Alwin

I was definitely drawn towards the human connections and conversations made between both sides of the bar, as well as the constant learning process that specialty coffee puts you through.

Competing in the Singapore National Brewers Cup in January was a culmination of these 2 factors, where it was a huge learning curve for me as it widen my perspective and knowledge of what specialty coffee is and what it could be in the future. It also showed me how we can all grow together as a community even though the aspect of competition was very much present when fellow friends took to the stage and presented their routines in that window of 10 minutes. However, what many might not see is the days and hours put into training and perfecting our craft, fuelled by a tinge of passion.