Unfiltered Coffee Podcast: The Theory, Philosophy, and Science of Specialty Coffee

Introducing.. The Unfiltered Coffee Podcast

In this introduction podcast, we share a clip from our friend Kimhak Em, who shares his candid advice for a new barista just starting out. This clip comes from a future podcast with Kimhak, where we talk about the future of coffee and his unique approach to running a coffee shop. Kimhak Em is part owner, roaster and barista at his coffee shop PAIR Cupworks in Mesa, AZ. He has a 15 years of food service experience, with 5 being in specialty coffee. He has spent time in various roles from coffee director/educator to now running his own roastery. He's a serial Coffee Champs competitor and has competed in roasting, brewing and coffee in good spirits. Learn more about his shop by following their Instagram @pair.cupworks or visting their website https://paircupworks.com/. Follow Kimhak directly on Instagram @kimhak.em. Learn moreFollow us Instagram: @unfilteredcoffeepodcastTwitter: @unfiltercoffeYouTube: Unfiltered Coffee PodcastReach outUnfilteredcoffeepodcast@gmail.com

Business models in and out of the pandemic

In this episode, we are joined by Kimhak Em in our first cupping to evaluate some of his coffees. Then Eddie and Spencer talk about cloud cafes, delivery coffee and wholesale hardships. Kimhak then joins in to talk about frozen green coffee and his future innovations in his coffee shop.Segment 1 Coffee Rankings:1st placePanama - Hacienda La Esmeralda Gesha2nd placeEthiopia - Kayon MountainSpecial GuestKimhak Em is part owner, roaster and barista at his coffee shop PAIR Cupworks in Mesa, AZ. He has 15 years of food service experience, with 5 years being in specialty coffee. He has spent time in various roles from coffee director/educator to now running his own roastery. He's a serial Coffee Champs competitor and has competed in roasting, brewing and coffee in good spirits. Learn more about his shop by following their Instagram @pair.cupworks or visting their website https://paircupworks.com/. Follow Kimhak directly on Instagram @kimhak.em. Follow us Instagram: @unfilteredcoffeepodcastTwitter: @unfiltercoffeYouTube: Unfiltered Coffee PodcastDonatepatreon.com/unfilteredcoffeeReach outUnfilteredcoffeepodcast@gmail.com

The World with Automated Coffee Shops

In this episode, we try to understand what the job of the barista would be in a fully automated coffee shop, the benefits of automation with covid, and how this may impact the producer. Then we bring back Kimhak to ask him his thoughts on automation and coffee trends more generally.Special GuestKimhak Em is part owner, roaster and barista at his coffee shop PAIR Cupworks in Mesa, AZ. He has 15 years of food service experience, with 5 years being in specialty coffee. He has spent time in various roles from coffee director/educator to now running his own roastery. He's a serial Coffee Champs competitor and has competed in roasting, brewing and coffee in good spirits.Learn more about his shop by following their Instagram @pair.cupworks or visting their website https://paircupworks.com/.Follow Kimhak directly on Instagram @kimhak.em.Follow usInstagram: @unfilteredcoffeepodcastTwitter: @unfiltercoffeYouTube: Unfiltered Coffee PodcastDonatepatreon.com/unfilteredcoffeeReach outUnfilteredcoffeepodcast@gmail.com

Herbert Peñaloza - Exploring the Farm and Processing

In this episode, we start by cupping coffees that have been exported and imported by our guest Herbert Peñaloza and his buisness La Real Expedición Botánica. Then, we talk with Herbert about how he got started in coffee, why he started exporting and importing himself, and ask about his views on coffee processing.  Segment 1 Coffee Rankings:1st placeColombia - El Crucero2nd placeColombia - Agua De Dios3rd placeColombia - Sugarcane DecafSpecial GuestHerbert is a modern day coffee polymath, he owns a farm in Colombia that goes by the name 575 café, he runs his import/export business, and roasts/brews his own coffees. He is a wealth of information and it was an absolute pleasure to have him on the show.Learn more about his work by following La Real Expedición Botánica @larealreb (website)  or his farm @575cafe (website).Follow usInstagram: @unfilteredcoffeepodcastTwitter: @unfiltercoffeYouTube: Unfiltered Coffee PodcastDonatepatreon.com/unfilteredcoffeeReach outUnfilteredcoffeepodcast@gmail.com

Daniel Mendoza - Practical Coffee Roasting and Specialty Tea

In this episode we talk to Daniel Mendoza, he led an interesting career in coffee working for many different coffee roasteries around the country including Buddy Brew Coffee in Tampa, as well as Corvus and huckleberry in Denver. He then moved into the world of Specialty tea, where he helped bring to specialty coffee shops across the west coast. He is now working at Cropster, where he does support and sales. We discuss his work in judging roasting competitions, roasting advice, roasting software, specialty tea and much more.Special GuestDaniel is a one of those amazing people that just want to help make the world a better place. He has worked all throughout the industry and has a wealth of knowledge that he kindly spreads.Learn more about his Daniel by following him on Instagram @oigaperoque. Learn more about Cropster on their (website). Other companies mentioned in this podcast were:Buddy Brew Coffee @buddybrewcoffeeCorvus Coffee @corvuscoffeeSweet Bloom @sweetbloomcoffeeHuckleberry @huckleberryroastersPair Cupworks @pair.cupworksCute Coffee @ilovecutecoffeeFollow usInstagram: @unfilteredcoffeepodcastTwitter: @unfiltercoffeYouTube: Unfiltered Coffee PodcastDonatepatreon.com/unfilteredcoffeeReach outUnfilteredcoffeepodcast@gmail.com