In this introduction podcast, we share a clip from our friend Kimhak Em, who shares his candid advice for a new barista just starting out. This clip comes from a future podcast with Kimhak, where we talk about the future of coffee and his unique approach to running a coffee shop.

Kimhak Em is part owner, roaster and barista at his coffee shop PAIR Cupworks in Mesa, AZ. He has a 15 years of food service experience, with 5 being in specialty coffee. He has spent time in various roles from coffee director/educator to now running his own roastery. He's a serial Coffee Champs competitor and has competed in roasting, brewing and coffee in good spirits.

Learn more about his shop by following their Instagram @pair.cupworks or visting their website https://paircupworks.com/.

Follow Kimhak directly on Instagram @kimhak.em.


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In this episode, we are joined by Kimhak Em in our first cupping to evaluate some of his coffees. Then Eddie and Spencer talk about cloud cafes, delivery coffee and wholesale hardships. Kimhak then joins in to talk about frozen green coffee and his future innovations in his coffee shop.

Segment 1 Coffee Rankings:
1st place
Panama - Hacienda La Esmeralda Gesha
2nd place
Ethiopia - Kayon Mountain

Special Guest

Kimhak Em is part owner, roaster and barista at his coffee shop PAIR Cupworks in Mesa, AZ. He has 15 years of food service experience, with 5 years being in specialty coffee. He has spent time in various roles from coffee director/educator to now running his own roastery. He's a serial Coffee Champs competitor and has competed in roasting, brewing and coffee in good spirits.

Learn more about his shop by following their Instagram @pair.cupworks or visting their website https://paircupworks.com/.

Follow Kimhak directly on Instagram @kimhak.em.


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In this episode, we try to understand what the job of the barista would be in a fully automated coffee shop, the benefits of automation with covid, and how this may impact the producer. Then we bring back Kimhak to ask him his thoughts on automation and coffee trends more generally.

Special Guest

Kimhak Em is part owner, roaster and barista at his coffee shop PAIR Cupworks in Mesa, AZ. He has 15 years of food service experience, with 5 years being in specialty coffee. He has spent time in various roles from coffee director/educator to now running his own roastery. He's a serial Coffee Champs competitor and has competed in roasting, brewing and coffee in good spirits.

Learn more about his shop by following their Instagram @pair.cupworks or visting their website https://paircupworks.com/.

Follow Kimhak directly on Instagram @kimhak.em.

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In this episode, we start by cupping coffees that have been exported and imported by our guest Herbert Peñaloza and his buisness La Real Expedición Botánica. Then, we talk with Herbert about how he got started in coffee, why he started exporting and importing himself, and ask about his views on coffee processing.

Segment 1 Coffee Rankings:
1st place
Colombia - El Crucero
2nd place
Colombia - Agua De Dios
3rd place
Colombia - Sugarcane Decaf

Special Guest

Herbert is a modern day coffee polymath, he owns a farm in Colombia that goes by the name 575 café, he runs his import/export business, and roasts/brews his own coffees. He is a wealth of information and it was an absolute pleasure to have him on the show.

Learn more about his work by following La Real Expedición Botánica @larealreb (website) or his farm @575cafe (website).


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In this episode we talk to Daniel Mendoza, he led an interesting career in coffee working for many different coffee roasteries around the country including Buddy Brew Coffee in Tampa, as well as Corvus and huckleberry in Denver. He then moved into the world of Specialty tea, where he helped bring to specialty coffee shops across the west coast. He is now working at Cropster, where he does support and sales. We discuss his work in judging roasting competitions, roasting advice, roasting software, specialty tea and much more.

Special Guest

Daniel is a one of those amazing people that just want to help make the world a better place. He has worked all throughout the industry and has a wealth of knowledge that he kindly spreads.

Learn more about his Daniel by following him on Instagram @oigaperoque. Learn more about Cropster on their (website).

Other companies mentioned in this podcast were:
Buddy Brew Coffee @buddybrewcoffee
Corvus Coffee @corvuscoffee
Sweet Bloom @sweetbloomcoffee
Huckleberry @huckleberryroasters
Pair Cupworks @pair.cupworks
Cute Coffee @ilovecutecoffee

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In this episode, we start by cupping coffee sourced by our guest, Aaron Jordan from The Roast House. The Roast house is a fully organic roastery in Spokane, Washington. We talk to Aaron about his start in coffee, then we dig deep into the organic process and sourcing organic coffees. Aaron also shares valuable insights on growing a roasting team and making sustainable long term decisions. Aaron is such a blast to talk to and we hope you love his stories and insights.

Segment 1 Coffee Rankings:
1st place
Ethiopia - Nano Genji #6
2nd place
Colombia - La Pradera Gesha
3rd place
Costa Rica - Diego Robelo
Read about the variety here.
4th place
Colombia - La Pradera Tabi

Special Guest

Aaron has an incredible mind for business and sustainability, as well as being an awesome coffee roaster. We were honored to have him on the show. If you would like to follow him, you can find him @pouroveraaron or you can follow Roast House @theroasthouse.


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In this episode, we talk with our guest Curtis Zimmerman owner of Presta Coffee, where he is also the green buyer and roaster. Curtis is a long time friend and incredible person. He talks to us about how he got into coffee, roasting, sourcing, how he thinks about building out cafes and biking. We learned a ton from Curtis and think you guys will love this conversation.

Special Guest

Curtis is one of the most genuine and kind people you will ever meet. He is also one of the best roasters that we know. If you want to try some of his coffees, you can find them on his website or you can follow his company @prestacoffee.


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In this podcast we talk to Anita Tam, owner of Slow Pour Supply, which is a distributor of coffee tools. We talk about how she got into coffee, what makes for good design, latte art, inclusivity, and so much more.

Special Guest

Anita is incredibly intentional and thoughtful in everything she does. We learned so much from her and were so happy to have her on the show. You can find look at her website Slow Pour Supply or follow their Instagram @slowpoursupply to find more.


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