About

Lydia is an SCA authorised trainer who enjoys meeting people and creating relationships over a cup of coffee.

When Lydia was just about 8 or 9 years old, her grandmother made her a small cup of local kopi, sweetened with condensed milk - thick and yummy! To this day, she still has vivid memories of her grandmother making kopi with a small sock filter and serving it in the quintessential, old-school kopi cups. To her. a good and memorable cup is about the experience, often shared over conversations with friends and family, although these days she drinks more chinese tea!

Education has always been Lydia’s calling - she went from lecturing in hospitality to lecturing in coffee!

Interests

Favourite drink: Espresso with a dash of cold milk

Fun fact: Lydia doesn’t actually drink local kopi now, unfortunately due to acid reflux :(

Qualifications

SCAE Barista Skills Level 1, Bettr Barista, 2013

SCA Barista Skills Intermediate, Bettr Barista, 2014

SCA Barista Skills Professional, Bettr Barista, 2017

SCA Brewing Foundation, Bettr Barista, 2016

WDA ACTA-Certified Trainer and Assessor (2016)

SCA Brewing Intermediate, Bettr Barista, 2017

SCA Brewing Professional, Bettr Barista, 2018

SCA Sensory Foundation, Bettr Barista, 2018

DACE, Diploma in Adult Continuing Education (2017)

SCA Green Coffee Foundation, Bettr Barista, 2017

SCA Green Coffee Intermediate, Bettr Barista, 2018

SCA Authorised Trainer (2019)

ESTA Authorised Tea Certifier (2022)