About Cork Barista School

Cork Barista School has been raising the standard of baristas across Cork and Munster for over 10 years. We identify local talent and train them to a professional level – combining hands-on espresso technique with the background knowledge to succeed in any café environment.

Our trainers have frontline experience as baristas and coffee distributors, and have travelled to origin to see beans at the point of production. All instructors are enrolled in the SCA Diploma Programme – the world’s leading qualification in coffee standards and training.

Meet The Trainers

Declan Nestor

Declan Nestor is the owner of Cork Barista School and Mr Cotton Ltd (www.mrcotton.com). Mr. Cotton is a mobile café business, set-up in 2006, which primarily provides a café service to business parks in Cork and has 4 daily routes throughout the city. Mr. Cotton also provides a coffee service at Weddings and for Corporate Events. With 10 years of Barista experience and knowledge, Declan decided to formalise their training program which “sowed the seed” for Cork Barista School. Declan is currently doing the SCAE Diploma Programme.

Jessica Womersley

Jessica Womersley has 4 years Barista experience. Jess joined Mr Cotton as a senior Barista in May 2015 and was instrumental in the set-up of Mr Cotton’s first Barista Bar within Abtran (Blackrock Business Park). Jess is officially a Professional Barista after completing the Barista Module of the SCAE diploma this year and she helped to design the “Introduction to Coffee and Foundation Barista Skills” course currently being conducted by Cork Barista School.