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Mikolaj PociechaCoffee StoriesMikolaj Pociecha
July 25, 2025

Mikolaj Pociecha

In 2025, under the Amsterdam lights of the Dutch Brewers Cup, Mikolaj Pociecha stood third on the podium—his Robusta brew defying a world that dismissed it as inferior. At 28, with seven years weaving through Europe’s coffee tapestry, Mikolaj turned heads, proving Coffea Canephora could shine. From Ireland’s coastal cafés…
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Nicholas GinterCoffee StoriesNicholas Ginter
July 22, 2025

Nicholas Ginter

After honorably serving in the United States Army as an infantryman and non-commissioned officer, Nicholas Ginter found solace in coffee’s complexity, launching Degenerates Drinking Coffee to explore the industry’s science. A former Starbucks barista turned U.S. Army veteran, Nicholas returned to his passion with a psychology degree in hand, but…
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Kevin Arley Briceño Ramírez, photo by CristianCoffee StoriesNewsA Young Farmer’s Passion: Kevin’s Coffee Journey with GCAG
July 15, 2025

A Young Farmer’s Passion: Kevin’s Coffee Journey with GCAG

At just 16 years old, Kevin Arley Briceño Ramírez is brewing a brighter future for coffee farming in Colombia. In our latest 6-minute documentary, A Coffee Kid’s Dream: Meet Kevin | I’M NOT A BARISTA Short Documentary, Kevin shares his inspiring story of growing up on his family’s coffee farm…
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Çağrı DenizerCoffee StoriesÇağrı Denizer
July 8, 2025

Çağrı Denizer

At 5:30 AM, as Ankara streets stir in the pre-dawn hush, 20-year-old Çağrı Denizer flips the sign to “Open”. Most baristas groan at the early shift, but for Çağrı Denizer, it’s a sacred ritual—grinding beans, the scent of coffee rising like a quiet song. With five years shaping his craft…
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Gabor Mordy JakabCoffee StoriesGabor Mordy Jakab
June 25, 2025

Gabor Mordy Jakab

In the gentle embrace of Berlin’s Köpenick, where lakes ripple like soft secrets and ancient oaks stand sentinel, Gabor Mordy Jakab—Mordy to a few old souls—has found his rhythm at 45. His days hum with a purpose that feels alive, not frantic, a balance he’s clawed his way to after…
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Danny ToroCoffee StoriesDanny Toro
June 17, 2025

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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Hu YingCoffee StoriesHu Ying
June 9, 2025

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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Dmytro Mohylenko and his Dotyk DripperCoffee StoriesDmytro Mohylenko
May 28, 2025

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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DSCF2320Coffee StoriesLiliana Caballero Rojas
May 13, 2025

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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Timur Lyapin and Aysel GuluzadaCoffee StoriesAysel Guluzada & Timur Lyapin
May 7, 2025

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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hopehi wang chuanCoffee StoriesWang Chuan
April 25, 2025

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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Camilo Torres from The Cranky Hummingbird ColombiaCoffee StoriesCamilo Torres
April 7, 2025

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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