Alin Giriada

Andrius Valiauga

Andrius Valiauga has over 14year experience with coffee. He worked with few coffee companies back in Lithuania and after he moved to Ireland back in 2004 he finds the passion for coffee. From Barista he became head barista, bar manager, trainer, training team co-ordinator. He is the Authorized SCA Trainer for  Barista skills and Introduction to coffee.

Andrius Trained Irish Barista Champions of 2018 and 2019.

He competed in the Irish barista championship and in 2007 he became Irish Barista Champion and had the opportunity to represent Ireland at the world championships in Tokyo in 2008. Also, in 2008 he took part in the European barista challenge competition that took place in Moscow.

Since 2010 he is the national judge for barista competition. Also, every year Andrius is involved with training people for competition. In his career, he has trained over 2000 individuals.

Daniel Horbat

With 14 years of experience in the coffee industry, Daniel is one of the most respected baristas in the community. He competed several times, achieving some impressive results. He was a finalist of the Irish Latte Art Championship in 2016 and 2018, and won the 2016 and 2018 Irish Cup tasting Champion. He joined Coffee Laboratory’s team to run the Latte Art and the Home brewing courses.

Alin Giriada

Alin is a coffee industry veteran and the most qualified coffee professional in the country. He is one of the 5 Q Graders in the country and the only AST licensed to run all the Coffee Skills Program modules in Ireland. Also, he is one of the 5 Q Arabica Instructors in Europe. With huge experience, covering coffee shops management, coffee roasting, product development and training, Alin has worked for some of the most important companies in the coffee industry and has trained managers and trainers for some of the most known coffee companies on the market. Up to date, Alin has trained more than 2500 individuals. He is the founder and CEO of Coffee Laboratory.

Alin is also one of the national judges for the Irish Barista Competition, Irish Latte art Competition and Irish Brewers Cup. He is also the Education Coordinator of the Irish Speciality Coffee Association.