Drank it! Specialty Coffee Podcast
We talk about all things in specialty coffee: coffee news, hot topics, and controversial coffee things. Hosted by Ray Murakawa (Melodrip) and Zack Stamey (Roastful).
We talk about all things in specialty coffee: coffee news, hot topics, and controversial coffee things. Hosted by Ray Murakawa (Melodrip) and Zack Stamey (Roastful).
Zack and Ray sit down with AJ Kim of Kumquat Coffee to talk about the green side of home roasting. They dig into how Kumquat, Loquat, and Fondry grew into an ecosystem for serious home brewers and roasters, and why AJ started a curated green-coffee shop for small batches.
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Zack and Ray kick things off breaking down the global matcha shortage and debating whether Tokyo is the best coffee city in the world. Then they sit down with Masa of Weekenders Coffee (Kyoto) to talk about Japan’s evolving café culture, light-roast philosophy, and Weekenders’ new 20th-anniversary collaboration box.
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Home roasting is exploding—and it’s no longer just for pros. Ray and Zack dive into the rise of the home-roasting movement with guest Robert Asami, a hobbyist roaster from the Bay Area. They unpack ultra-light roasts, the new tech driving the scene (Roest, Nucleus Link, Kaffelogic), and the growing culture of experimentation, education, and gear obsession.
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