Just like some people are passionate about languages or beautiful landscapes, others exist who hold a deep passion for coffee. We like to think anyone can be swayed by the call of the bean, and that’s why we open our Coffee Master programme up to anyone who joins Starbucks.

From their first day, our partners are shown the ropes and led down the tantalising path of taste and texture. Through your training, we’ll take you on a journey to the different growing regions around the world and help you develop a true connoisseur’s palate from the start, learning the basics about coffee and its rich history.

For some of our partners, however, this is simply not enough. They want to breathe, sleep and dream coffee and are interested in achieving our highest level of recognition – the Coffee Master. These diligent partners will have to pass five rigorous levels of Coffee Master training, be judged by experts in the field, create perfectly composed drinks and even speak at the annual Starbucks conference. 

For Coffee Masters, this is their lifeblood, their passion and their mission and they wear a black apron to set them apart.  To read more about what our Coffee Masters get involved in, visit “MyPerfectCoffee”.