2nd March 2021
Alina Firsova
Alina Firsova thrives to be the best barista she can be despite what people think of her. “In the end, I would like to say - share, do what you…
18th February 2021
Binny Varghese
Some people are coffee lovers, coffee connoisseurs, or coffee nerds; Binny Varghese is a coffee warrior. He’s known as “the barista on a bike” throughout India because in 2017, he…
8th February 2021
Aylin Ölcer
She fell in love with her city’s coffee scene. In three years, Aylin Ölcer became the German national barista champion.Aylin’s journey into coffee can be described as sweet serendipity. Fresh…
28th January 2021
Mbonisi Bamala
Not so long ago Mbonisi Bamala was ignorant to the joy of coffee and clueless of the monumental part it would grow to play in his life. Based in South…
20th January 2021
Ali Hasnain
My name is Ali Hasnain, and this is my coffee story. “Since childhood, all I knew was ‘be an engineer’; ‘be a doctor’. Those were the only acceptable paths set…
1st January 2021
Paul Istrate
Paul Istrate’s coffee story started in 2014 when he began working in the breakfast bar of a hotel in Brasov, Romania. A colleague asked him to take on the responsibility…
18th December 2020
Şahin Demirbaş
Everyone has a particular object in their lives that holds a lot of meaning for them. For some, it may be something that a loved one gave them, or a…
14th December 2020
Josef Mott
At the ripe age of 24, Josef and his friend from Business school paired up to take over a coffee shop in Hemel Hampstead, with absolutely no previous experience within…
7th December 2020
Sarah Hanaway
My name is Sarah Hanaway, and this is my coffee story. “Every year that I have competed, I set myself the simple goal of doing better than last time and…
7th December 2020
Anish Kale
Not everyone holds a special, fond memory over their first cup of coffee. For some of us, it was just another cup of 'alright. However, this was not the case…
