On this episode, Jake Standerfer of Coffee Culture Coffee Roasters, a roaster and pioneer in specialty coffee in Santiago joins us to talk all things coffee. In the late aughts, Jake began roasting coffee in his bathroom, kicking off his largely self-taught, experimental journey into the world of craft coffee and sourcing from bean-to-cup. In this inspiring conversation, he dives into the philosophy of taste, takes an anthropological approach to coffee, shares what he’s looking for in a good bean, and why we are seeing the resurgence of the artisan in coffee culture.
In this episode we talk about:
• How Jake became interested in coffee via international humanitarian work
• His experimental coffee roasting that lead to founding his business
• The concept of “specialty coffee” in a world of mediocre brew
• The process and criteria for sourcing premium beans
• Our conditioning, and reconditioning, of taste in culture and food
• Challenges on his entrepreneurial path and why bean-to-cup is his coffee philosophy
Resources:
Coffee with Legs Santiago Style
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