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Alex Slater

Joined March 31, 2021

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Head Barista at 200 Degrees.

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Head Barista

@ 200 Degrees

After (nearly) a year out from working in speciality coffee, I realised how much I missed it! I started again part time to begin with but managed to get the full time head barista role after being back for a a couple of months. This is where I truly managed to dive into the rabbit hole of speciality coffee. I started training new staff and running our Barista School plus working in different cities for the company. This is where I truly began to find my confidence.

Barista

@ 200 Degrees

The start of my journey into specialty coffee...

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Victoria Arduino Black Eagle

Espresso Machine

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Mythos One

Coffee Grinder

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Batch brewers

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