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Kopi, Coffee and Craft: A Personal Brew of Singapore's Coffee Soul
Paperback
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: Apr 30 2025
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Coffee in Singapore is a story of people, tradition, and change. It's the kopitiam uncle pouring kopi with practiced ease, the barista in a specialty café adjusting the grind for the perfect espresso, and the entrepreneur turning a dream into a café. It's a city where old and new sit side by side, where a strong kopi O belongs just as much as a delicate pour-over.
Kopi, Coffee & Craft is a personal journey through this world, exploring what coffee means as a drink, a craft, and a way to bring people together. This book is also about what it takes to build a life in coffee. I take you behind the counter and into the daily lives of baristas and café owners, where long hours, early mornings, and an unwavering commitment to quality shape everything they do. I share the discipline, skill, and resilience needed to thrive in this industry, along with my own experiences in the high-stakes world of barista championships, where precision, storytelling, and taste all come together in a matter of minutes.
A big part of my journey has been Dutch Colony Coffee Co., where I became a co-partner. I take you behind the scenes of building this coffee brand, from developing a roasting philosophy to training a team to creating a space where people come together over a shared love for coffee.
Singapore's coffee culture keeps growing and changing, but one thing stays the same. Whether it's a cup of kopi at a hawker stall or a carefully brewed V60 in a café, every cup holds a story.
This is mine.
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