Tony Speight hand built his first coffee roaster & eventually turned from enthusiastic hobbyist to a seriously passionate artisan coffee roaster. West Cork Coffee was created in 2014, based in Innishannon, Cork. WCC roasts specialty coffee for Michelin star restaurants and artisan cafes, both in Ireland & the EU. Building upon the organic growth of the business, Tony opened the WCC Brew Bar & Barista Training School in Grey Heron in Bandon in 2021.

In this episode, we discuss how Tony’s engineering background helped him turn his hobby into a passion, his sustainable approach to work and life, not wanting to be the next Starbucks and getting lucky.