Specialty coffee? Wait! What?
It is not so easy to define specialty coffee, because it consists of so many stages of the whole chain and quality is the main goal at each of them. But in the end, you need to get 80+ points for your coffee, so it can step in the specialty range. As Specialty Coffee Association says: “This is not the work of only one person in the lifecycle of a coffee bean; specialty can only occur when all of those involved in the coffee value chain work in harmony and maintain a keen focus on standards and excellence from start to finish. This is no easy accomplishment, and yet because of these dedicated professionals, there are numerous specialty coffees available right now, across the globe, and likely right around the corner from you.”
For me, specialty coffee was the reason why I started to drink coffee at all. I was the person who resisted the coffee because of its bitter taste. And only after I sipped some specialty filter brew I realized that coffee can actually taste fruity, light, and more tea-like. I started to search out why it is so and I realized that there is a big world behind this simple word “coffee”. Those who already know me will approve that I don’t like routines, I always need to seek for more. I can get excited fast and also lost interest in something easily, but once I found a thing I truly love, no one can stop me from exploring it more.
The specialty coffee and coffee world, in general, is like a never-ending story. I couldn’t be happier to work in the coffee industry for almost 4-years now. I am glad and proud to grow my professional experience at the Baltics best coffee company “King Coffee Service”, but still I am constantly learning a lot about coffee, coffee equipment, and full coffee concept solutions. And that is the true beauty in coffee, that I never get bored!