Why Coffee?

We're bringing you a slightly new musical twist on our Tastebuds gameshow this week, and we've got the perfect contestant to start it off, an ACTUAL COFFEE FLAVOUR SCIENTIST, Estefanía Hernández Jaramillo!

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"Sold Out Records" by Glove Box

"When You Move (Instrumental Version)" by Stonekeepers

"Applause Crowd" by SFX Producer Epidemic Sound

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Some of you may have seen that instant coffee has been making a comeback in a major way, with specialty roasters all over the world teaming up with coffee science geeks to create some truly amazing crystalized coffee options. We chat with Hasty Coffee's Ben McGaghey out of Calgary, AB, about how the process works, how it's public perception has changed over recent years, and what the future holds for this new-old product.

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"Cats Walking" by Yomoti

"Then I Go" by Damma Beatz

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We go a bit off the rails with this bizarre investigation into Asian vending machine coffee, this is a sneak peak into some of the more obscure side projects we're working on behind the scenes for our Patreon page. 

If you like where we're going with this and want more, head to our page and for as little as $5.00 you can have access to this and all future insanity that we come up with.

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"Haw Par Villa" by Ooyy

"Then I Go" by Damma Beatz

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We're getting excited about some pretty serious science talk in this episode, we take a look at what Nestle's cooking up to save us from climate change, and about the recently rediscovered cousin of what we know as coffee that might be the delicious answer to rising temperatures in growing regions across the globe.

Articles included in the episode:
1. Global Coffee Report - Nestle Scientists discover new varieties
2. Sprudge.com - Coffea Stenophylla
3. James Hoffman on Coffea Stenophylla
4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"My Old Playground" by Power Druid

"Then I Go" by Damma Beatz

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Catherine, otherwise known by their moniker "Coffee Mommy", breaks down for us the past year since placing in the top 6 of the 2020 Barista Competition. We talk about inclusivity in competition and the work place, and what barista life can be like. Catherine also gives us some amazing insight into the coffee scene in Quebec and who we should be watching on the east coast.

Shameless Plug: Canadian Roasting Society https://www.canadianroastingsociety.ca/
St. Suave Librairie Café https://www.saintsuave.com/
Java Roasters https://www.javaroasters.ca/ 
Erzulie Torréfacteur De Café https://www.erzuliecafe.com
Semilla Importers https://www.semillla.com/
& Trans and Caffeinated Podcast https://transandcaffeinated.com/

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"Not That Serious" by Nocturnal Spirits

"Then I Go" by Damma Beatz

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Welcome to Tastebuds! The gameshow that's not a gameshow yet all in good taste..
Enter Coffee Mommy, AKA Catherine Gauthier from Montreal, QC! We get a little more in depth about what these common, yet ambiguous tasting notes mean to them. 

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"Space Soup" by Ealot

"Human Crowd  Studio 12" by SFX Producer

"Applause Crowd" by SFX Producer

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At the end of the day, this podcast is a passion project, it was dreamed up over several years by the both of us in our own separate ways, until we came together and made it the slightly off-beat, silly yet true to self, exposé of coffee folks and ourselves.

In his most sensual voice, Joshua explains why you might want to support the podcast, and a few ways you could do that..

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And now for something completely different!
We sit down with Harken from Vancouver, BC, for a chat about the perhaps one of the most simple yet controversial topics in coffee - Coffee Freshness & Aging. 

Is coffee like a fine wine, better when aged to perfection, or is FRESH BEST? Maybe it depends? Maybe you should sit down with a hot cup o' something, and listen! or don't, I'm not your mom..

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"Chemistry" by Tape Machines

"Then I Go" by Damma Beatz

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Welcome to Tastebuds! The gameshow that's not a gameshow yet all in good taste..
Our contestant today is none other than Eldric Stuart from Harken Coffee,  considering we gave him essentially no notice at all he gives us some great answers for our tasting note questions!

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"Space Soup" by Ealot

"Human Crowd  Studio 12" by Epidemic Sound

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Liz Bishop joins us to chat about everything from judging competition, to women in Africa, and her recent life changes. 

Shameless Plug: Just Us Coffee & Chocolate https://justuscoffee.com/

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Music / Sound Effects Include:

"You Make My Day" by OTE

"Then I Go" by Damma Beatz

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