Ireland
Arvind Khedun
Dublin Barista School

What are you excited to do while you are in Amsterdam?:

I’m excited to meet all the other competitors.

Please list the coffee competitions you have participated in, what year they took place, and your results:

2012 Irish Barista Championship – Round One

2012 Irish Latte Art Championship – 3rd Place

2013 Irish Latte Art Championship – 2nd Place

2014 Irish Latte Art Championship – 3rd Place.

2013 Irish Cup Tasters Champion

2013 Nice World Cup Tasters Championship – 31st Place

2013-2015 Irish Barista Championships – Finalist

2017 Irish Barista Championship – 4th Place

2018 Irish Barista Champion

Is there anyone you would like to thank or recognize, or who helped you to prepare for the WBC?:

I would like to said thank you to my wife Renata for supporting me and training me. Thank you to Alin Giriada, managing director of Coffee Laboratory Ireland for training me and roasting my coffee. To James, the Director of Dublin Barista School for letting me use the training room. Thanks to Bell Lane Coffee Roaster for letting us use their roaster , and to everyone else who helped me along the way.

How do you see the coffee industry changing in the future?:

It is getting technologically more advanced and that will continue in the future.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?:

I still see myself as a barista.

What are your interests outside of coffee?:

Following sports.

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