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Carmen Clemente Coffee Stories

Carmen Clemente

“Even if my hands were shaking, I still managed to do a respectable job and become the new Italian Latte Art Champion” Carmen Clemente has always put her passions first. Even before she entered the world of latte art, when her love was cocktails. She moved from Southern Italy to…
Daniel Cusini
October 10, 2020
Mubirigi Maoussen Coffee Stories

Mubirigi Maoussen

When asked what coffee means to him, Mubirigi replied with, “it is my life.” “I filter coffee, not people.” he considers coffee is healthy. Mubirigi’s coffee journey started in 2015, thanks to his inspiring brother, a humble and passionate barista. ‘He used to pay our bills at home while I…
Iasmina C.
October 4, 2020
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Jaja Ferrer Capili

My name is Jaja Ferrer Capili, and this is my coffee story. Everything began when my husband chanced upon a pop-up cafe serving specialty coffee back home in the Philippines. I could still remember the spark on his face as he started to retell how amazed he was to taste…
Jaja
October 4, 2020
Serena Falcitano Coffee StoriesTop Coffee Stories in 2020

Serena Falcitano

When asked what coffee means to her, Serena replies with one keyword: "Tradition". "It reminds me of my childhood," she elaborates, "of my grandmother's Moka pot." Twenty or so years ago, Serena Falcitano lived with her parents and grandparents in Bellizzi, a small city in Southern Italy. She fondly recollects…
IMNAB
September 23, 2020
Carlos Escobar Coffee Stories

Carlos Escobar

“HI, CARLOS ESCOBAR, COLOMBIA” From only knowing three English words to becoming one of Australia’s top Brewers, this is Carlos Escobar's story. Carlos had the privilege of being born into a coffee family, “I have been linked to coffee since birth,” he discloses with a smile. His dad is a…
Darren Meachem, Jennie H.
September 14, 2020
Arsenij Kuznetsov Coffee Stories

Arsenij Kuznetsov

“First of all, my English is not great,” smiles Arsenij Kuznetsov. The humility coming from the latest World Coffee Roasting Champion is astounding. Hailing from the city of Novosibirsk in central Siberia, Arsenij began his coffee journey at the age of 16 in a little American-owned coffee shop called “Traveller’s…
Paul Wong
September 4, 2020
Mauro Laruffa Coffee Stories

Mauro Laruffa

My name Mauro Laruffa, the owner of Specialty Cafètiere, and this is my coffee story. Originally from Italy, Mauro has grown up with the coffee community.   In the 1960s, his Uncle bought a roastery to produce coffee for espresso blends used by baristas. From that, the family business was…
Rosie Cossins
September 2, 2020
Sara Zuluaga Coffee Stories

Sara Zuluaga

My name is Sara Zuluaga Parodi, I'M NOT A BARISTA. I am a coffee grower from Colombia. I produce specialty coffee and own a micro coffee roastery in Medellín. I also work as a coffee consultant connecting international coffee professionals with solutions tailored to their needs in the Colombian market.…
Natalia Velazquez Ramos
August 31, 2020