What Is A Barista?

What is a Barista? A Barista is a coffee maker a mixologist and the first person a customer sees. This first point of contact makes the barista the most important person in a coffee shops success! A barista is an expert at making espresso and a master of a variety of espresso based beverages. Once these skills have been mastered, a good barista can produce hundreds of drinks per day. A barista is, in short, a bartender. In Italy, where the coffee shop gained notoriety , the espresso drink is just as popular as the after work draft or cocktail here in America, hence the name barista. A barista is a person who is trained in the art of making espresso. It may seem like a small thing, but really there are those who are trained professionals in the business, and who take the profession very seriously.