The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) has opened additional spots in the ASCA 2020 Monin Australian Coffee in Good Spirits (CIGS) Championship.

Entries close 24 January. The ASCA 2020 Monin Australian CIGS Championship will be held during the ASCA Condesa Co Lab 2020 Australian Coffee Championships at Tasting Australia in Adelaide form 27 to 30 March.

CIGS promotes innovative beverage recipes that showcase coffee and spirits in a competition format. Competitors must make two Irish coffees followed by two unique alcohol-based designer drinks for the judges.

CIGS highlights the barista/barkeeper’s mixology skills in a setting where coffee and alcohol go perfectly together. Points are also awarded for classy execution and customer service.

In the world competition, competitors in the preliminary round produce four drinks – two identical hot/warm coffee and alcohol-based designer drinks, and two identical cold coffee and alcohol-based designer drinks.

The six competitors with the highest preliminary round scores will compete in the final round. The final round requires competitors to produce two Irish Coffees and two coffee-and-alcohol-based designer drinks. The highest scoring final round competitor is named the champion.

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