Coffee Sprudgecast

Our coffee podcast The Coffee Sprudgecast is back for another rousing episode where hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen take a shortcut… a tiramisu shortcut? Michelman discusses an epic event held with La Marzocco in Florence to promote But First, Coffee that included a whole tiramisu cupping (three cakes that used three different coffees). Carlsen springs a package of Twinkies and claims t...

Breaking! There's a new episode of Sprudge coffee podcast The Coffee Sprudgecast ! On the newest episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen talk about the winners of the 15th Annual Sprudgie Awards , all while drinking the newest iteration of the Wilder Blend from Verve Coffee Roasters in California . This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by   Barat...

It's 2024 and time for a new installment of the Coffee Sprudgecast! In this episode, hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen sip DONA teas and tisanes, drink espresso-forward beverages with Olympia Coffee Roasting Company , and look ahead at what is shaping up to be a very big year here at Sprudge. From award programs to the decade-long Build-Outs of Coffee series , the fun just doesn't stop. I...

Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen return for another spirited episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. Several beverages were prepared for this episode—including fresh offerings from Madcap Coffee, Greater Goods Coffee Co., PERC Coffee, and Rishi Tea. That's a lot of buzz for one session. This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by   Baratza ,  Pacific Barista Series , Ghirardelli , and Mo...

Podcast listeners, do we have a surprise for you. That's right, there's a new episode of The Coffee Sprudgecast. Hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen are back with fresh coffee, new gear, and a heck of a lot news and updates. Nightswim Coffee's Ultraviolet Blend is brewed live on-air using the new award-winning Hoop Brewer from Ceado and the results are surprising! Never one to limit oneself...

The latest episode of the coffee podcast The Coffee Sprudgecast is out! Hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen are back—and they're drinking delicious a new offering from Bellingham, Washington superstars Camber Coffee . The pair had the La Papaya Anaerobic Typica from legendary Ecuador producer Juan Peña . Brewed in a Chemex, the coffee's flavors of pineapple, milk chocolate, maraschino cherr...

Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen are back for another exciting episode of the coffee podcast  The Coffee Sprudgecast.  Michelman and Carlsen drink some stunning coffee from Monogram Coffee . The hosts enjoy La Llama from Bolivia and an exceptional offering from Finca Takesi , a small-screen gesha coffee brewed in an automated dripper and a Chemex, respectively. La Llama is part of their Wonder...

Welcome to another episode of the coffee podcast The Coffee Sprudgecast with hosts Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman. In this episode, Michelman and Carlsen drink Block Party, the new limited-release summer blend from Partners Coffee in Brooklyn, New York, with an incredible packaging collaboration with illustrator Sophie ( @soupiestudios ). Sandwiched by the new summertime hit single "Build It...

The Coffee Buildcast is back! Featuring Naomi Joe Coffee, Greenstreet Coffee Co., Considered, and Wayward Coffee. This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by Baratza ,  Moccamaster ,  Pacific Barista Series , and Ghirardelli .

This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is all about Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen's new book  But First, Coffee.  Michelman and Carlsen take us behind the scenes, talk about the juicy innards, and discuss the process of making the book.  But First, Coffee  is out 10/10/23 and now available for pre-order everywhere fine books are sold. This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by B...

Reach for the sky and hold your head up high. For tonight and every night? You're a superstar. On the latest episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen are jamming out to Love Inc. and  Superstar DJ Keoki while sipping on a honey-processed  single-origin Verve Coffee Roasters  brewed on a brand new  Moccamaster KBGV Select in the Pistachio colorway .  Michelman and Car...

On the latest episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, guest host and photo journalist Elizabeth Chai reports live from the 2023 United States Barista Championship! Chai had an opportunity to interview competitors Frank La (he/him) of Be Bright Coffee in Los Angeles, California and Gray Kauffman (they/them) of Caffe Vita in Seattle, Washington. Each competitor brought their own unique set of skills to t...

