The next Taylor St. person to compete in a Barista Championship is Magda, who is competing in the Bury St. Edmonds heat of the UKBC this Tuesday. Magda can be found most days hanging out in Mayfair making delicious coffee for posh people, running the Home Barista courses, and balancing about sixty million things at once like a boss. Except for that one time last Friday when she went a bit mental. You're great Magda!!!
Country you're competing in?UK. Poland is too broke to organise the competition (n/c)
What coffee are you using?
Burundi, baby!
Taste notes?Incredibly complex, will see what shines through on the day
Why are you competing?To get out of my comfort zone. I'm definitely out of there now...
What first got you interested in coffee?
Caffeine demand to get through exams at uni, googling the word 'kawa' (coffee in Polish) and finding a certain coffee geeks' forum, where people were talking about like it was some kind of magic. Now I'm under the spell too....
Do you have a 'coffee philosophy'?
Use your senses, it only matters if you can taste it.
What do you think your role is in the TSB team?
I'm the TSB dinosaur...
Ristretto or Lungo?filter
Washed or Natural?washed... or natural?
Cappuccino or flat white?filter
Describe your signature drink in five words:
delicious! fun, really, really tasty :)
