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Courses & Community
Stories from our classrooms, competitions and coffee community, in Thailand and beyond. Explore completed courses, meet the people who joined us and browse the original photo albums.


From Classroom to Competition: Our Alumni at SRC Thailand 2026
Celebrating 13 Espresso Academic alumni at Stronghold Roasting Championship Thailand 2026, and the different learning journeys that brought them there.
Oct 11 min read


Celebrating Ohm’s Competition Journey and Community Work
Celebrating Ohm’s third-place DripBattle result in Bangkok and his ongoing contribution to coffee competition and community learning in Nan.
Mar 91 min read


Kookai’s Competition Journey: Practice, Exchange and Progress
Celebrating Mafear Kookai’s continued progress through brewing practice, competition in Thailand and abroad, and exchange with the Espresso Academic team.
Mar 91 min read


Three New Q Graders from CPC: Supporting Coffee Quality in Laos
Congratulations to Ms Chindavong, Mr Khamphanh and Mr Khenchanh, the three new Q Graders celebrated by CPC, the Bolaven Plateau Coffee Producers Cooperative. Espresso Academic shared their achievement from Vientiane in February 2026.
Feb 121 min read


A Q Grader Journey Completed: Aiy Xaiyakeo’s Learning Milestone
Aiy Xaiyakeo celebrated becoming a Q Grader in a testimonial shared by Espresso Academic in February 2026. His message thanked Natt Muangsiri for the guidance and teaching that supported his learning, alongside photographs from the course and its completion.
Feb 101 min read


To Vanthanuvong’s Q Grader Milestone: Continuing the Learning Journey
Congratulations to To Vanthanuvong on reaching his Q Grader goal. In the testimonial shared by Espresso Academic, he celebrated the achievement and thanked Natt Muangsiri for the training that supported his progress.
Feb 91 min read


Water and Better Coffee: A Workshop Shared by Behind The Passion in Myanmar
Great coffee starts with water. Espresso Academic shared Behind The Passion Coffee Academy’s water workshop as an alumni success story from Myanmar, connecting classroom learning with the wider brewing community.
Feb 21 min read
From Anaya Training to the Espresso Italiano Championship: An Alumni Story, 2018–2019
Anaya’s posts trace one learner’s coffee education from a 2018 experience at Anaya into competitions and further barista training the following year. The December 2018 source is a participant’s own post recalling learning at Anaya; it does not give the class date or course title.
Dec 18, 20191 min read
Anaya Celebrates SCA Brewing Professional Graduates in 2018
View the original post on Facebook In a post published on 17 December 2018, Natt Muangsiri congratulated coffee brewers who had become Certified SCA Brewing Professionals. The caption identifies Anaya Espresso Society as the location and credits Helena Oliviero (AST) as trainer, Piyaphong Sihawong and Nattajak Pitakpuvadon for translation, and Natt Muangsiri (AST) for coordination. An earlier photograph published on 6 October showed Brewing Professional certificates described
Dec 17, 20181 min read
Anaya Alumni Diploma Collection and a Competition Connection, 2018
On 16 December 2018, Anaya Espresso Society posted about a learner coming to collect an SCA Barista Skills Intermediate diploma and an Espresso Academy diploma. The caption also referred to a duo connected with the World Es-Yenn Championship 2018.
Dec 16, 20181 min read
Anaya’s World Es-Yenn Championship 2018 Story: Practice to Runner-Up
Anaya’s posts trace a competitor’s World Es-Yenn Championship 2018 journey from preparation to a reported podium result. The dates below are the social post dates, except where the organizer’s event listing is identified separately.
Mar 14, 20181 min read
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