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MEET THE BSA Member
BARISTA
Which is your favorite hot/cold
beverage?
I'm currently obsessed with the Americano. It's
like a blind date with a new coffee bean,
especially now that I have a new coffee grinder,
I can experiment with different beans and
really taste the nuances of each one. You never
know what you're going to get, but it's always a
delicious surprise.
Who is your roaster and why did Can you share one sustainability
you choose them? practice you use?
Of course, it must be Stokes. Stokes is a So, I bag up used coffee grounds from the
roaster with a very long heritage in coffee, café to use as fertilizer for my small garden,
spanning 121 years. The sheer passion of the because they are so fine, they can be added
roastery team is evident across all our directly to the soil. I also donate a much
products. bigger supply to my friend who has an
I like that we work with carefully selected allotment and compost system.
and trusted bean suppliers from around the The grounds have a few other benefits
equator and our roastery team passionately besides being a natural fertilizer, I understand
crafts our coffee to bring out the very best in that they can act as slug deterrent and a
flavour. The roastery is supported by our mulch.
Barista and Training Academy and having
experienced the course, I take pride in how it When you are not working,
how it works in harmony to support all that where can we find you?
we do at Stokes.
I find peace and tranquillity walking,
particularly in woodland. The sound of the
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distinctive seasonal smells, all combine to
I love cars and I
create a sense of calm and well-being. I'm
lucky to have Southrey Woods close by, and I
hate photocopiers
also love to hike in the woodlands of Bolton
Abbey and the Valley of Desolation in
Yorkshire, when I visit my parents.
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