AA Cafe Podcast

Jim McEnaney, who is a coffee quality manager at La Minita Coffee, visited us some time ago and I sat down and listened to him talk about La Minita and some of the other coffees they produce and source. Mark and I talk through the longest preamble ever, fairly dominating the entire show with funny memories of Autumn and Halloween and a few sad thoughts of life and loss. You can find all the coffees mentioned on the podcast here:  http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/collections/podcast-features Music for this episode is by Lyndon Scarfe and Kai Engel. This was a difficult episode for me to finish because I felt compelled to mention my dad's passing on September 3.  It's an overwhelming loss.  coffee pickers at La Minita Jim in the nursery at La Minita sorting room at La Minita - looks like a peaberry me picking coffee at LMmy dad and mom at a coffee farm in Tanzania

Mark and Brian both took trips to Colorado in August, both took DoubleShot Coffee and the new DoubleShot Coffee Concentrate. It's adventure and awakening and brewing and tasting life in the mountains.  In this 90th episode of AA Café, Mark and Brian discuss the minutiae. Mark Brown, currently of argentfork.com, and Brian Franklin of DoubleShotCoffee.com are your hosts on this summertime vacation podcast. Music in this podcast is by Lyndon Scarfe and Kai Engel.  If you listen to the podcast and still can't get enough of the live commentary from the field, and you want to hear Brian's ramblings as he descends Mount Belford, listen here: http://assets.doubleshotcoffee.com/aacafe/aacafe90extras.mp3Brian on the summit of Mt. Oxford (14,153 feet)Mark looking for troutChipmunksMountain goatsThe DoubleShot Proprietary Coffee Travel KitMooseView from the summit of Mt. Harvard

The Kelamis family has been in the restaurant business for almost 90 years in Tulsa, and operating under the Savoy Restaurant banner for 60 of those years.  Evan Kelamis, the fourth generation in the restaurant lineage, sat down to tell us about his family, the heritage, and the Savoy Restaurant. Mark Brown (of Argentfork.com) and Brian Franklin (owner of DoubleShot Coffee Company) banter about the generations, the Savoy, and how in the heck this podcast got started. Music in this podcast is by 2ndMOUSE, Tardiss, The Polish Ambassador, Shadow Priest, and Lyndon Scarfe.  Mark says this is my breakout into a career as a DJ.  I'm not so sure.

Ariel Montoya, the owner of Hacienda El Boton, from Bolivar Colombia is the guest on this episode. Ariel talks about the farm, how he processes our coffee, and the importance of the rainforest at El Boton. Join Mark Brown of Argentfork and Brian Franklin from DoubleShot Coffee Company as they transport you to Colombia and back. Music for this episode by: Lyndon Scarfe Oskar Schuster Possimiste Psychadelik Pedestrian

The Freshness Test! Brian and Mark discuss coffee freshness with some audio of Michael Sivetz speaking at an SCAA conference, and Miguel Wickert explaining a fool-proof way to test and see if your coffee is fresh. Thanks also to Ann Money from the Oklahoma Aquarium for telling us about jellyfish. All music is courtesy of Brian Haas of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. Buy fresh coffee online at www.DoubleShotCoffee.com. If you would like to post a comment about our podcast on iTunes, follow this link:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/aa-cafe-podcast/id80850436 Check out these videos shot by Miguel Wickert during his Coffee Freshness Experiments. Notice the blooming (like a jellyfish), and the stale coffee not blooming (like a sieve). https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-2GE4xkPl2nM3JjSzlEXzBDQzg/edit https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-2GE4xkPl2nZTBUeG1nd3R3anc/edit

Brian and Mark celebrate the 10th birthday of DoubleShot Coffee Company with a conversation about the history of the DoubleShot; lessons of being 10, 40, and 50; and a new set of coffees available online, called The Decade Collection. Music for this podcast by Nate Wooley, Friendly Foliage, and Jahzzar. Mark Brown writes at Argentfork.com. Buy coffee online at DoubleShotCoffee.com.

