To the coffee lovers !I am James Daime, French freelancer barista in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Nothing better than learning from the best. That's why I decided to get in touch with the top people I knew within the specialtycoffee scene to know more about them and to learn about coffee!This is the first episode of the coffee cracks from hopefully many more to come.My first guest is the current 'Coffee masters' champion in London, Rob Clarijs.            Based in Rotterdam, Rob is the owner of 'De Zeeuwse Branding', specialty coffee distributor for horeca places in Zeeland.Rob will go through his start on why and how he became a barista, and how he pretty much climbed the ladder of being the champion he is today.He will describe how to approach certain apsect of competition like 'signature drinks' for instance, but also explain his strategy on his roasting business and of course some coffee brewing tips.Bio:https://www.instagram.com/robc.cc/ Entree Best Barista 2016 finished 2ndCoffee Mixologists 2017 finished 2nd (Amsterdam Coffee Festival)Coffee Masters 2017 went up to the ¼ finals (London)Coffee Masters 2017 (New-York) - ParticipatedDutch Latte Art Cham 2018 finshed 5th Coffee Masters 2018 finished 2nd after Agnieska (name)Entree Best Barista 2018 finished 1stDutch Brewer Cup 2019 finished 2ndDutch Cup tasters 2019 finished 3rdCoffee-Masters 2019 finished 1st (London) For some more info about what I do apart from podcasting here is a link to my instagram. Cheers guyshttps://www.instagram.com/james_barista/