2017 WLAC Flower Winner, Founder of Ristr8to, Chiang Mai, Thailand

After four years in Australia and studying and working in the coffee industry, Arnon traveled to more than 30 countries to explore coffee culture around the world.

With his enthusiasm and skills in coffee making, the owner of Ristr8to, Arnon Thitiprasert, has won the Thailand National draw Competition for three years in a row. He represented Thailand in the World draw Competition in 2015 and 2016, ranking fifth and 11th respectively. This year, Thitiprasert won the World draw Competition in Budapest, Hungary, with outstanding performance.

2017, WLAC champion

As the founder of three coffee shops (Ristr8to,Ristr8to Lab and Doppio Ristr8to) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Arnon is now happily operating these spaces and sharing these experiences with his employees and customers.

This is another story of people who live up to their efforts.

Speaking of his career, Thitiprasert said he was officially exposed to coffee work when he moved to Sydney, Australia. At first he was just doing the basic work of baristas and cashiers, at the same time, he began to communicate with more mature baristas.

In Thitiprasert's view, people love art, and coffee can exist as an artistic presentation. He worked in several stores in Sydney before deciding to return to his own country, Thailand. It feels more like home there.

The name of Ristr8to is derived from "Ristretto", which is simply understood as a higher concentration of espresso. The general practice of Ristretto is to present espresso by extracting only the first segment. The most popular signature drink is coffee called "Satan latte", which is concentrated in Italian style at the bottom and added with double Ristretto.