What's up guys !Super nice to be back again!This time I am with Ben Morrow in Rotterdam, this is where he has been living for 4 years now.This first part as the title says, is more about him competing for the latte art nationals in Australia and the "Coffee Masters", London and New York. Being a roaster he will explain his philosophy on what is roasting and what style he wants to achieve and why ! He will also tell us how he and Esther Maasdam (co-owner) select the green coffees.We will finish this part by talking about the special relationship he has been building with Panamanian coffee producers. He will tell us what they have achieve working together.Thanks for listening, hope you will enjoy.Cheers guys Bio :Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ben_morrow/ - 2015  Australian latteart Championship- 2015 6th WLAC- 2015 New York "Coffee Masters"- 2016 London "Coffee Masters"Roastery's website:https://manhattancoffeeroasters.com/ If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecoffeecracks/

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Ok !Let's go for the part 2 ! After explaining us how he built his business , he will now go into details about the journey of the coffee he selects from different farmers, up to the port of export in Cartagena. Mentioning different steps that are important and in line with his values on coffee and quality. Bio:Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/plurilateral/ - In the import business since 2017 His website:www.plurilateral-solutions.com IF you want to travel to Colombia and make a real journey out of it, Fred organizes in partnership with locals some discovery trips in Colombia. Below is the website. www.cofitur.com   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecoffeecracks/

Hi there, For this 5th edition, I am going on the import and export side of the coffee value chain. Fred will explain how he managed from scratch to import and distribute coffee from Colombia in collaboration with a Colombian exporter.Listening to Fred, you will quickly realise that sometimes life is just about being spontaneous and opportunist.Bio:Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/plurilateral/ - In the import business since 2017 His website:www.plurilateral-solutions.com IF you want to travel to Colombia and make a real journey out of it, Fred organizes in partnership with locals some discovery trips in Colombia. Below is the website. www.cofitur.com   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. Insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecoffeecracks/

What's happening guys !For this part 2 we will go more in depth into the Barista competiton, national and international.Wendelien will guide us through the whole process of competing, from its organisation, training methods, coffee choice and different techniques for the signature beverage.All that in a relax and easy going chat of course.Bio: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/wendelienvanbunnik/ Barista in Utrecht from 2010-2013 at :- Simon Levelt- BrandmeestersBarista - Manager - Trainer 2013 - until now at :- The Single Estate coffee barCompetition:2011 - Entered Dutch barista championship 2016 - Runner up and Claus Bokaal2019 - 1st at the Dutch barista championship - Ranked 21st in the World barista championship2019 - 1st at the Dutch Aeropress championship 2019 - 1st at World Aeropress championship The Single Estate the bar : https://www.singleestatecoffee.nl/contact/ For some more info about what I do apart from podcasting here is a link to my instagram. Cheers guyshttps://www.instagram.com/james_barista/

So I had the priviledge a few weeks back to interview Wendelien Van Bunnik at the Single Estate coffee bar in Den Haag.In this first part she will explain the philosophy and goal of the coffee bar she manages and do the trainings and also gives us an overview on the Aeropress competiton and Dutch Barista competition.She will also explain how from being an english teacher, she changed career and become the best barista of The Netherlands 2019, interesting and inspiring that's what's this podcast all about.Bio: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/wendelienvanbunnik/ Barista in Utrecht from 2010-2013 at :- Simon Levelt- BrandmeestersBarista - Manager - Trainer 2013 - until now at :- The Single Estate coffee barCompetition:2011 - Entered Dutch barista championship 2016 - Runner up and Claus Bokaal2019 - 1st at the Dutch barista championship - Ranked 21st in the World barista championship2019 - 1st at the Dutch Aeropress championship 2019 - 1st at World Aeropress championship The Single Estate the bar : https://www.singleestatecoffee.nl/contact/ For some more info about what I do apart from podcasting here is a link to my instagram. Cheers guyshttps://www.instagram.com/james_barista/

What's up guys !Already the 3rd episode ! This time I interviewed Jelle van Rossum, Roaster, owner of Shokunin.we will talk about of course how he got started and how he managed to get where he is as a roaster.His vision on coffee and his way of working and managing his roastery.He will also explain his work with producers and how he built up relationship with them and what he is looking for through those partnerships.Finally he will explain how he overcomes and deals with common challenges that a roastery can face.Bio :https://www.instagram.com/shokunin.coffee/ 2014-2015 - Barista - Van Rossum's Koffie2014-2017 - Roaster - Man Met Bril Koffie2017-2018 - Manager - Stielman Roastery/Koffie2018 -          Current owner of Shokunin Coffee Collective https://shokunin.coffee/ For some more info about what I do apart from podcasting here is a link to my instagram.https://www.instagram.com/james_barista/

Hi Guys, I am super happy to get the 2nd episode ON !This time I ll be talking with Esther Maasdam, AKA the latte art queen.Esther from Rotterdam (NL) is currently running two businesses, one in event barista and a roastery called 'Manhattan coffee roasters' together with Ben Morrow.While enjoying a nice bottle of redwine (Esther's request),Esther will tell us first, how she got started in coffee and become several times latte champion of the Netherlands. From the mindset she built up over the years to some latte art competition tips and explanations about some coffee brewing tips.Sit back, relax and enjoy the chit chat.Below is the Bio of Esther Maasdam, her intagram and the websites of both of her businesses.Bio:https://www.instagram.com/esthermaasdam/Competitions :Dutch latte art 2009 finished 3rd Dutch latte art 2011 finished 1stDutch latte art 2012 finished 1stDutch latte art 2013 finished 1st // 5th in the WorldDutch latte art 2014 finished 1st // DBC ‘ 2016 finished 5thDutch cup Tasters 2017 finished 1st https://esthermaasdam.com/https://manhattancoffeeroasters.com/ For some more info about what I do apart from podcasting here is a link to my instagram.https://www.instagram.com/james_barista/

To the coffee lovers !I am James Daime, French freelancer barista in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Nothing better than learning from the best. That's why I decided to get in touch with the top people I knew within the specialtycoffee scene to know more about them and to learn about coffee!This is the first episode of the coffee cracks from hopefully many more to come.My first guest is the current 'Coffee masters' champion in London, Rob Clarijs.            Based in Rotterdam, Rob is the owner of 'De Zeeuwse Branding', specialty coffee distributor for horeca places in Zeeland.Rob will go through his start on why and how he became a barista, and how he pretty much climbed the ladder of being the champion he is today.He will describe how to approach certain apsect of competition like 'signature drinks' for instance, but also explain his strategy on his roasting business and of course some coffee brewing tips.Bio:https://www.instagram.com/robc.cc/ Entree Best Barista 2016 finished 2ndCoffee Mixologists 2017 finished 2nd (Amsterdam Coffee Festival)Coffee Masters 2017 went up to the ¼ finals (London)Coffee Masters 2017 (New-York) - ParticipatedDutch Latte Art Cham 2018 finshed 5th Coffee Masters 2018 finished 2nd after Agnieska (name)Entree Best Barista 2018 finished 1stDutch Brewer Cup 2019 finished 2ndDutch Cup tasters 2019 finished 3rdCoffee-Masters 2019 finished 1st (London) For some more info about what I do apart from podcasting here is a link to my instagram. Cheers guyshttps://www.instagram.com/james_barista/