What is your position in the coffee industry?

barista

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Portland, USA

How many years have you been in the industry?

5

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 have trained with Five Senses Coffee for years in Australia. I have worked in the specialty coffee industry. By that I mean artisan roasted coffees, COE lots, cuppings, filter and espresso roasts, as many filter coffee brewing methods as I can find, obsessing over the perfection of espresso extractions, trying to pour 4 symmetrical rosettas into a latte, or a tulip with 12 leaves into a cappucino, or just having fun with a good old wave-heart. Things I don't like are dirty steam-wands, un-rinsed milk jugs, channeling shots, un-purged group heads between shots, dirty aprons, crumbly-dry coffee pucks, and too much blonde.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

Anywhere.

About Me:

Besides coffee I am a little bit of a writer.

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?

A long black of Costa Rican - Finca Fidel.

Website:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamsemple/