The Specialty Coffee Shop Team

The people making sure the coffee reaches your cup.

Every product at Specialty Coffee Shop passes through our team — from sourcing, cupping, and packing to export. The blog you're reading is written by the same team, so you know the story behind every bean.

5Team contributors
90+Products shipped/month
85+Average cupping score
12 yrsExport experience
Meet the Team

Coffee comes from people, not machines.

Five contributors run our online shop — from lot selection and cupping to packing and customer service. Here's the team that also writes for this blog.

IA

Iyus Aperto

Operations & Compliance Lead

Makes sure every order ships with full documentation — pre-shipment samples, COA, and container arrangements.

Compliance8 yrsExport
16 articles
PA

Pippo Ardilles

Head of Sourcing · Q Grader

Decides which lots make it into the shop catalog. Not every bean we audit gets listed — only those scoring 84+ in cupping.

SCA Q Grader12 yrsSourcing
22 articles
HH

Hafif Hizli

Content & Customer Experience

Writes brewing guides, product descriptions, and answers customer questions about origin and flavor.

EditorialCX5 yrs
28 articles
TP

Tania Putri

Cupping Lab Lead

Every lot listed in the shop is cupped by the team first. Tania leads sample evaluation in Medan.

SCA Q Grader6 yrsSensory
14 articles
FO

Fulfillment Ops

Packing & Logistics

The packing team that makes sure coffee arrives in peak condition — vacuum-sealed, valve bag, and aroma-protecting packing.

PackingCold StorageLogistics
9 articles
Content Process

Every article is verified by the team that sells the product.

We don't outsource content to external writers who've never smelled the coffee we sell.

STEP 01

Written by the shop team

Every writer is a member of the operational shop team — not a freelance blogger or AI.

STEP 02

Catalog cross-check

Product claims are verified against our COA, cupping sheets, and inventory data.

STEP 03

Editor sign-off

The editor checks tone, accuracy, and completeness before publishing.

STEP 04

Updated when stock changes

Articles referencing specific SKUs are updated when the product rotates with a new harvest.

Accreditation

The standards we hold ourselves to.

SCASPECIALTY COFFEE ASSN.
CQIQ-GRADER LICENSE
AEKIAICE MEMBER
USDAORGANIC
HALALMUI INDONESIA
FAIRDIRECT TRADE

Have questions about our products?

Our team is happy to help you choose the right coffee — flavor, brewing method, or order quantity. Reach us by email or browse the latest catalog.