Coffee Mentality

13/05/2026

Highlights from our Bangkok cupping event ☕️🇹🇭🇦🇺

and credits: Australian Embassy Thailand

Our embassy hosted a free coffee tasting workshop at Roots at Ratchathewi in partnership with specialty roasters Roots and Coffee Mentality. 🥄

🏆 2026 Australian Cup Tasters champion Karl Lee and 2025 World Cup Tasters champion Chatchalerm (Boss) Lertanekwattna shared their experiences and guided the workshop.

Ian Abadiano from Coffee Mentality said Australia produces up to 800 tonnes of coffee a year, and the workshop was the first time they shared beans from Jack Murat Farms in Thailand.

Roots’ Korn Sanguenkaew talked about characteristics of Thai coffee, and it’s development over the years.🌱

Workshop participants sampled a selection of Australian and Thai grown coffees, and used a coffee character wheel to describe qualities from flavour to finish. Some also took part in our cup taster challenge. The top two winners chose the correct coffee in less than 10 seconds - well done! 👏

สถานทูตของเราได้จัดเวิร์กช็อปชิมกาแฟฟรีที่ร้าน Roots สาขาราชเทวี โดยร่วมมือกับโรงคั่วกาแฟ Roots และ Coffee Mentality 🥄

🏆 Karl Lee แชมป์ Australian Cup Tasters ปี 2569 และ ฉัตรเฉลิม เลิศอเนกวัฒนา แชมป์ World Cup Tasters ปี 2568 ได้มาร่วมแบ่งปันประสบการณ์และเป็นผู้นำเวิร์กช็อป

Ian Abadiano จาก Coffee Mentality กล่าวว่า ออสเตรเลียผลิตกาแฟได้สูงสุดถึง 800 ตันต่อปี และเวิร์กช็อปนี้นับเป็นครั้งแรกที่ได้นำเมล็ดกาแฟจาก Jack Murat Farms จากออสเตรเลียมาให้ทุกท่านได้ลองในไทย

กรณ์ สงวนแก้ว จาก Roots ได้กล่า�

13/05/2026

Massive thanks to the Australian Embassy Thailand for recognising the power of coffee to build bridges across cultures 🙌☕️ Coffee diplomacy at work 🇦🇺🇹🇭

11/05/2026

What happens when roasters collaborate, with support, two coffee champs leading a sensory experience, and Mallee the koala cheering on …☕️🐨🇦🇺🇹🇭

A jam-packed room buzzing with energy, fun chats and new friendships.

So good to share Australian coffees sourced in Bangkok for the first time, while also tasting and learning more about Thai coffees.

Australian Embassy, Thailand


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06/05/2026

Thanks for the shout out BeanScene Magazine. If you’re heading to Bangkok for , please join us this Sunday for some Aussie and Thai coffee tasting ☕️😀

Queensland’s Coffee Mentality is collaborating with Thai roaster Roots and the Australian Embassy Thailand to host a coffee tasting workshop.

05/05/2026

Thrilled to be part of this collaboration with Australian Embassy, Thailand 🙌
See you this Sunday, Bangkok 🇹🇭
Ian Abadiano

04/05/2026

We are taking Australia to the world …..of Coffee Bangkok 😀🇦🇺🇹🇭

In collaboration with the Australian Embassy Thailand and renowned Thai specialty roaster Roots , we are excited to host a Australia - Thailand bilateral cup tasting on Sunday 10 May in Bangkok, AND featuring our respective cup taster champions 🏆

We are stoked to be part of this initiative, using coffee as a platform for building people to people links across borders.

03/05/2026

Proud to share this spotlight on our cafe partner Mutsumi on his entrepreneurial journey of choosing a different path of community, and creating impact in Kagoshima 🇯🇵

Interview with

After graduating from university, Mutsumi went around various places in Japan, and met his teacher Ian in Australia and started a mobile cafe in Japan.

“Make life the choice of passion”. Not only do we serve coffee, we also offer activities to expand our choices in life, and to lead a society where as many people as possible can live fully, we also provide events, and instruct people who want to learn coffee.

29/04/2026

Repurposing coffee waste 🙌
Congrats Mushee Co.and Skipper for making this happen .

18/04/2026

Lest we forget.
Open ANZAC Day with adjusted hours.

11/04/2026

We’re at World of Coffee USA 🇺🇸 🙌

Cheers for letting us fly the Aussie 🇦🇺 coffee flag today at the world’s biggest coffee convention.

Bring on Day 2 !

