Coffee Protocol Podcast

This episode of #CoffeeProtocolPodcast we talk about Jaseem and his journey towards winning the Title of “Indian Barista Champion -2023", but also about struggles, anxiety, pressure and stress during the coffee championship. We talk about coffee culture and the start of Jaseem's dream to win the title.

We also talk about Blue Tokai Coffee, Santosh from Thirdwave, Mithilesh the preceding Champion, Suhas, Sandra, Hrishikesh, Bhavnish of Coffee Genetics, James Hoffman, Lance Handricks and of course National Barista championship, and WBC.

Ninedotcoffee-

A name you would have heard or come across if you follow Indian coffee championships and competitions. If not let me introduce you to this jack ass of an amazing person.

Jaseem Abbas, a curious mallu who resides in Bengaluru. As the stereotypes go he does work in “tech stuff”, he owns and runs a company that makes money for him, so he can spend a large portion of it on coffee machines.

Yes, he is a home brewer, who got so into coffee, that he started making machines that could be fit into his home machine. (Did I mention he is a geek), his love for coffee and brewing got him into the world of coffee competition. Started with AeroPress competition and then attempting his hand in National Barista Championship in 2021. In his first year of trial, he didn’t even qualify through his first round, because of technical reasons (he didn’t make 3 sets of drinks in 15 mins) but did an amazing job of how much ever he did.

Then he came back the next year and ended up Winning the championship. A home brewer winning a Barista Championship was unheard of, but he did it, and did it how.

Hello everyone, and welcome back, to Season 4 of our Coffee Protocol Podcast. First of all, lots of love to everyone that we are here. Its been a bumpy ride, (but so are all the adventurous rides ).

A lil while ago I had gone to attend this Food & Beverage Expo called as "Ahaar" in Delhi, at Pragati Maidan, apparently the biggest of such sort that happens in India. Coffee is a big deal here, as lot of coffee and roasting machine and coffee equipment suppliers, roasters, consultants and syrup and packaging companies and lot many (associated to running a cafe) come to this Expo.

I thought it would be nice to go meet some of the coffee folks and ask them a very genuine and "super non-original" but important question of what they would think is the biggest change that will take place in the coffee industry.

I got some really interesting answers ( not questionable "interesting" that we use to describe a weird cup of coffee, after the owner asks how the coffee was) but genuinely interesting as these were some opinions that came from the people from the coffee industry.

Please do give your feedback on this... and yes do share your thoughts on what other stories would you be interested in the coming episodes ( while I plan some crazy ones too )

lots of love

-Baristaonbike

#coffee #coffeepodcast #indiancoffeescene #specialtycoffeepodcast #coffeeprotocolpodcast

Tasing can be as simple or as complicated as you can make it ! Yes it isn't difficult to start with, but yes some practice will make you get into the groove and make it interesting for yourself. Coffee Cupping is getting quite famous and also trendy, but then the roots of the same is based on something we basically don't mention in current days (or seldom do). Also even you are not a certified taster (or professional) you can still taste coffees and be pretty good at it. The key is very simple/basic. Listen to the episode to know more. Keeping in the vibe of this espresso edition, it's a very small episode but packed with a lot of information. Do check it out, and while in the podcast list, check the others out too. 

Espresso Shot Edition - is a collection a few tiny (micro /nano / pico ) podcast with lot of information, and doesn't need a lot of time to listen to. 

Coffee Protocol Podcast - #podcast #coffee #Information #education #tastingcoffee #coffeecupping

Under the edition of Espresso Shots, another information packed small micro - nano - pico - episode about Coffee & People. How the both are always connected and go a long way back in history, in present and also will go in future.

listen, enjoy and share! 

lots of Love 

Baristaonbike

aka - Binny 

Did a few Espresso Shot Series some time back. That means, Short, sweet, packed with a lot of flavours (information) and yummy (just like the espresso I served during my National Barista Championship Finals - recently :D ) 

Mini Coffee Episodes... to get through quickly but with loads of information. 

Hope you like them. 

