About Daily Barista
Hello and welcome to Daily Barista
This is the one-stop site for fulfilling all of your coffee-related desires and answering your big coffee questions.
Daily Barista was born out of years of real-life barista experience, broad coffee knowledge and a strong passion for writing.
There’s no denying that here, at Daily Barista, we appreciate good-quality coffee and we are making it our mission to share our love of coffee with others.
We strive to stay up-to-date with the latest coffee products and equipment and industry news, providing expert reviews of the best bean-to-cup coffee machines on the market. So not only can you find your perfect coffee machine for your home, but you can learn how to use it to create coffee that tastes impeccable.
Meet Alicia the barista
Hey,
I’m Alicia, the writer and co-founder of Daily Barista.
With over 5 years of experience as a professional barista (working at one of the largest coffee house chains in the UK) and many more years of personal coffee-making and tasting experience, I decided to create this fun little space on the web for all things coffee.
Daily Barista is a place for me to share my thoughts, opinions and personal tips with anyone interested in coffee. Thanks to my past experience as a coffee shop barista, I have a decent amount of coffee knowledge to share and a whole bunch of stories – but that’s a post for another day.
Working as a barista is where my love for coffee first started – it is also where my dislike for mainstream coffee shops grew!
Don’t get me wrong, there are some really great independent coffee shops out there that offer amazing coffee (and I will always continue to visit them). It’s just the buy-cheap-sell-big kind of coffee shops that I really don’t like. They seem to care too much about upselling, speedy service and making as many sales as they can and not enough about the quality and taste, which let’s be honest is what we’re all looking for, right?
During my experience as a barista, I often thought about how I could replicate the barista-style drinks at home but make them cheaper and far better quality. Plus, at home, everything can be tailored to your own taste. So, you don’t have to feel awkward about ordering a ‘soya, one-shot, extra-hot, no-froth latte’ anymore!
Not only am I a huge coffee fan, but I also love to write. I went to university and studied journalism. So, putting my knowledge on the internet and sharing my passion for coffee comes quite easily to me.
As an old barista, I never thought I would be spending this much of my post-coffee-shop life writing about coffee. Yet, here I am, having a blast while doing it – although maybe that’s because I’m drinking better coffee than before as well…
Want to learn how to get the best coffee at home? Looking for the perfect bean-to-cup coffee machine? Or simply want to read more? Take a look at some of my most recent coffee-related articles.
If there is a specific coffee-related topic you would like to hear more about or any other inquiries, then please don’t hesitate to contact us at coffee@dailybarista.co.uk, and we will be in touch. Or head to our social media and interact with us there!