What is your position in the coffee industry?
barista, coffee shop owner, barista trainer, coffee roaster
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Where are you located? ( City and Country )
El Salvador
How many years have you been in the industry?
since 2005
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.
We are in every link of the coffee chain: our family has been producing fines coffee for over a century and process it our own mills, we roast it in our in-store Diedrich roaster, and we sell it in our coffeeshop as espresso or whole beans. We also sell Cup of Excellence award winning coffees from fincas of the main coffee producing regions in El Salvador.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
I'm mostly interested in the U.S. Northwest, Europe and Australia.
About Me:
I'm a barista, barista trainer, roaster, Q cupper, and coffeeshop/roastery owner in El Salvador.
About My Company:
Our coffeeshop/roastery is called Viva Espresso. We are 100% committed to roasting and brewing with the highest standards of excellence. Our baristas have won El Salvador's first 2 national barista championships in a row...plus best espresso, best cappuccino, and best signature beverage on both tournaments!!!. We competed in the 2008 WBC (Copenhage) and placed 23rd and competed again in the WBC (Atlanta)2009 and placed 9th!!! We are very proud to say our coffeeshop has been visited by specialty coffee industry experts: Anette Moldvaer, Poul Mark, James Hoffman, Stephen Morrisey, Ryan Brown, The 2007 Nordic Barista Champions, Sarah Allen, Ken Olson, Lizz Hudson, Chris Davidson, Christian Rotsko, Sunalini Menon, Ellie H-Matuszak, Jon Lewis, Craig Holt, Nick Cho, Jose Arreola, Daniel Humphries, Ted Lingle, David Loutrell, Mike Perry, Jeff Taylor, and many more. We have learned so much from them and greatly appreciate their visits.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
The friendships you build along the way.