01/04/2026

Things might feel a little upside down …so we brought you something joyful.

Sweet, comforting notes of dark raisins and warm spices to share with someone who needs a lift ☕🐣

30/03/2026

Best of luck as you head to China this week to represent Australia 🇦🇺 at the PCA Brewers Cup Championships, as well as compete in the Vietnam National Barista Championships.

We’ve had the privilege of seeing the preparation in our training room - your dedication practising into the night and weekends…encountering moments of frustration, doubt and disbelief. It’s all part of the competition journey, and you’ve come through it with a true .

We are here cheering you on 👌

27/03/2026

Watching one of our own CM Family volunteer, learn, and observe from every role shows what this journey truly looks like. passion for coffee, dedication to learning, and quiet commitment to improving every day is what builds champions.
Long before the spotlight, there is curiosity, humility, and hard work. And that is where the real journey of passion begins.

26/03/2026

So proud and grateful to see our founder Ian Abadiano take out the Coffee Educator Award 🙏

Australia’s stand-out coffee industry talent was again recognised at the second annual Coffee Industry Heroes Awards, presented Thursday, 26 March as part of this year’s Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE).

22/03/2026

Easter hours are out 🐰

Most stores trading as usual with slightly shorter hours ☕️

22/03/2026

Couldn’t have pulled off last week’s fundraiser without the team, former and current, volunteering and working together behind the scenes.

18/03/2026

Who knew a could have an Impact Advisory Board 😀

Grateful to this incredible group who have guided us over the year as we scale and better understand our .

From shaping Theory of Change to developing our why, they’ve helped us solidy Coffee Mentality mission - to help people get more out of themselves and life 🙏 through our three pillars of capability development, research and diplomacy.

Shoutout to our board .hall , Andrew Evans, Nicola Gibbs, .roro for your insight, challenge and belief that there is more to coffee.

Our on a page will guide us to continue to create meaningful change.

17/03/2026

Thank you 🙏

A fundraiser held to help Queensland’s three 2026 Australian coffee champions chase their dreams has been hailed as a success.

15/03/2026

A night that will go down in history 🏆

Three Queensland champions representing Australia at the and an industry coming together to back them and inspire the next generation of competitors.

04/03/2026

What’s your ?

Strong and steady?
Bright and driven?
Calm and collected?

Meet our blends.
Find one that matches your energy 👌

27/02/2026

An incredible cupping session hosted by Minas Hill and led by Australian Cup Taster Champion Karl Lee.
From tasting to conversation, the table was full of love, excitment, insight and shared passion for not just quality but relationships too. Events like this remind us that there is always more in coffee.
Grateful to everyone who joined us to taste, learn and elevate their palate.

26/02/2026

Grateful and proud to have our Founder Ian Abadiano named a finalist in four categories 🙏

The list of nominees for this year’s Coffee Heroes Awards has officially dropped, with winners across seven categories set to be announced at the MICE Opening Party on Thursday 26 March.

21/02/2026

Continuing our Staff Upskilling series, today we went on a sensory deep dive with none other than top sensory trainer and Cup Tasters Champ 👃☕️

Thank you Karl for sharing your decades of wisdom and challenging the team to apply sensory awareness to every cup 🙌✨

20/02/2026

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To our third and final champ, meet Danny Andrade.

Brazilian-born and Gold Coast based, Danny is the co-owner of Blackboard Coffee Roasters and Founder of Processing Methods Bootcamp.

His journey has taken him across the globe, sharing his expertise in coffee processing and roasting and most notably serving as a World Coffee Events judge.

Now, Danny is preparing to represent Australia as our Roasting champion at the 2026 World Coffee Championships in Brussels in June, carrying our coffee community onto the world stage.

We’re incredibly proud to be backing Danny and you can too. Join us for our fundraiser on Saturday 14 March. All ticket proceeds and donations will go towards supporting Danny and fellow competitors as they prepare to compete at the .

🎟 Tickets via the link in bio

19/02/2026

Great catching up with roasters from North America and East Asia at the Golden Bean World Series this week in Newcastle☕️👌🏾.
The real value was in the conversations around the cupping table - comparing calibrations, understanding regional preferences, and seeing how different markets interpret quality.

We shared best practice, discussed what’s working in our respective businesses, and explored how roasting philosophies adapt to customer expectations while staying true to what we do best.

Grateful to .australasia for this opportunity 👏🏽

Oh, and our Olfactory blend entry took home a medal in every category.

Congratulations to all the winners 👏☕️🏆