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Lindsay Shalliday

Joined March 31, 2021

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About me

I have been a barista for 4 years. I learned the basics during my time working at Friska, and have developed my skills and passion over time, learning from a network of coffee professionals in Bristol. What started as a desire to make delicious flat whites for myself, developed in to a fascination with the whole process from farm to cup, and the science behind making a perfect brew.

Professional experience

Brew Bar Barista

@ Wogan Coffee Roasters

Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic meant I only spent 2 weeks working at Wogan We did daily cuppings, to help expand our knowledge of the range of coffees we were offering, this also helped to develop my palette We also worked out the brew recipe for each of the 20 coffees, in each of the different brew methods (espresso, cafetiere, v60, aeropress and chemex)

Barista

@ The Bristol Loaf

Having spent the first few years of my barista career working with coffee from Clifton Coffee roasters, working at the Bristol Loaf was my first experience with another roastery in a professional setting and it really encouraged my interest in the world of coffee It being a venue that deals with a lower volume of coffee trade than my previous job, it gave me an opportunity to really develop my technical skills and helped me understand the importance of precision

Team member/barista/store manager

@ Friska

While this was mostly a customer service role, and latterly management, it was my first job working as a barista I was able to learn a lot, and quickly because although the store experienced a particularly high footfall, we still produced a high standard of coffee