Sub-Zero Coffee

In this week's podcast Kirk speaks to Daniela Rodriguez of Agricafe in Bolivia. For years Kirk has had an obsession with Bolivian coffee that led him there in 2018. This later saw him using coffee from one of Daniela's farms, Finca Las Alasitas in the Australian Barista Championship in 2019. As a coffee origin, Bolivia has seen declining production of Specialty Coffee for over twenty years. Bolivi...

NEW PODCAST! Today’s podcast is about all things Cup of Excellence (COE) with Managing Director of the Alliance of Coffee Excellence, Darrin Daniel! Darrin has been working in the industry longer than @cap_n_kirk7 has been alive. He has cupped countless coffees, met many amazing producers and helped drive a movement that has made the Specialty Coffee industry what it is today. In this podcast we t...

In this edition of the podcast Kirk sat down with Jade Jennings of Veneziano Coffee Roasters to talk about Rwandan coffee. Having visited Rwanda, Jade has a special connection with the communities and its people. Veneziano have purchased the coffee for years and Jade herself reached the top three of the Australian Barista Championship using Rwandan coffee, which is an uncommon choice at that level...

This is a very exciting podcast to be able to share! Australian Latte Art Champion Shinsaku Fukuyama blazed a very inspiring trail to earn his title. Before all of his success though, Shin was travelling the world as a professional snowboarder. A brutal injury unfortunately ended Shin's snowboarding career and saw him endure years of depression. After years working as a chef, Shin found meaning an...

Why? Why do we do it to ourselves? Because coffee is the best drink ever, thats why! Todd Souter, now shareholder in Sub-Zero Coffee is a veteran in the Melbourne coffee scene and barista competitions. We constantly ask ourselves why we are in the coffee business (spoiler alert) its not for money. Todd and I talk about competitions, why frozen coffee is the future and make some gags while we're at...

The episode you have all been waiting for. Dr Christopher Hendon is a 'Computational Chemist' who researches at the University of Oregon (go ducks). Now affectionately known around the world as 'Dr Coffee' Chris has applied knowledge from his field to help make coffee better, publishing three peer reviewed papers and co-authored a book on water science for coffee. In this episode we talk at length...

In this episode Kirk is joined by Jessica Lambie. The current situation around the world is having a profound impact on people's mental health, perhaps even more so in the specialty coffee industry. Something that was almost very tragic led to this podcast being created as you will find out during this podcast. Jess was incredibly generous in telling her story, opening up and displaying her vulner...

In this podcast Kirk talks with Adam Zampa from the Australian Cricket team. Adam talks about the redemption of the Australian Cricket team and his love for Specialty Coffee. Adam loves his filter coffee, he takes his brewing kit wherever he goes and has a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship at all steps along the Specialty Coffee supply chain Will Adam compete in Brewers Cup in the future? We...

In this weeks podcast we speak with specialty coffee veteran Ross Quail, who is now the Director of Sales for the South East Asia region of the Hemro Group. Ross and I go in depth about the World Barista Championship and how to win it. The most dominant discussion we have is about the state of the industry right now, and where it is going in a post COVID-19 world. Enjoy!

Looking at the world through a coffee lens. This weeks podcast focuses on communication in the specialty coffee industry.