Kathyayini Muddaiah & Rakhee Vishwanath, are the two amazing young ladies that power up @unakki_Coffee_Collective. So here is the scene, Kathyayini, Rakhee and I were in the Car, on our way to @bluetokai Koramangla, (with @itsonlycoffeebaby)  this was for the public cupping of the new harvest from producers doing specialty coffee processing for the first time. While we were in the car, we had recorded this episode. So it honestly seems like a really nice, honest conversation between us, in the car. If you plug into your earphones close your eyes, you can technically seat next to me in the passenger seat while we indulge in this really amazing conversation. Coffee, people, age, work, ethics, quality, struggles, fun, opportunities, gender, generations, work, respect, love, marriage, family, support, coffee processing, specialty coffee, Indian Coffee and more coffee was the topic for the conversation.  we did discuss and mention about @kerehaklu @baarbara @asif @bluetokai @jameshoffman @kolliberri @pranathi @aeropress @anaikadu @hippla @nesar @lynn  and more. A lil about Unakki Coffee Collective :  Unakki A Coffee collective community, from Joldal - Palya, Chikmagalur dist. 3700ft - 5000ft Aim - to recognise the hard work that goes in coffee farms & help them get recognition We started exploring the specialty market very recently from 2020. We aspire to start a revolution in specialty coffee from our region. We focus on improving the quality of our sourced coffee by focussing on all the stages post harvest processing. Formed by two women Kathyayini and Rakhee with backgrounds of Architecture and Software, the idea was always to celebrate good coffee. "UNAKKI" is derived from a "den of snakes" which has been in our region for more than 400 years. It is worshiped by villagers as it has withheld all the natural calamities and stayed still.

A Family residing in the city, move into a Coffee farm and started making some really good coffee.

Meet the family behind ĀnaiKādu Nisha , Kurian, Anaika & Bella. How their life came to a crossroad, that led them to the world of coffee, and eventually into #specialtycoffee.

New into this side of coffee, processing coffees for the first time, from being not sure enough to being nervous on how the community would react to the coffee, to actually selling all their specialty processed coffee (sooner than they expected). This is an incredible story of how a (relatively small) coffee farm holder churned some good coffee out. Also getting some really commendable #specialtyrobusta, which is what they primarily grow.

This podcast is extremely special and unique as it is one episode but there are two parts to the episode, the first half before they got into processing specialty coffee, whereas the other half is post finishing the season and selling all their coffees. I wanted to do an episode like this so that you all (and me) could hear to both parts of the story.

We talk about corporate life, farm life, how did they went about starting their journey into specialty Coffee, the capital needed, the challenges involved in doing specialty coffee for the first time, cost incurred, if there is any profit at all in doing coffee or specialty coffee. 

We also spoke about, Harshita from EarthSong Cafe, Prasanna (ex - Harley), Pranoy, Blue Tokai, and more. 

The artwork from ĀnaiKādu

The Ānai Kādu artwork has been turning a lot of heads and rightly so. Everything from the logo to the hand-drawn detailed images accompanying the postcards for each of the processes were done by Kurian and Nisha’s good friend and artist and textile designer, Meera Naidu

I have had the pleasure of meeting a few women coffee producers, but meeting someone who runs the entire coffee farm and managing its work, and getting her on my podcast was the first for me. Meet Pranathi Shetty, she currently owns and runs "Kolli Berri" coffee farm by herself along with her mother-in-law. 

I met her a year ago (virtually) for a prospective work that we planned to do, but sadly that couldn't happen, but I was pleased to meet her IRL for the first time too last year. I knew i wanted to get her on this podcast at some point, to get her take and share her story. She is a 'Bombay' girl studied business and worked in the banking industry for 11 years but now she owns and runs a 'huge' Coffee plantation and a gas station' in Chikmaglur, India. The story of this transformational journey itself is pretty awesome. But what is more amazing, is the story in the details, of how things were, are and hopefully will be in this sort of 'Man dominated' Coffee growers' world. Everything that has happened 'the good, the bad and the weirdly ugly', most of that is shared by Pranathi in this podcast episode. 

For me this episode is nothing but pure inspiration, and the heart touching stories and experiences Pranathi shares is just pure bliss. Nothing is easy, but also nothing is impossible. This episode is exactly that, conveyed through the conversation. 

Listen up this episode and see how it is to be a Single Woman, Running a Coffee plantation in the south of India, all by herself and the constant support she receives from her mother-in-law is nothing short of a motivational movie. 

Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I have enjoyed making it, the starting of the episode has a background sound of Pranathi taking roll calls and doing the daily weighing of the coffees (in the absence of her writer the day I was there). 

Contact no. ( available in the podcast) 

Instagram - @kolliberri

All the way from NAGALAND! 

I have been holding off to edit this episode for a very long time. Gor a lot of reasons; 1. This episode is clsoe to my heart, the experience that i had in Nagaland with @atsi @dili & @lichan was beyond amazing. I did not record the podcast with Dili and Atsi (yet), but I do want to share their unique and amazing stories too.

This Episode is about @lichan and everything behind @etecoffee based in Kohima, Nagaland. If you have not been there, trust me on it and just go! You will not be disappointed or regret it EVER. Everything about Nagaland, the people, the hospitality, the roads, the natural beauty, food, drinks (including water bottle shops :D) is just beautiful and warm. 

And if you have seen the instagram handle of Ete, you would agree its one of the coolest coffee places on social media (and real). If you have not , go and check it right away. 

