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What is Third Wave Coffee?
Forget the gas station jolt. Third wave coffee is a movement dedicated to exceptional quality, ethical sourcing, and the unique flavor profiles of specialty coffee beans. It’s about treating coffee like the complex beverage it is, akin to fine wine or craft beer.
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- Brew Guides: Master the art of brewing at home with our comprehensive guides for all pour-over methods, French press, and even the humble drip machine.
- Coffee Shop Spotlights: We delve into the coolest third-wave coffee shops, from hidden gems to renowned roasters. Discover the perfect spot for your next caffeine fix, wherever you are in the world.
- Bean Explorer: Embark on a journey of discovery with our bean profiles. Learn about different coffee origins, flavor notes, and roasting styles to find your perfect cup.
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- Masa Nakashima from Mel Coffee Roasters: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #89
Masa Nakashima invites you to savor the finest coffee at Mel Coffee Roasters. Experience expertly crafted flavors and quality like never before. - Daniel Kurnianto ( BOSeTAMPER ): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #88
My name is Daniel Kurnianto. I am originally from Indonesia, one of the world’s leading producers of coffee. - Wojciech Rzytki ( Coffeelab ): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #87Wojciech Rzytki, the mastermind behind Coffeelab, redefines coffee culture with innovation and expertise. Explore the artistry of specialty coffee and the passion driving Coffeelab’s exceptional blends.
- Jack O’Connor: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #86
I’m Jack OìConnor! Originally from the vibrant city of Bristol, England, I moved to the Netherlands last year, and now call Eindhoven home. By day, I’m delving into the world of coffee as a roastery assistant. - Celeste Wong (The Girl in the Café): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #85Celeste Wong, renowned as ‘The Girl in the Café,’ embodies a passion for coffee that transcends boundaries. Explore her journey through the world of specialty coffee, from barista to global influencer, as she shares insights, expertise, and the art of crafting the perfect cup.
- Discovering Sydney’s Rich Culinary Heritage: A Journey Through Sydney Arcades and Specialty Coffee CafesDiscovering Sydney’s Rich Culinary Heritage: A Journey Through Sydney Arcades and Specialty Coffee Cafes
- Jeff Foster (Bush Hill Coffee Co): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #84My name is Jeff Foster. I am from Archdale, NC. I founded Bush Hill Coffee Co. as a passion project to bring coffee and music together for a different kind of experience. I am a coffee roaster and an artist, so this is an extension of the passions I love
- Lloyd Meadows (Tortoise Espresso): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #83My name is Lloyd Meadows, I live and grew up in Castlemaine; a regional town in central Victoria, about an hour and a half’s drive from Melbourne. I own and run a little specialty coffee shop called Tortoise Espresso, that I opened almost 4 years ago.
- Von&Vonnie: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #82
My name is Morgan von Mantripp (the Von of Von and Vonnie). I’m from Wales, which is a small country in the United Kingdom. My name is Yvonne right now, my job is working on our new project called „von&vonnie“, which will be a cafe and microroastery in Porto, opening (hopefully) in November. - Daniele Ricci: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #81
I’m Daniele Ricci, 2023 World Barista Champion Runner-Up, I’m 25 and I was born in Italy, but I live in Switzerland, where I moved after two years in Amsterdam. I’m currently working as head-barista and responsible for quality check for MAME Specialty Coffee, in Zurich, as well as trainer and R&D consultant for a few companies all over the world. - Matt López (FVC Gallery): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #80
My name is Matt López. I currently live in Walla Walla, Washington though I was born in Albuquerque NM and have roots in Northern California. - Aurore Ceretta: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #79
I am Aurore Ceretta, originally from the south of France and this year’s Cup Tasters Champion of Germany. I left my hometown of Toulouse in 2009 to study German literature and history. Instead of following this path, however, I moved to Freiburg, Germany, to open a café with my husband Philip Weller in 2013. - Holger Lente: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #78
My name is Holger Lente and my home base is in Munich Germany. However, I’ve been working for US companies for the past 10 years. In terms of work related to coffee I have been doing the full circle of brewing techniques. I started with my heavily espresso based coffeeshop business in Germany running 5 stores from 2002-2013. - Mikey Rinaldo: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #77
My name is Mikey Rinaldo. I was born in Indonesia, but currently live in Chicago, USA. I am the roaster/founder of New Math Coffee, a roastery focused on Asian producers - Nikolai Fürst: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #76I am Nikolai Fürst. I grew up in Germany, but since 2015, I have been living in Colombia. My company is called Desarrolladores de Café (coffee developers), and it’s based in Medellín. We are involved in various coffee-related activities, but our main focus is on coffee education in areas such as coffee roasting, cup tasting, production, and barista training.
