnie/Julie completed diploma

PS now stepping down from
leading the education committee, and Vinnie has committed to taking over with
Paul remaining to assist.

Point of using Irish trainers
were possible, similar to judging trying to avoid bringing in trainers from
outside of Ireland.  *Calendar of events
available in ades

New curricular coming in from
SCAE the coffee diploma is being refreshed and re-launched, this will happen in
Nice it includes the introduction of an extra foundation level.  Audit structure also to be introduced, on-line
and hands-on.

Finally Gold Cup research
European results launched in Nice, Irish results included in in meeting addendums.

1. 7.       Communication  (TC)

3 main elements discussed:

a)
Upkeep of the website, which requires
contributions were appropriate from all members, these should be sent to TC for
including on the website.  Try and avoid
the website becoming stagnant and one dimensional.

b)
Twitter, important the SCAE IE has an
appropriate presence on Twitter. Agreed that as events happen the appropriate
committee member would have access to the Twitter account, which would allow
information to be relayed at the required “Twitter Speed”

c)
Other Social Media Platforms, it was put the
floor on other mediums that perhaps SCAE should be utilising appropriate to the
organisation. Suggestions on same were requested.

1. 8.       Judging Report (AB)

JS thanked AB for stepping up to
the role.  AB outlined her aim for the
role, was to increase the amount of certified trainers.

1. 9.       Election of Officers (JS)

1. 10.   Any Other Business

David Veale SCAE Executive
Director was present at the AGM.

He noted that the SCAE IC was a
“shining light” among the organisation and was clearly a very active and
efficient organisation.  Thanks were
given to JS for his work as NC. He also gave congratulations for the Chapters
performance at the WBC and for the various appointments that had happened.  He commented that the recent success was
being reflected in Dublin’s successful bid to host 2016.

SCAE going forward –

A new board had been formed going
forward from June and a 3 year strategic plan had been put in place.  A new vision for the organisation had been
launched * Full details can be found in the attached addendum.

Allocation of Funds:        Discussion was had regarding the
allocation of funds, i.e. should national winners be supported as currently in
place by SCAE IC, or should winners be asked to look for their own
sponsorship.  Another suggestion was that
SCAE itself should support all national winners.  It was agreed that a discussion around this
topic would be discussed.  All
stakeholders should be included in any such discussion, including but limited
to participants, SCAE board members, sponsors.

Dublin Coffee Festival:  GB suggested that a mandate be given by SCAE
IC that a coffee event akin to London Coffee Festival should be looked at.  Discussion was had at where this event should
be aimed, industry, consumers or both.
Agreed that GB, would gather a working group together and revert in 6-8
weeks on a proposal for same.

Finally JS thanked all for
attending and for participation.

Next Meeting

17^th September 2013

Location: The Fumbally Fumbally
Ln, Dublin 8

TC to circulate all new members
contact details.

Barista Jam on July 31st – full event details here (http://www.vicecoffeeinc.com/summer-barista-jam/

The Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine brought some of the world’s best known chefs, critics, commentators, kitchen gardeners, foragers and wine experts to East Cork. The festival was held at Ballymaloe House and Ballymaloe Cookery School. In addition to the usual festival activities (readings, talks, panel discussions) they held demonstrations, tastings, producer visits, foraging expeditions, lunches, dinners and a brew bar.

Bewleys, Robert Roberts, Golden Bean, Badger and Dodo, Ponaire, Cloud Picker, Baileys and Nic’s Tea were all represented over the course of the festival on the SCAE brew bar.

The objective of the Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine was to bring together a wide, varied and international group of cookery writers, journalists, bloggers and critics whilst also offering a varied programme for professional and non-professional food enthusiasts from Ireland and abroad. The SCAE fit seamlessly into this programme as we brought various methods of brewing several different beans to the fore and hopefully brought filter coffee to the wider public.

The brew bar concept itself is a kind of inside out bar. With grinders in the center, and different hot water delivery at each of the 3 stations. Each station featured a different brewing device: Chemex, V60, Aeropress and Espro Press.

The brew bar will reappear at the main SCAE show in Nice in June.

SCAE Ireland AGM

Date: 19th June 2013

Time: 930 for 10am Start

Location: 

Hatch & Sons Irish Kitchen

15 St Stephens Green,

Dublin 2

All are welcome to attend/participate.  Members can vote

Agenda to follow