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Danny Toro Danny ToroCoffee Stories

Danny Toro

Have you ever brewed coffee at 80 degrees Celsius? In 2024, Danny Toro (they/them) did, standing on a Portugal stage at the International AeroPress Championship, their AeroPress steaming as the crowd leaned in. “I couldn’t believe it,” they said, recalling the moment their daringly low temperature unlocked the sweetest, most…
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June 17, 2025
Hu Ying Hu YingCoffee Stories

Hu Ying

Under the flickering lights of Dublin’s 2016 World Barista Championship, Hu Ying stood trembling, her hands steadying a pour-over as China’s hopes rested on her shoulders. In a tea-dominated nation, she dared to chase a dream, her heart racing with the weight of being an early pioneer. Born into a…
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June 9, 2025
Dmytro Mohylenko Dmytro Mohylenko and his Dotyk DripperCoffee Stories

Dmytro Mohylenko

In 2017, a 16-year-old Dmytro Mohylenko took his first sip of espresso at VZNK Coffee in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the world shifted. The sweet, pure taste of that cup—served without sugar—ignited a passion that would carry him from a summer job to the forefront of Ukraine’s specialty coffee scene. Today,…
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May 28, 2025
Liliana Caballero Rojas Coffee Stories

Liliana Caballero Rojas

In the rolling hills of Bucaramanga, Colombia, where coffee plants sway under the morning mist, Liliana Caballero Rojas stands as a beacon of resilience and passion. Her story, woven into the fabric of Café Hacienda Casablanca, is one of dreams defying odds—a tale that found its heart in the Global…
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May 13, 2025
Aysel Guluzada & Timur Lyapin Timur Lyapin and Aysel GuluzadaCoffee Stories

Aysel Guluzada & Timur Lyapin

Imagine a bustling city cradled between the shimmering Caspian Sea and the rugged Caucasus Mountains. Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, hums with life. The air carries the faint aroma of tea, a tradition as old as the cobblestone streets. But something new is brewing. Over the past 15 years, coffee…
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May 7, 2025
Wang Chuan hopehi wang chuanCoffee Stories

Wang Chuan

Snow falls softly on Shenyang’s quiet streets, blanketing the northern Chinese city in a hush that feels eternal. Inside a small apartment, Wang Chuan, a photographer with a restless heart, flips through snapshots of a Taipei café, its warm lights cutting through the evening chill. It’s 2016, and he’s just…
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April 25, 2025
Camilo Torres Camilo Torres from The Cranky Hummingbird ColombiaCoffee Stories

Camilo Torres

The rain came hard that first day, soaking through Camilo Torres’ shirt as he trudged up a muddy Colombian hillside, a heavy sack of coffee cherries slung over his shoulder. He was 15, a restless kid who’d rather ditch school than study, and this was his father’s idea of a…
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April 7, 2025
Hu Han Hu Han_barista_ Müller cafe_ShenyangCoffee Stories

Hu Han

Hu Han doesn’t stride into Müller Cafe like a big shot. More often, he’s the guy in the back, fiddling with a grinder or hauling a bag of beans, a big smile breaking through when you catch his eye. At 25, he’s the co-owner of this cozy spot in Shenyang,…
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April 4, 2025
Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez Coffee Stories

Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez

In the misty hills of Vereda Vericuté, Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia, Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez tend a small coffee farm that whispers of resilience and renewal. Barely two hectares, it’s no sprawling estate—just a patchwork of coffee, cacao, and plantains carved from inherited land and years of steady labor. Laura…
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March 30, 2025
Leonardo Gaviria Leonardo Gaviria GCAGCoffee Stories

Leonardo Gaviria

Picture this: a sun-drenched coffee farm in Colombia, where the air hums with the promise of a perfect brew. In the heart of this caffeine-kissed land, Leonardo Gaviria—a coffee quality analyst, professional Q-grader, and agroindustrial engineer—stands as a bridge between the soil and the cup. His story isn’t just about…
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March 13, 2025