CaféLab Team
PEDRO MESEGUER
Professional barista at CaféLab Carmen Conde, Cartagena.
Name: Pedro Meseguer.
Age: 26.
Place of birth: Avileses.
Studies: Degree in Hospitality and Tourism at the Cartagena Hospitality School.
Barista training?: Successfully completed the CaféLab Barista Course.
Favorite food: I love Italian food, pasta and pizza.
Favorite movie and series: Interstellar and Breaking Bad.
Favorite actor or actress: Sandra Bullock.
Music: Rock, Reggae and Rap.
Ideal breakfast: juice, ham and tomato toast and cappuccino.
How many coffees do you drink a day?: I usually take three.
Favorite coffee: I prefer V-60 type filter coffees to spend a quiet afternoon, but when it's summer I prefer an Ice Cappuccino.
Coffee profiles you like: I like the coffee to have a bright and persistent acidity, and hints of fruit and chocolate.
Process: I prefer the Honey ones.
Origin: I was surprised by the Guatemala Tz'ikin Huehuetenango.
Favorite product on the menu: Affogato.
Personal comment:
I define myself as an ambitious boy, who tries to achieve his goals with all the necessary efforts, no matter how much it costs. In fact, among my favorite phrases there is a quote from Michael Jordan that says: “I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.”
NAHUEL CIAN
CaféLab Murcia
Name: Nahuel Cian.
Age: 26.
Place of birth: Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Studies: Bachelor.
Barista training?: Yes, the best decision I made since I have been in Spain.
Favorite food: Oh, the Milanese with puree, but there's nothing like a good roast!
Favorite movie and series: The Pursuit of Happiness and Peaky Blinders.
Favorite actor or actress: Morgan Freeman.
Music: Cumbia, Reggaeton, electronic, I like everything!
Ideal breakfast: Eggs and oatmeal.
How many coffees do you drink a day?: The ones that are needed!
Favorite coffee: Uganda.
Coffee profiles you like: I like coffee with an intense body, nutty with cocoa and cherry.
Process: I prefer washed.
Origin: Uganda.
Method: Espresso lover.
Favorite product on the menu: Filter preparation at Chemex.
Personal comment:
I base my life on my values first: discipline, honesty and kindness. I believe in people and helping to get the best out of everyone.
Mate, coffee, training and reading: the basis for all my days to be perfect!
One of my phrases: Life is better in Nahuel.
JOSE RAMON CERVANTES
CaféLab Murcia.
Name: José Ramón Cervantes
Age: 51.
Place of birth: Cartagena.
Studies: Degree in art history.
Barista training?: Yeah.
Favorite food: vegetarian cuisine.
Favorite movie and series: one of Ours and American Horror.
Favorite actor or actress: Robert de Niro/Bette Devis.
Music: Pop-Rock, indie, electronic and punk.
Ideal breakfast: espresso, vegetable milk with cinnamon, fruit and toast with tomato.
How many coffees do you drink a day?: four or five.
Favorite coffee: My favorite coffee was the Costa Rica Reina Elizabeth, but now it has become the Colombia Calala.
Coffee profiles you like: I like balanced specialty coffees, sweet in the mouth and persistent, with notes of tropical fruits and chocolate.
Process: honey and washed coffees.
Origin: Colombia.
Personal comment:
In love with art in all its disciplines. Gastronomy, meditation and mindfulness.
Julia Torrente Pérez
CaféLab Murcia
Name: Julia Torrente Pérez
Age: 31.
Place of birth: Lorca.
Studies: Bachelor of Arts.
Barista training?: Yeah.
Favorite food: Roasted chicken, gurullos with rabbit… all made by my mother.
Favorite movie and series: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind / Cowboy Bebop.
Favorite actor or actress: Natalie Portman.
Music: My musical taste encompasses so much that I can't specify.
Ideal breakfast: Whatever they do for me, but if I had to choose it would be an Americano and toast with cherry bread.
How many coffees do you drink a day?: between three and five approx.
Favorite coffee: My favorite coffee was the Costa Rica Reina Elizabeth in a Chemex coffee maker, but now it has become El Salvador, Montecristo.
Coffee profiles you like: I like specialty coffees with bright, citrusy acidity. With notes of dark chocolate and tropical fruit.
Process: honey.
Origin: Costa Rica.
