On this episode we interview our friend Ethan Murphy! Ethan and Whit Macdonald are the team that run Cape Coffee, a Newfoundland coffee roasting company. Ethan is a coffee pro, and we have fun diving into coffee, roasting, and the local coffee scene!

Episode Timestamps

(00:00:00) Episode Intro

(00:00:30) Pre-introduction banter / How young is too young for coffee?

(00:02:35) Introducing Ethan Murphy and Cape Coffee

(00:05:59) What is "3rd wave coffee"?

(00:11:21) Coffee cupping sessions and tasting notes

(00:23:30) Sourcing coffee beans as the green-buyer

(00:30:06) Roasting coffee beans

(00:46:45) Remembering St. John's cafes and coffees from our pasts, and the arrival of 3rd wave coffee in NL

(00:53:00) The current coffee/cafe scene

(00:57:18) The price of coffee

(00:59:33) Opening people's minds to 3rd wave coffee

(01:05:04) Interacting with less educated/immersed coffee drinkers, avoiding snobby inclinations, making coffee approachable

(01:11:50) The future with Cape Coffee – working with Eight Ounce Coffee, coffee pods, and instant coffee

(01:17:40) What are our personal go-to cafe drink choices

(01:21:00) Dialling in the espresso at our cafe