Han Huaizong's Fine Coffee Science-- you don't have to wait to find your next career.

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At different stages of life, we may keep thinking: what to do next? Han Huaizong, 60, talks about his personal career, his eyes are bright and energetic, and he is even more enthusiastic among the younger generation. Half of his blueprint for life is dedicated to newspapers and half to the coffee industry. During the period of work, I will develop my personal interest and drill deeper and deeper. He chose to retire at the age of 45 and published five coffee books one after another. he is currently working as a mentor in the coffee industry in Nantou and continues to explode coffee caffeine in the spirit of media.

Teacher Han Huaizong wrote long live Taiwan Coffee-Anke Life

Starting from working in the media, getting dirty with coffee.

Han Huaizong's encounter with Coffee began when he graduated from the Foreign languages Department in 1986 and was admitted to the International News Center of the United News. at first, he was responsible for the compilation of American News and World report, and it was common for him to stay up all night to cope with the jet lag of the United States. Under the intensive work of trading your liver, you have to stay awake at all times. Han Huaizong said with a laugh that at that time, he thought coffee was "instant coffee." he knew it was terrible, so he had to drink it as a bitter medicine to refresh himself.

At that time, overseas was in the second wave of coffee revolution, charcoal roasted coffee began to appear in the public, Manning, Brazil beans are the most popular. At that time, Han Huaizong had little knowledge of coffee. Only after passing through the cafes around the newspaper and under the introduction of his boss did he find that fresh coffee beans could be brewed with "race style", which tasted much better than "instant coffee."

Engaged in journalism needs to collect a lot of information, there are many foreign news channels, Han Huaizong also came into contact with many overseas coffee trends and began to play coffee. "playing coffee is like alchemy. At first, I fried raw beans in a pan at home, and my wife scolded me half to death." The previously tasteless coffee beans have been roasted and boiled into a variety of flavors, with a great sense of achievement. " Han Huaizong said.

Teacher Han Huaizong's second Coffee Life

Ignore the opportunity and come uninvited.

During the newspaper period, Han Huaizong began to write coffee-related reports and assist in the translation of coffee books published in the newspaper. "at that time, he was willing to do it even if he didn't have the money. Sometimes don't worry too much about money, the more you care about it, the more you push the opportunity away. " "Legend of Starbucks Coffee Kingdom" and "long live Coffee: how Coffee changes the World" have given Han Huaizong more opportunities for external cooperation. Later, Seattle Coffee hired him as a consultant to continue his journalism and step into the coffee industry.

In 2003, Han Huaizong chose to leave the United Daily News, the first and last company in his career. Although the initial income is not high, holding a learning mentality, from downstream areas such as brewing and baking to producing area research, "people in the media love to reveal information, and now I choose the material to explode coffee." He said.

Teacher Han Huaizong's second Coffee Life

Continue to study and learn with the research spirit of media people. At present, Han Huaizong has published five personal works, each of which has the word "learn". His "boutique Coffee Studies" is the upper and lower episode. This brick book is a big seller, proving to the market that consumers are willing to pay as long as the content is good.

In recent years, Han Huaizong served as a tutor in coffee producing areas, drilling further upstream of the industrial process, continuously studying agriculture, planting varieties, post-processing and fermentation. And so on, hoping to continue to help Taiwan coffee farmers optimize coffee beans. In SCAA American Fine Coffee Association, CQR American Coffee quality Association (Coffee Quality Institute). Under the certification of authoritative organizations, we have successfully reversed the image of Dongshan Coffee. At present, he is also more committed to tutoring in other producing areas in Taiwan.

Teacher Han Huaizong's second Coffee Life

Second Life depends on the experience accumulation of first Life

All the accumulated experience of life will become the nutrition of the present. Han Huaizong believes that there was no newspaper at that time, and he did not have who he is today. Put the routine of working in the newspaper in the past into the present life, "Coffee News, the latest products, research reports … It is the information that must be collected every day. I look at everything. I'm never too old to learn! " He said.

Han Huaizong often holds coffee with Fika Fika Cafe founder Chen Zhihuang (winner of the 2013 Nordic Cup Coffee roasting Competition) and ho! CAFE Lai Yuquan (winner of the 2014 World Baking Bean Competition). When the coffee people are together, their mood is getting younger and younger. Learn from each other and share experiences with coffee men. "unlike coffee makers who worked behind closed doors in the past, these coffee people know how to share. They don't compete with others, but compete with themselves." It's simple and happy to play coffee with a group of good people.