In this podcast we discuss a lot about what went behind starting ETE and how a Roasting business started from roasting in a kadhai (tawa pan). What all roles does Lichan play in running this beautiful business and what were the sacrifices behind. I hope you will like this episode. While recording this episode, it was quite late in the night - around 11 Pm, and by Nagaland standards, that was way Past the normal Deadline. 

Find out what an amazingly talented, beautiful, dedicated and gem of a person Lichan is and some really hearty stories that he shares, cause thats Justice A CUP ! 

Cafe is situated at Billy Graham Rd, Kohima, Nagaland 797001

Round Table Coffee Bakch*D (talk)

One of my dreams was to do this, a podcast session (multiple over a year), where multiple people from different walks of life talk about coffee (casually), and a total free (non interview format) conversation.

This is Raw, unedited, no script, just honest and (almost) free conversations between people who are a coffee consumer at heart first and friends (Second). I wanted to call it Round Table Coffee Bakchod, cause of one main reason, to make it sound not serious, i think we have taken Coffee too seriously, and thats what the first half of the name suggests 'Round Table' (a corporate -serious kind of affair) but then the last part coffee bakchod, means some conversation which is light hearted (not too serious). 

Idea was to take serious topics (or important topics) and have a friendly conversation over it. We will have may be one episode, once in a while and have one base topic, but thats it, conversations are not restricted or monitored. This episode is about the first experience of specialty coffee/ first equipment into specialty coffee and our understanding around it. Cause "First Time is always Special" so people say, but honestly it comes special, once you understand things and have a connect with it. (yes still talking about coffee ;).

Got Some amazing bunch of people in this episode, one from the law background, one form medical research, one from tech, one from software, one a marketing specialist and yours truly. Hope you will enjoy this unedited and raw conversation, as much as we did while we recorded it ( a while ago).

The episode is live on all the major podcast hosting website/apps (link in the bio as well) - #CoffeeProtocolPodcast

Lots of Love & like always - Lets make Coffee Simple ! 

Bloom Coffee Roasters !!   Damn, this episode has been long overdue! I had so much fun recording this episode and i thought that since it requires less edits (cause Sharang said so in the episode) i would get this episode out quickly. But.... ( i am not going to share my sad story) .... I am happy that this is up. Cant thank Sharang enough to take time out to do this on behalf of Shivansh and Tejasvi. These people are awesome, these people are REAL. Musician, to studying construction, to photography to architecture, to having their own Take out, these 3 people have done a lot and somehow got into to Coffee. (good for us). Incidentally they had just took part in the @Aeropress Championship at @qbf and were heading home ... (in that road trip of 5 hours)  sorry 5 and a half cause @Tejasvi was driving, during that trip is when the company was conceptualised and how (listen to the entire explanation in the episode). We discuss, @timwildelboe, @jimseven, coffees from @msp @papakuchicoffee and of @bluetokai and @savorworks and lot more, if you are looking for some fun and honest conversation, tune into this latest episode of the Coffee Protocol Podcast.  Little about Bloom: Before anything else we at Bloom Coffee Roasters are lovers of delicious coffee. As great as Speciality coffee is, it can often be a little unapproachable if not intimidating,  especially to those unfamiliar with It. We want to make it a little bit more fun, approachable, and available to everyone, while sourcing and roasting some of the best, most delicious coffees that India produces. The perception of coffee being a bitter beverage, made just to wake you up is changing! We want to make you experience just how delicious, and flavourful great coffee can be. When we say speciality coffee is for everyone, we mean everyone involved in the supply chain of coffee, from the planter to the person who brews and enjoys a delicious cup. When we’re able to achieve this, we get closer to making speciality coffee truly sustainable (Environmental, economic, social) for everyone! Founders: Shivansh Sharma, Tejasvi Verma, & Sharang Sharma Founded: January 2020 website: https://bloomcoffeeroasters.in little about Sharang Sharma: I’m a singer/songwriter turned coffee roaster. I’m passionate about trying to roast delicious, sustainable and traceable coffees. I have a band with my parents called the Red Brick House where we play songs/poems written by the mystics, Indian as well as other writers and poets. I have been roasting coffee for about 2 years now, and I feel that just like music you can never really know how to roast coffee, you learn something everyday, and try and improve yourself everyday.

Coffee Protocol Podcast- Season 2 - Ep. 2: Photography and Coffee ----- an interesting combination isn't it? We are filled with photographs and videos all over social media of Coffees and cafes, and we go .... that is so beautiful or it looks so delicious. But do we wonder who took that picture or video? Do we wonder how difficult it could be to get that ONE PERFECT SHOT? Often with the arrival of smarter phone, we take it for granted that an expensive camera phone or a camera kit will just do the job and take good pics. It might be right, but what about conceptualization of a shot, working on behind the scene to create a vibe ? What about professionals who do that for a living? Photographers and videographers do make COFFEE look pretty darn Sexy. You see that everyday and pretty much everywhere. 

