Arya Giri's gaze was fixed on the tiny roasting machine on the table that was working. The gurgling sound of coffee beans running like squirrels rolling a toy jogging wheel did not escape his auditory alertness. "We are roasting a sample of green beans that we are processing for the…
“The coffee comes from a plantation outside this village, but it’s called Pelaga Coffee. Why is that?” said I Gede Setia Nugraha, a coffee farmer from Pelaga Village, with concern. That afternoon, we accidentally saw a small coffee shop on the left side of the road while we were on…
The pile of cups that used to lie face down on top of the espresso machine is gone. That morning, the clock had not yet reached 9 o'clock, and the barista, Krisna Dul, had run out of cups because Suka Espresso Café’s visitors were very busy. Since 7 am, customer…
Jisnu, this thousand-armed barista, is like working in the cockpit of an airplane; narrow but crammed with equipment on all sides; left, right, front, back, top, and bottom. In a room measuring about 4 square meters, he is surrounded by various pieces of equipment. There is an espresso machine, coffee…
Coming with a smile and a fist bump, he greeted us, who had been enjoying coffee in front of the bar table. His voice is soft, not loud like most expressive and excited baristas. His demeanor is calm, as if hiding his passionate passion for the world of coffee and…