Five Senses Coffee Blog

Bali baristas step it up

There has been a lot of emphasis in recent years in improving the skill sets of baristas working in origin countries. The biggest manifestation of this is the recent breakthrough effort of Raul Rodas of Guatemala, coming second at the recent World Barista Championships in London.

We’ve been doing our bit with the barista crew in Bali and on our recent trip there we were rewarded with some really impressive coffee from Komang Budiana at Casa Luna. (Komang was one of the two Balinese baristas we brought to Perth in November 2009)

Despite some pretty ordinary equipment Komang whipped out some great coffee with impressive art. He is one of the most naturally gifted baristas I’ve seen and could easily hold his own in Australia’s best espresso bars with a little more experience. If you’re  ever in Ubud drop through and grab a coffee, tell him we sent you!

Trained by Five Senses, Komang is producing wonderful latte art back in Bali