5/5 André E. 2 years ago on Google
Is
the
future
of
specialty
coffee
automation?
Coffee
is
all
about
people,
memorable
encounters,
and
human
relationships.
John
and
I
first
met
in
2019
in
El
Salvador
during
the
Cup
of
Excellence
competition.
We
connected
well,
and
John
invited
me
after
the
COE
award
ceremony
to
do
a
farm
trip
to
see
Emilio
Lopez
Diaz.
It
was
an
amazing
experience
to
meet
Emilio
and
I
have
learnt
so
much
about
modern
coffee
farming:
the
use
of
machines
to
prune
the
coffee
trees
and
the
latest
innovation
when
it
comes
to
post
harvesting
processing.
John
and
I
stayed
in
touch,
and
I
promised
him
to
come
to
Australia
one
day.
Then
came
covid,
but
I
finally
made
it
to
Sydney,
and
we
had
a
great
chat
over
a
few
tasty
coffees.
I
visited
the
origin
of
Campos
Coffee,
where
their
story
started
with
a
roastery
and
an
espresso
bar.
The
baristas
were
extremely
friendly.
They
knew
that
I
was
coming
and
even
greeted
me
by
my
first
name.
I
enjoyed
a
juicy
Kenyan
filter
coffee
and
a
delicious
cinnamon
bun.
While
enjoying
my
morning
treat,
I
watched
the
baristas
moving
swiftly
behind
the
bar.
I
was
amazed
by
the
young
female
barista
who
kept
texturing
milk
nonstop
at
the
speed
of
light;
one
jug
after
another.
Otherwise
the
team
used
several
tools
to
speed
up
the
workflow
through
automation:
Marco
SP9
filter
coffee
brewer,
PuqPress,
and
Acaia
Orion
Bean
Doser.
Thank
you
to
the
entire
team
for
the
amazing
hospitality,
the
tasty
coffees,
and
the
delicious
cinnamon
bun.
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