Personal comment:
I define myself as a shy boy, but very fun and happy, I can't help but dance if I hear a song I like. Being able to combine work with background music that I like makes the day much better. Coffee and good music, great combination.
MAYCOL MARTINEZ
CaféLab Casas del Rey
Name: Maycol Martínez.
Age: 25.
Place of birth: Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Studies: Hospitality, gastronomy, business administration.
Barista training?: Yeah.
Favorite food: Rice with meat.
Favorite movie and series: In search of happiness / One day at a time.
Favorite actor or actress: Will Smith/Scarlett Johansson.
Music: Of all.
Ideal breakfast: Coffee. Coffee. And more coffee. And also, raisin and orange bread toast, with jam.
How many coffees do you drink a day?: Four, and if they are a v-60 filter coffee maker, the better.
Favorite coffee: As a good Colombian that I am, of course those from Colombia. I also really like Cold Brew for the summer.
Coffee profiles you like: I like sweet specialty coffees, with a very marked acidity and fruity, that remind me of tropical fruit from Colombia.
Process: honey and wash.
Origin: Colombia of the Huila Region.
Personal comment:
Positive attitude. Sow to reap.
Beatriz Cuenca
CaféLab Casas del Rey
Name: Beatriz Cuenca.
Age: 33.
Place of birth: Murcia.
Studies: intermediate degree in hospitality.
Barista training?: Yeah.
Favorite food: my mother's.
Favorite movie and series: Avatar/Sons of Anarchy and The Queen of Flow.
Favorite actor or actress: Tom Welling and Jordana Brewster.
Music: all.
Ideal breakfast: coffee and toast (especially the ham and cheese from CaféLab).
How many coffees do you drink a day?: between 3 and 4.
Favorite coffee: specialty coffee, not roasted.
Coffee profiles you like: I like specialty coffees with citric acidity, fruity and chocolate notes.
Process: natural, and Swiss Water in decaffeinated.
Origin: I like coffees from Colombia and Ethiopia.
Method: my favorite is in Italian and V-60.
Personal comment:
Five years of learning, getting to know different coffees. I can say that I am immersed in the world of coffee, which is why I have a trip pending to see what a farm is like, and work hand in hand with our specialty coffee grower suppliers.
Marine
CaféLab Casas del Rey
Name: Marine.
Age: 29.
Place of birth: Cartagena.
Studies: Vet.
Barista training?: Yeah.
Favorite food: Anything that does not contain raisins or garlic, especially potato omelette (I belong to the team without onion). Although in reality everything they cook for me is welcome. PS: I hate cooking, but I love eating.
Favorite movie and series: Shutter Island / Utopia.
Favorite actor or actress: Leonardo Dicaprio.
Music: Everything from Led Zeppelin to Luis Miguel, it depends on how I wake up. But normally I go more to indie.
Ideal breakfast: Coffee, orange juice and ham toast from CaféLab. And the grape.
How many coffees do you drink a day?: those that are necessary.
Favorite coffee: DR Congo Virunga.
Coffee profiles you like: aroma of honey and chamomile foral extract, lime acidity and a passion fruit finish.
Process: RedHoney.
Origin: Kirumba, Nordista-Kivu, Congo, Colombia.
Method: Chemex.
Personal comment:
My mantra: “I'll laugh at the shrimp”
DESIRÉE GONZÁLEZ
CaféLab Carmen Conde
Name: Desiree.
Age: 26.
Place of birth: Murcia.
Studies: Administration and Finance/Marketing and Advertising.
Barista training?: No.
Favorite food: Without a doubt lentils and crumbs, even if it's August.
Favorite movie and series: Shutter Island / Utopia.
Favorite actor or actress: Leonardo Dicaprio.
Music: Everything from Led Zeppelin to Luis Miguel, it depends on how I wake up. But normally I go more to indie.
Ideal breakfast: Coffee, orange juice and ham toast from CaféLab. And the grape.
How many coffees do you drink a day?: those that are necessary.
Favorite coffee: DR Congo Virunga.
Coffee profiles you like: aroma of honey and chamomile foral extract, lime acidity and a passion fruit finish.
Process: RedHoney.
Origin: Kirumba, Nordista-Kivu, Congo, Colombia.
Method: Chemex.
Personal comment:
My mantra: “I'll laugh at the shrimp”
