What is your position in the coffee industry?

barista, manager, coffee enthusiast

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Common Ground Café, Rondebosch, Cape Town

How many years have you been in the industry?

1 good year : )

If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?

yes

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.

In a country where pouring coffee is just another job, I have 3 central-African baristas who love coffee, engage educationally with our clientele, & aren't afraid to refuse letting the shot run longer. And they all pour a damn-good cuppa! God loves me.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

Oz (Perth specifically), El Salvador, Eastern parts of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, Israel

About Me:

Metal-core music...
El Salvador single-origin flate whites...
Realising I wasn't put here for me...
Wedging, backdoor sledging monsters with a rampy end-section...
Adonai Elohim being Himself...
...yes please!

About My Company:

Don't have my own...yet. But we get our equipment, passion, training and beans from Origin Coffee Roasting. Cup-for-cup? Definitely right up there!

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?

When you (or your supplier) know which farms/farmers you are getting your premium coffee from, and a premium price is paid, lives are positively affected

Website:

http://www.originroasting.co.za