The Orange Cactus Coffee Podcast: Coffee | Specialty Coffee | Roasting & Brewing | Espresso Mike Kinkade & Jake Goble

In Episode 199 of the Daily Ristretto, I talked about the great Flat White commercial that McCafe aired in the UK. Their marketing is great, but lets be honest- their coffee is garbage. I also talked about what I use every day to brew with: Kalita Style Series– Coffee for two w/ cream & sugar […]

In episode 198 of the Daily Ristretto, I talked about trying to learn Snapchat- even with the recent changes. I am also trying to learn how to perfect latte art. Thankfully, there are multiple (and sometimes contradictory) articles from Perfect Daily Grind, Blue Bottle, and others out there on how to steam and froth the […]

In Episode 106 of the Orange Cactus Coffee Podcast, Mike and I talked about: Our GaryVee “Crushing It” book giveaway and sweepstakes The Cafflano Kompresso Coffee bought with coffee coin GaryVee Crushing It Book Giveaway Though we haven’t quite completed the giveaway yet, we talk about the process of conducting our sweepstakes for GaryVee’s new […]

In episode 197 of the Daily Ristretto, I talked about the Cafflano Kompresso- a Kickstarter item that’s not available yet. There are some enterprising individuals selling it for over $120 on Amazon, but I don’t think that will be the final price. Also, we’re giving away GaryVee’s new book Crushing It. Now get to work […]

In episode 196 of the Daily Ristretto, I reminded you about our book giveaway, talked about trying to lock in the tasting notes for the KingCup, and a new instant coffee recently recommended to me: CACafe. I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks (and sounds) interesting. -Jake

In episode 195 of the Daily Ristretto, I reminded you of our Gary Vaynerchuck book giveaway for “Crushing It,” and also talked about training your coffee palette. Here are the tools I recommended: Hario V60 (plastic) French Press Aeropress Hario hand grinder Swan neck kettle King Cup coffee category Saguaro coffee category Press Coffee blends […]

In episode 194 of the Daily Ristretto, I talked about the pending lawsuit in California over coffee and acrylamide. I referenced an article by Jen Christensen on CNN and the National Cancer Institute. I also reminded you that we’re giving away Gary Vaynerchuck’s new book called “Crushing It.” Go to Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram and […]

In Episode 105 of the Orange Cactus Coffee Podcast, Mike and I talked about: Coffee Review of Mushroom Coffee Gary Vee’s new book Crushing It and how we’re giving them away Blogging tips we should use Mike and the Fellow Prismo Coffee Review of Mushroom Coffee For our Coffee Review, we drank Mushroom Coffee live […]

In Episode 193 of the Daily Ristretto, I talked about an excellent map of Ethiopian coffees from Trabocca that Daily Coffee News’ Nick Brown published last week in an article. Also, we’re running a giveaway of Gary Vee’s brand new book- “Crushing It” and want you to get a copy. you can enter on Twitter, […]

In Episode 192 of the Daily Ristretto, I talked about the story that was new to me about blood on a Starbucks cup. I turned to the Washington Post’s article by Lindsey Bever for this one. Love to hear your thoughts. -Jake