For this episode we spoke to Saipoornima , aka @sashaokayplease, who is a chai lover, but has done a lot more professionals shoots for cafes and coffees for various brands. She speaks about how she got into photography, and what mistakes she made, but also a lot about those jargons we hear around photography that was - "wow", she also shares some tips and tricks to use your phone to the maximum and click really good pics even at home. She also gives a lil bite about " #sasharants" and more, do listen the episode and let us know how do you feel about it? 

She runs a business called  @Whiteplatestories which is a food photography company and they recently launched a prop page on their website. Selling affordable and pinteresty props and backdrops to enhance your food photography if you might be interested. They have artisanal handmade boards, coffee glasses, vinyl backdrops & more under the brand of @foodpropsindia and @choppedandcarved. If you wish to get in touch with her for work, you can DM her on Instagram. (She prefers Texting over a Call - just FYI) ;) 

What could be in common when we speak about coffee with a Dentist. ? What some of us might not know is that Drinking Coffee causes teeth stain, (Discoloration), along with that what other impact does coffee and other food & beverages have on our dental hygiene. What are things that we can do to prevent hampering the aesthetics and the health of our teeth and palate in general. How Bad breath resulting from Coffee, tea and other things can be prevented or taken care of. Along with that some really weird questions like, does one dentist go to another dentist, or how often should we be brushing our teeth and when exactly is the right time to Brush our teeth, and some more interesting details related to Oral Health.  Do join into the episode and let us know if you think this was useful.  To contact Dr. Kriti Sharma, (Endodontist) you can reach her via email at : drkriti03@gmail.com.  She consults in Bhopal at the moment.  Music: - Supriya Nair (intro music)  Music: - Jaokim Karud (outro) 

I always wanted to do something that had more than 1 season, and here I am happy doing it. This is the last episode of the 1st season, and as suggested by most of you (on the social media) we did a Q&A session. Got the questions from all of you as well, some really cool and some really intriguing ones too and also some controversial ones too. I enjoyed recording and editing it. I hope you have similar questions and would be happy to listen to the questions others have asked (i have negated the repeated questions ). 

I am so happy to have come here 20 episodes ... its a lot of handwork getting more content made and get it across over #Podcast but its totally worth it, especially every time someone drops by and says, "thank you for that episode, it helped me". Thank you everyone for supporting this podcast so far. I cant wait to share what is on in the Second season of The Coffee Protocol Podcast :) 

lots of love to everyone out there. hope you have a better days coming to you. 

Haaave you met @beachvillecoffee ??? . . Meet @Divyajayashankar , founder and owner of Beachville coffee. Now This sounds great but wait a minute read the entire thing (or better listen to the entire podcast episode) and get to know about her. Beachville didn’t just start up just like that. Her Coffee journey started in a lot of ways with filter coffee initially and she is a pakka Chennai kid, girl and a woman. She was in USA, where she got introduced to black coffee  and espresso, it was her husband who was into #specialtyCoffee and got her into it. She was (and still is) very much of a lover of #southindianfiltercoffee. That is how she started her first Coffee company – ‘Madrush’ in New York. Where she initially sourced Indian Coffee (@leo) from Chennai and using @gemini filter maker. She set up stalls (pop ups) at Sunday & Monday Markets, she even collaborated with Paul Hine, who used to whip up some south Indian Delicacy and Divya used to make the 'kaapi'. She got a lil famous for the kind of coffee she made there and she set up a proper company supplying to various chains in and around Newyork including the @adiyaanandabhavan in Manhattan J Later she came back to India, she is a management student and was a consultant before she got into Coffee – full time, purely out of passion. She started ‘Beachville’ to pursue her passion for coffee further, starting small, she took baby steps and then a lil bigger ones, at the age of 29-30 years, she had two babies to look after, one her new born child and the other, the roaster which she had recently acquired , managing all together, was not the easiest task but the way she mentions about that in the podcast is nothing but inspirational. She is clear, crisp and quick. We not only speak about her journey but also talk about a few gaps including the one for “Specialty-South Indian Filter Coffee” and more including (not just), her Husband, a bit Chennai and New York,  Scott Rao, #Geisha, @instagram @slayer @victorioaudrino @mahlkonig #covid #cacao @rancilio #filtercoffee #homeespressomaker @aeropress #espresso @perfectdailygrind @coffeeboardofindia @kerehaklu @thipaih @kcroasters @gshot @threeonecoffee @ikawa @tulum @sandeshreddy To get in touch with her - Instagram @beachvillecoffee or visit their website www.beachvillecoffee.com