โWhat is specialty coffee?โ No, thatโs not the start of my middle school book report on my favorite drink; itโs a legitimate question. Strictly speaking, โspecialty coffeeโ has a fixed definition, but what it means to be specialty coffee has become a lot more hippy dippy, you-know-it-when-you-see-it sort of thing in the modern parlance. Thatโs why Australiaโs Seven Miles Coffee Roasters is taking a deep dive into the meaning of the phrase with their Industry Forum event happening tonight.
Taking place at Seven Milesโ Sydney headquarters, Industry Forum aims to โstrip back the hype and define what Specialty Coffee meansโ in todayโs coffee world. According to the Facebook event page, guest speakers include Tuli Keidar of Mecca Coffee, Seรกn McManus of Neighbourhood, Emily Oak of St. Ali/Sensory Lab, and 2015 World Barista Champion Sasa Setic of Ona Coffee.
Beer and noshes will be catered by Nomad Brewing Company and Eat Art Truck, an โAmerican BBQ street foodโ truck (which it isnโt. I mean, the menu looks tasty but โAmerican BBQ street foodโ it aint. I thought this whole event was about defining and using words carefully).
Seven Milesโ Industry Forum is free to attend, but space is limited, so RSVP via their website to reserve your spot. And once you know what โspecialty coffeeโ means in the modern day, let us know, because weโre still over here like ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ.
Industry Forum happens Thursday, November 10th from 6:30-10:00pm at the Seven Miles HQ onย 75 Kenneth Road, Manly Vale 2093 NSW.
Zac Cadwaladerย is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network.
*top image via Seven Miles Coffee Roasters