Things are really heating up here at the Coffee Sprudgecast, as your intrepid hosts guard their ears and gird their loins for the impending 2023 SCA Expo, hosted in Portland, Oregon April 20th-23rd. You'll be reading and seeing much more about the show right here on Sprudge, but in the meantime, we taste and sip our way through an eclectic assortment of specialty coffee products, from a very excit...

What time is it? It's time for another episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. In this stirring episode, Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen take a first-class ticket to Chocolate City. There they'll discuss the benefits of using real chocolate chips in mochas, the oat milk supply chain (Pacific Foods Barista Oat is back, baby!), whether or not you can make a satisfying inexpensive Macguyver mocha usi...

On the latest episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, Sprudge co-founders Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen drink coffee and eat almond pastry on foggy morning in Portland, Oregon. Not just any coffee, but the first release of Finca el Suelo —an Ethiopia landrace coffee grown in Colombia on a farm owned in part by Sprudge Award winner Tim Wendelboe. The limited release represents the very first harv...

Welcome back to the Coffee Sprudgecast! In our very first episode of 2023, hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen share the winners, honorees, and finalists of the 14th Annual Sprudgie Awards Presented by Pacific Barista Series. For the full list, visit here . This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by Straus Family Creamery , DONA and  Pacific Barista Series .

This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is all about  flavor. Some might even call it… Proof Of Taste. But how do we get there? By drinking several unique beverages, including coffees from Process in Northern Ireland (via Dayglow Coffee 's excellent subscription box), some tasty cascara refreshments from Needs & Wants of Raleigh, North Carolina, and a whole mess of non-alcoholic wine-adjacent analo...

Coffee, tea, why not both? On the latest episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast, hosts and Sprudge co-founders Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen drink an oolong tea from  Té Company Te —their Mount Pyrus (Li Shan) from Taiwan AND drink a Caturra/Colombia coffee roasted by Joe Coffee Company from La Familia Guarnizo . Two great tastes that taste great together. Michelman and Carlsen discuss some of t...

There's no doubt about it—Build-Outs season is positively in full swing here at Sprudge. Our yearly summertime series celebrates new and remodeled cafes and we couldn't be more delighted by the sheer amount of exciting builds, fit-outs, and remodels. Build-Outs of Coffee  boosters and Sprudge co-founders Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman sip chilled white tea from White2Tea while discussing new...

The celebrations continue for  our tenth Build-Outs season (submissions open) on this very special episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. Hosts and Sprudge co-founders Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman eat a nut butter collaboration that combines Big Spoon Roasters almonds, Equator Coffees Tiger Walk Espresso, and a hint of spices and coconut nectar for a spread so good we ate it with spoons. Well...

The thrill of the build is back! We're celebrating our tenth Build-Outs season (submissions open now!) on this very special episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast. Hosts and Sprudge co-founders Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman drink the new 2022 Artist Series Colombia Cerro Azul from Camber Coffee in Bellingham, Washington; sip Malibu Mylks ; and discuss the benefits of coffee tools like the MeloDr...

Hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen introduce the 2022 Sprudge Twenty . This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by Pacific Barista Series , Straus Family Creamery , and DONA .  

In this episode, hosts Carlsen and Michelman drink new loose-leaf offerings from DONA and a sparkling botanical beverage from Rishi while dishing on the events of the week, specifically all the United States Coffee Championships happening this weekend at the Specialty Coffee Association Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston, Massachusetts. This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by Pacific B...

Welcome back to the Coffee Sprudgecast! In our latest episode, Sprudge co-founders Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen are reunited over a sample box of exquisite pastry from San Francisco's very own Maison Nico . Flans and brioches and choux buns, oh my! Elsewhere on the show your hosts drink coffees from Equator Coffees  (Bay Area) and Fankør  (Ecuador), and chug-a-lug some fresh sparkling cold...

The Coffee Sprudgecast returns! On the latest episode of the show, Sprudge co-founders Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen taste a plethora of fascinating coffees and chat about new roasting projects, infused blends, and one very special, very small Scandinavian town. Stealing the show was a very special, and unexpectedly delightful, new coffee from Fire Department Coffee, whose whiskey-infused b...