- Ben Miller: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #75My name is Ben Miller, I am originally from the US and am currently located in Lisbon, Portugal. I am exploring some independent projects.
- Justin Piercy: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #74
I’m Justin Piercy – husband and dad first, coffee person second! I’m based out of Ontario, Canada, about an hour north of Toronto and besides running my coffee pages, I also do freelance digital communications and marketing consulting together with my wife Sarah. We love putting more fuel behind people doing good things in the world! - Mikolaj Pociecha: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #73My name is Mikolaj Pociecha. I was born in the harbour city of Gdansk, Poland and raised on the north-west coast of Ireland. For the past few years I have lived in Tübingen, southern Germany and just this weekend I relocated to Amsterdam. Here I have joined the Back To Black team as Head Roaster. Apart from that I write on topics related to the coffee industry. My most recent book was about reimagining Canephora in context of specialty coffee. I sometimes also consult roasters and importers on roasting this particular species.
- Chris Calkins (Gotham Coffee Roasters): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #72
Hello I’m Chris Calkins I’m the owner and CEO of Gotham Coffee Roasters in New York City. Gotham is a 10 year old specialty roaster based in Brooklyn, with a retail shop in the Flatiron district of Manhattan. Before Gotham I co-founded Spinelli Coffee, with a chain of stores in San Francisco. Before that I worked with la Marzocco and Starbucks. I’ve been doing this for a long time. - Steve Moloney (The Barista League): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #71
My name is Steve Moloney, i am the founder and CEO of The Barista League as well as Ordna Event Agency – the company that produces The Barista League. I was originally born in Australia but live and work in Gothenburg, Sweden. - Kat Melheim: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #70I’m Kat Melheim – roaster, barista, coffee writer, artist, publisher, content creator… I do many things in the coffee industry these days! I’ve spent most of my coffee life in Denver, but currently live in Raleigh, NC, where I work for Black & White Coffee Roasters.
- Alvin Cheng: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #69Hello my name is Alvin Cheng, I live in Hong Kong. I’m self-employed and also do freelance marketing among other things. Many people call me a social media influencer, although I consider myself to be more than that.
- Michalina Sujewicz: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #68
My name is Michalina Sujewicz, I am originally from Poland but have been living in New Zealand for last 9 years. - Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #67
My name is Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle, I was born in El Salvador and grew up in different parts of the world. I’m a coffee producer and I also run an importing company based in Berlin, Productor Coffee, which helps distribute my coffee as well as coffees produced by my friends. - Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #66
Santiago and Victor Gamboa, two out of three of the founders behind Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters, a specialty coffee roastery based in London. Through our shops, we sell single-origin Colombian coffee with a focus on showcasing the diversity and complexity that can be found in beans from our home country. - Driss @ Bloom Coffee: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #65
I’m Driss from Marrakech, where I work as a roaster at Bloom Coffee Roasters in Marrakech, Morocco - Ryan Woldt: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #64I’m Ryan Woldt. I’m originally from Wisconsin (USA) but have moved around quite a bit. For the past ten years, I’ve been in Southern California.
- Swerl Coffee Roasters: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #63We are Daniel from Falkenberg, Sweden and Beatriz from Lisbon, Portugal. We run our own coffee-roastery Swerl Coffee Roasters and rolling coffee-bar in the summer time. Daniel is full-time at the roastery, while Beatriz runs the coffee-bar and helps out at the roastery.
- Luis Enrique (The Gay Barista): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #62
Luis Enrique here! a.k.a. The Gay Barista in the coffee world. I’m a former finance professional from Mexico City who, after ten years of hiding behind an Excel sheet, decided to take an unexpected turn and pursuit his passion for coffee. - Antony Watson (Olisipo Coffee Lisbon): Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #61
Antony Watson, originally hailing from the UK but ‘Brexited the Brexit’ to co-found a coffee roastery – Olisipo Coffee Roasters – along with Sofia Goncalves in Lisboa, Portugal. - Amilka Lee: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #60
Amilka Lee, born in Cuba in 1974 and raised in Spain. He works for his company, Coffee Lovers Roasters, focused on coffee sales, coffee training and consulting for other companies in the industry. - Andrea Pettinari: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #59Andrea Pettinari is from Cagliari on the Italian island of Sardinia in Italy. He is Head of Coffee at Caffè dell’Arte Specialty Coffee, a specialty cafè and roastery focused on developing the culture of high quality coffee.
