This week Brian sits down to talk with Alex Wallace, who is a barista at The Mixer in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Alex has an uncanny ability to describe and talk about coffee in ways that few do. I always love reading about the different coffees he is trying and how he describes each one. In our conversation we take the deep dive into tasting notes and how to better develop your palate, how he talks with customers about brewing coffee at home, and his entry way into the world of tea. We talked about a variety of topics and you can always find links to everything we mention in the show notes.

• Alex Wallace on Instagram 
• Brian Renshaw on Instagram

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Links

• The Mixer
• The Well Coffee House
• Log your coffee with The Coffee Brewer’s Logbook
• Fellow Stagg X Pour Over
• Cometeer Coffee
• Voila Specialty Instant Coffee
• Finca Meirisch - Aware winning and internationally acclaimed coffees
• Koppi Coffee Roasters
• BlendIn Coffee Club - China MeiZi
• What is Gongfu Cha?
• Mirror Coffee Roasters
• Mirror Coffee Roasters on YouTube
• April Coffee Roasters (Patrik Rolf)
• Nashville Coffee Shops: Sump Coffee, Living Waters, Crema Coffee

How Alex dials in a new coffee

• 18 grams of coffee
• 188 grams of water
• Bloom then three even pours