Aa Cafe Podcast

Happy Holidays. Mark and Brian get together for a quick podcast to talk about happiness. It was supposed to be a holly jolly podcast, but it ended up talking a lot about the idea of happiness. But we did talk about things that make us happy, and a lot of other people told us about their favorite things as well.

El Erizo is an amazing Costa Rica honey process coffee that we are roasting for the holidays. Hear all about the coffee and some history on the name and the fantastic sequence of events that took place in the mid-1800s, as well as the fantastic sequence of events here at the DoubleShot this month. Happy Thanksgiving. You can order El Erizo here, while it lasts.

The new MADURO BAR is now available! I went to Elm Springs Arkansas to visit with the owner of Kyya Chocolate, Rick Boosey. He tells us all about how chocolate is made and how he got into the business. Mark and I ramble about other related issues, including vanilla.  You can read the story about vanilla that he mentions at the end of the podcast here. Order the MADURO BAR on the DoubleShot website.          

Earlier this month, I went to Nicaragua for the first time. It was a journey into the unknown, as I wasn't sure where I would be going or what I would find out when I got there. As it turned out, I learned a lot about the coffee culture there and experienced farms and mills at a few different levels. Listen as Mark Brown and I discuss the ins and outs of the trip. Some unexpected audio was caught on a farm in the lowland area of Chacraseca, when a local farmer told us, through an interpreter, about his life in farming and what he learned along the way. Pretty moving piece. Music for this episode is by Lyndon Scarfe, Chenard Walcker, and FortyOne.  Watering the baby coffee plants at the nursery in Finca Santa Emilia.    A small farming family near the town of Santa Emilia. Maria Elena Ramos is the matriarch and they grow coffee on 1.5 manzanas of land.    Geronimo, a very small farmer who recently borrowed the funds from Just Hope foundation to make improvements on his house, which he is very proud o

For the first time ever, we recorded a live event that took place at the DoubleShot. During this event, I talked about the background for our big holiday package of this year, Brazil Sitio Serra Natural. The DoubleShot pastry chef, Shelly talked about the delicious food pairing she put together, and my co-host Mark Brown read an excerpt from a book he wrote, which comes in the Brazil holiday package. After the event, Mark and I sat down to discuss all the holiday coffees and merchandise available at the DoubleShot and at DoubleShotCoffee.com. Brazil Sitio Serra Natural   Costa Rica Pastora Yellow Honey   Pourover Holster White Buffalo Track Jacket

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 LM my 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.mp3 Brian on the summit of Mt. Oxford (14,153 feet) Mark looking for trout Chipmunks Mountain goats The DoubleShot Proprietary Coffee Travel Kit Moose View 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

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 3.0 The Wilhelm Scream (Jeff Kolar) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0     Check out Mark's Argentfork and my DoubleShot.

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

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

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.