- Adhi Jusuf-Beaneka Specialty Coffee: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #58
Adhi Jusuf lives in San Francisco Bay Area, California. He has work in IT field for more than 20 years; he has also worked alongside with Bryan Theonardo who is a SCA certified barista, Q grader and master roaster. They co-founded Beaneka Specialty Coffee and Roastery in 2019 - David Stefanik: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #57
David Stefanik is from Slovakia and he had worked in England for the last 4 years, covering various positions: barista, head barista and manager. He recently moved to Netherlands, where he is going to work as barista at a coffee shop in Amsterdam. - Ben Morrow: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #56
Ben Morrow is the co-founder of Manhattan coffee roasters, which is a small specialty coffee roastery based in Rotterdam, NL. He is originally from Melbourne, Australia. Besides being one of the founders he is in charge of green sourcing, producer partnerships and the head roaster of the company as well. - Paolo Scimone: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #55Paolo Scimone, coffee roaster (and owner of His Majesty the Coffee), trainer and consultant. I’m travelling all over the World doing consultancy for various roastery, from the smallest to the biggest. I born in Monza (Italy) but now living in London.
- Alvin of 20grams Coffee Roastery: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #54Alvin is the owner of 20grams Coffee Roastery in Singapore. He has been in the coffee industry for 8 years and a large part of his day-to-day job is being a head roaster and green coffee buyer for the roastery.
- Erin Hunt: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #53Erin Hunt she is from Jacksonville Florida, and is the creative director for Finca Bonaguía.
- Rafael Motta Maggion: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #52Rafael Motta Maggion, was born in 1984 – in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His work comprehends investment funds in Brazil, but in 2017 he has entered the world of gastronomy as a hobby by doing a beer sommelier course.
- Wendelien van Bunnik: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #51Wendelien van Bunnik, 33, and she lives in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She is an independent coffee trainer, coach and consultant; a company that she has started after becoming Dutch Barista Champion, Dutch Aeropress Champion and World Aeropress Champion in 2019
- Jordi Mestre: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #50Jordi Mestre Founder of Nomad Coffee in Barcelona, Spain.
- Jon Allen: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #49
Jon Allen the Co-Owner & Founder of Onyx Coffee Lab in Northwest Arkansas. - Dillon Mancuso: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #48
Dillon Mancuso is from Williamsburg, VA. The startup cafe “Carpe Noctem Cafe” is founded by him, with a dream of bringing communities together over the simplest thing, a cup of coffee - João Marques Vilar : Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #47
João Marques Vilar, from Porto, Portugal, he is a co-founder at SO Coffee Roasters - Qinyi and Ludo : Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #46Qinyi (from China) and Ludo (from Belgium), the founders of Naga Coffee.
- Joe Molloy : Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #45
Joe Molloy from Rumble Coffee Roasters in Melbourne, Australia. - Era of We meets the EstatesEra of We meets the Estates
- Mustafa and Jihad : Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #44
Mustafa and Jihad the founders of Mokha Bunn Canada - Fi O’Brien: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #43
Fi O’Brien, Head of Brand / Creative Director and Co Founder of Girls Who Grind Coffee. - Fredrik Zetterberg: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #42Explore the expertise and innovation of Fredrik Zetterberg. Unlock insights, strategies, and inspiration from a leader in the industry. Elevate your vision with Fredrik Zetterberg today.
- Jens Reuter: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #41Jens Reuter
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Era of We The Coffee Lab - Tom Hopkinson: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #40
Tom Hopkinson is coach, writer and researcher for Barista Hustle. - Lars Aaen Thøgersen: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #39Lars Aaen Thøgersen is a chief innovation and circular transformation officer at Löfbergs Group
- Daniel Horbat: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #38Daniel Horbat is 2019 World Cup Taster Champion. He is also the founder of Sumo Coffee Roasters, a small roastery based in Dublin, Ireland
- Malin Helgman: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #37
Malin Helgman’s Interview, coffee lover who dream about becoming a coffee geek. - Andrew of Specialty Coffee Italy: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #36
Andrew’s Interview of Specialty Coffee Italy. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia and have been living in Italy for over 10 years - Our Caffeinated Road Trip 3 – Aroma Specialty CoffeesOur Caffeinated Road Trip 3 – Aroma Specialty Coffees
- Coffee Roasters and Era of We: Connecting the Dots 2021
Coffee Roasters and Era of We - Todd Purse: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #35
Todd Purse’s Interview, He is the head creative/ Illustrator at Brandywine Coffee roasters in Wilmington Delaware.
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