Sam Shi of Espresso Club, a Brisbane roastery, was named Overall Champion of the 2026 Golden Bean Australasia competition, held June 16 to 20 at Latitude Coffee Roasters in North Lakes, Brisbane. Judges scored 752 coffees across 12 categories, with more than 100 coffee professionals taking part as judges. Espresso Club also took the Overall Small Chain Champion title at the same event. At the time of writing, Espresso Club does not have a public online shop; its Brisbane operation is built around barista training, coffee education, and wholesale and contract roasting rather than direct-to-consumer sales, and the company can be reached through its Facebook page.
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Latitude Coffee Roasters Wins Golden Bean World Series 2026
Latitude Coffee Roasters, based in North Lakes, Brisbane, was named Overall Champion of the 2026 Golden Bean World Series, held February 18 in Newcastle, New South Wales, beating out runner-up Kissing Rock Coffee of the United States. Golden Bean bills itself as the world’s largest coffee roasting competition, and the World Series is its top prize, open only to roasters who already earned a silver or gold medal at a regional Golden Bean edition. Founded in 2018 by UK-born roaster Henry Miller, Latitude ships across Australia and internationally through its online shop, where its full lineup of espresso and filter roasts is available by the bag or subscription.
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Blackboard Coffee Roasters Wins Australian Coffee Roasting Championship 2026
Danny Andrade of Blackboard Coffee Roasters on Queensland’s Gold Coast won the 2026 Australian Coffee Roasting Championship in December, taking Australia’s top roasting title and a place representing the country at the World Coffee Roasting Championship in Brussels this month.