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Coffee Insurrection
Unfiltered conversations with the people shaping specialty coffee — head roasters, baristas, café founders and industry voices.
90 interviews
Santiago and Victor Gamboa — Co-Founders of Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters · London, UK
Santiago and Victor Gamboa, two out of three of the founders behind Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters, a specialty coffee roastery…
Driss — Roaster at Bloom Coffee Roasters · Marrakech, Morocco
I’m Driss from Marrakech, where I work as a roaster at Bloom Coffee Roasters in Marrakech, Morocco
Ryan Woldt — Host & Creator of Roast! West Coast and Coffee Smarter podcasts · Writer (novelist + newspaper columnist) · Southern California, USA (originally from Wisconsin, USA)
I’m Ryan Woldt. I’m originally from Wisconsin (USA) but have moved around quite a bit. For the past ten years,…
Swerl Coffee Roasters (Daniel & Beatriz) — Co-founders / Coffee Roasters · Falkenberg, Sweden (Daniel) · Lisbon, Portugal (Beatriz)
We are Daniel from Falkenberg, Sweden and Beatriz from Lisbon, Portugal. We run our own coffee-roastery Swerl Coffee Roasters and…
Luis Enrique (a.k.a. The Gay Barista) — Founder of The Gay Barista · Freelance Content Marketer & Social Media Manager for coffee & LGBTQ+ brands · Mexico City, Mexico
Luis Enrique here! a.k.a. The Gay Barista in the coffee world. I'm a former finance professional from Mexico City who,…
Antony Watson — Head Roaster at Olisipo Coffee Roasters · Lisbon, Portugal
Antony Watson, originally hailing from the UK but ‘Brexited the Brexit’ to co-found a coffee roastery – Olisipo Coffee Roasters…
Amilka Lee — Founder & Coffee Trainer/Consultant (Coffee Lovers Roasters) · Spain (raised) — currently operates from Ireland
Amilka Lee, born in Cuba in 1974 and raised in Spain. He works for his company, Coffee Lovers Roasters, focused…
Andrea Pettinari — Head of Coffee · Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Andrea Pettinari is from Cagliari on the Italian island of Sardinia in Italy. He is Head of Coffee at Caffè…
Adhi Jusuf — Co-founder, Beaneka Specialty Coffee and Roastery (also 20+ years in IT) · San Francisco Bay Area, California
Adhi Jusuf lives in San Francisco Bay Area, California. He has work in IT field for more than 20 years;…
David Stefanik — Barista · Netherlands (Amsterdam) — originally from Slovakia
David Stefanik is from Slovakia and he had worked in England for the last 4 years, covering various positions: barista,…
Ben Morrow — Co-founder · Head Roaster · Green Sourcing & Producer Partnerships (Manhattan Coffee Roasters) · Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ben Morrow is the co-founder of Manhattan coffee roasters, which is a small specialty coffee roastery based in Rotterdam, NL.…
Paolo Scimone — Q Grader Arabica, Q Grader Robusta, specialty coffee roasting, coffee education, coffee roasting training · London (UK) — born in Monza, Italy
Paolo Scimone, coffee roaster (and owner of His Majesty the Coffee), trainer and consultant. I’m travelling all over the World…