In Search of Flavor

Episode 02: On the Culture of Coffee with Jake Standerfer

Episode Summary

In this episode, Jake Standerfer of Coffee Culture Coffee Roasters, a roaster, and pioneer in specialty coffee in Santiago joins us to talk about all things coffee. In the late aughts, Jake began roasting coffee in his bathroom, kicking off his largely self-taught, experimental journey into the world of craft coffee and sourcing from bean-to-cup. In this inspiring conversation, he dives into the philosophy of taste, takes an anthropological approach to coffee, shares what he’s looking for in a good bean, and why we are seeing the resurgence of the artisan in coffee culture.

Episode Notes

In this episode we talk about:

• How Jake became interested in coffee via international humanitarian work
• His experimental coffee roasting that led to founding his business
• The concept of “specialty coffee” in a world of mediocre brew
• The process and criteria for sourcing premium beans
• Our conditioning, and reconditioning, of taste in culture and food
• Challenges on his entrepreneurial path and why seed-to-cup is his coffee philosophy--and why it should be yours, too!

Resources:

A Coffee Affair with Colombia

Coffee with Legs Santiago Style

Contact:

@coffeeculture_cr