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Tay Wipvasutt Tay Wipvasutt Brave RoasterCoffee Stories

Tay Wipvasutt

For some people, coffee begins with a flavor. For others, it begins with a machine, a technique, or a competition. For Tay Wipvasutt, it began with people. Tay Wipvasutt Tay was still in his first year of university when he took a part-time job at a coffee shop. At that…
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May 4, 2026
Andrés Paparoni Andrés Paparoni from NomadCoffee Stories

Andrés Paparoni

For some people, coffee begins with a choice. For others, it’s already there, long before they understand what it means. For Andrés Paparoni, coffee was never something he discovered later in life. It was part of his world from the very beginning. Growing up in Venezuela, coffee wasn’t just a…
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April 28, 2026
Kay Cheon Kay CheonCoffee Stories

Kay Cheon

Before the stage, before the title, before representing a country, Kay Cheon’s journey in coffee began with something much quieter — a question that didn’t quite go away. At the time, coffee wasn’t part of a clear plan. His days were shaped by something else entirely, cycling before school, following…
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April 14, 2026
𝖩𝖺𝗇𝖾 𝖢𝖺𝖻𝗎𝗌𝖺𝗌 𝖤𝗌𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾 Coffee Stories

𝖩𝖺𝗇𝖾 𝖢𝖺𝖻𝗎𝗌𝖺𝗌 𝖤𝗌𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾

Some coffee competitions attract attention. Others quietly struggle to survive. Ibrik is one of them. Compared with the Barista Championship or Brewers Cup, Cezve/Ibrik coffee rarely draws the same audience. The stage is smaller, the return is uncertain, and sometimes the competition doesn’t even happen at all. Preparing for it…
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April 5, 2026
Edward Choo Edward ChooCoffee Stories

Edward Choo

Edward Choo didn’t grow up loving coffee. Like many kids in Malaysia, his drink of choice was Milo. Whenever his parents ordered coffee at a local kopitiam, he would secretly take a sip out of curiosity. It never tasted good. “Yo, it’s yuck. Bitter and intense. Not something I would…
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March 26, 2026
Jimmy Adame Jimmy-AdameCoffee Stories

Jimmy Adame

A life told in coffee, chaos, and second acts. A 14-year-old kid at a Michigan farmer’s market. Flannel and Neff beanies everywhere. He points at the board, orders what he thinks is a blackberry-milk-chocolate latte. The barista hands him a simple pour-over instead. Jimmy Adame still laughs when he remembers…
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March 3, 2026