An audio excerpt from a short story written by Brian Franklin about his trip to Panama, visiting a pair of coffee farms.  Learn about the people, plants, animals, the history, and the coffee of this beautiful place.  To read the entire story and to taste these amazing coffees, visit www.doubleshotcoffee.com/panama. Special thanks to Daniel Myers, who played John Henry Patterson. Music:  Process #5: a'Go Ajha by Century Of Aeroplanes Into The Mist by Lee Rosevere Irsen's Tale by Kai Engel

This episode of AA Cafe is a little different. My editing went a bit off from normal. Mark and I discuss the future of coffee brewing, along with a little reminisce of our personal coffee histories. DoubleShot baristas chime in with their ideas for the coffee brewer of the future. Music from this episode from the Free Music Archive:FUN FUN FUCK-A-DEE FUN FUN (Jared C. Balogh) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Dissent From The Pedastal (Lee Rosevere) / CC BY-NC 3.0The Wilhelm Scream (Jeff Kolar) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Check out Mark's Argentfork and my DoubleShot.

The Perci Red Podcast!  Co-hosts Brian Franklin (DoubleShotCoffee.com) and Mark Brown (Argentfork.com) sing the praises of Perci Red, backed up by music from Brian Haas (jfjo.com).  Don't miss this podcast, and don't miss a chance to taste the Perci Red for the holidays, the second coffee in the DoubleShot 2 Barrel Project, and the most amazing natural Gesha on the planet.  Special thanks to Joseph Brodsky (NinetyPlusCoffee.com) for telling us about his experience with Gesha coffees, his acquisition of Ninety Plus Gesha Estates, and the birth of Perci Red. 

AA Cafe cohosts, Mark Brown (Argentfork.com), and Brian Franklin (DoubleShotCoffee.com) discuss DoubleShot Coffee Company's new 2 Barrel Project and the two Gesha coffees that will lead off the project.  This episode's guest, Steve Holt from Ninety Plus Coffee tells us about Lycello, our washed Gesha, and Perci Red, our natural Gesha.  New music from Brian Haas of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.

It's the BIG podcast.  The podcast about mystery and cryptids and the hunt for the unknown.  Mark Brown of Argentfork and Brian Franklin of DoubleShot Coffee Company explore the depths people will go in order to make a new discovery.  Featuring Paul Bowman of Bowman Lodge and the Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy.  It's big and it's awesome. For more information about Gesha and wood apes, read on. Go here to listen to a four-and-a-half minute podcast intro. Joseph Brodsky and the hunt for the Gesha in Denver's Westword News. The Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy's Operation Endurance. Listen to the Ohio Howl. The Patterson Gimlin film: www.DoubleShotCoffee.com www.Argentfork.com

In the Volcan region of Panama, on the "world's largest Gesha estate," Steve Holt of Ninety Plus takes us on a tour of the farm.  Brian Franklin of DoubleShot Coffee Company and Mark Brown of Argentfork provide commentary in the AA Cafe Fancast studio.  Steve and Brian talk about what's going on in Panama and what we can expect out of the Gesha this year, as well as what we can look forward to tasting out of Ethiopia.  Thanks also to Paul Bowman of Bowman Lodge for his bird calling expertise.

Extraction! Chris Girouard of Girouard Vines, which produces Tulsa Deco Wines (www.TulsaWine.com), gave me a tour of his facilities and told me all about his father's 45 years of work producing a new grape variety, and his work in making that grape into wine. You don't want to miss this. Mark Brown of ArgentFork (www.ArgentFork.com) and Brian Franklin of DoubleShot Coffee Company (www.DoubleShotCoffee.com) weigh in on the parallels with coffee and try to understand the complexities of extraction. Special thanks to Matt Sanders of Vintage 1740 (www.Vintage1740.com) for his cocktail expertise and to Reid Anderson (www.custommade.com/by/reid-eric-anderson) for sharing his experience in Panama.

Mark Brown and I continue to discuss the shape of things. This time I interview Chris Large of Eco Vino Wines, and he tells us about how the shape of wine glasses affect our wine drinking experience and why certain wines are in certain shaped bottles. Of course, I relate it all back to the vessels in which we serve coffee. Thanks also to Natalie Legener from Tulsa Glass Blowing Studio.

One of Tulsa's greatest musicians and most interesting persons, Brian Haas from Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey tells us about the way shape affects sound and taste and how the five senses work together to give us each a unique experience. Mark Brown and I talk about how it all relates to coffee.