Coffee event and marketing group The Barista League is inviting coffee people to “meet the roasters” in an online event taking place Wednesday, April 28.
The event is part of The Barista League’s new After Hours series, envisioned as more casual coffee parties through which guests can learn, network and tap into the experiences of some seasoned coffee professionals throughout the world.
This roaster-focused iteration of After Hours will include online visits with working coffee roasters representing coffee companies from nine different countries, as well as a keynote talk from internationally renowned Icelandic roaster and entrepreneur Sonja Björk Grant.
Mathieu Theis and Emi Fukahori of Mame Coffee give a brewing demonstration during High Density. Screenshot.
With its inaugural High Density event, The Barista League raised nearly $4,000 for the Vermont-based nonprofit Grounds for Health.
Taking place last week and now available in full here the High Density event gathered a broad array of speakers, presenters and educators online to deliver back-to-back talks and tutorials.
Guests attending the free event were asked whether they wanted to include a small donation of $5 or a custom amount to Grounds for Health, which currently organizes cervical cancer screening and prevention programs in coffee-growing regions of Ethiopia and Kenya. Attendees ultimately generated $3,850 for the organization.