Gary Whiteley

Male

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?

barista, manager, coffee enthusiast

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Blakeleys Coffee House, Brighouse, England

How many years have you been in the industry?

4

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.

I've worked as a barista for the past 4 years and just love to learn about all things related to coffee, be it methods of preparing it or roasting it or coffee botany. Im eagar to learn all I can and what better way than to travel to origin and gain a better understanding of what occurs at the source of the beans.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

I'll go anywhere to be honest, just to share thoughts and ideas with my fellow professionals from around the globe is my motivation.

About Me:

Im in my twentys and have had a love of coffee since I was a young teen. In the last few years I have been given the opportunity to expand my knowledge and test myself when I started to work in the coffee industry. Besides coffee I love sports and enjoy nothing more than going to watch my favourite football team Manchester United. I also love to watch rugby and follow Halifax RLFC. I enjoy listening to music and going to see bands live. Also due to a very good friend of mine I have developed a love of ............ballet!!! I FInd it qutie amazing to watch and have a huge amount of respect for the dancers who have to put so much time and effort in to doing something they love.

About My Company:

The shop I work in opened a few years ago in the sleepy town of Brighouse in Yorkshire. The primary reason for opening was the lack of a decent coffee shop in the town. there was one, A "Merrie England" and anyone who knows of this little chain knows how awful the coffee they serve is.
We serve espresso based beverages at the moment although I would like to see us start offering single origin coffees from around the world in the next few years. We currently use a blend prepared for us by Coopers Coffee. The blend, named after David Coopers son, is Louie Mio.

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?

The passion of my fellow barista's

Website:

http://www.blakeleysbrighouse.com

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