Leading ladies
On the competition stage, Tilly Sproule of Tim Adams Specialty Coffee has a gift with words. She captivates the audience with her recounts at origin and has the judges hanging on every syllable, but on the occasion she was named the 2019 Rising Star in the Eleonora Genovese Women in Coffee Awards, she had no words.
“I was honestly trying to hold back the tears, I was speechless. I felt extremely proud and in total shock hearing my name called out. There were so many amazing women nominated, all [of whom] I look up to and admire greatly, so it is an honour to receive this award for Rising Star,” she says. “There are so many amazing women in our industry and to be not only nominated but then trusted to receive this award, is such
