Patrik is a coffee icon and pioneer of quality, education and progress. His presence at the highest level of international coffee competitions and the philosophies that his company has been built on have rattled the cage of the specialty coffee industry. Undeniably, his approach has moulded some significant changes and conversations in the industry over the 8 years since April was founded. Dario sits down with him to break down what April is at its core, what Patrik’s vision for it is and what his ultimate goals are for his time in coffee. Where is specialty coffee going? Is it at it’s worst point ever? They also get into your more serious questions, like how much Patrik deadlifts 🫡.

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In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Alex Kitain, founder of Coffeevine. Alex has spent 10 years sourcing incredible coffees from the worlds best roastery's and shipping these curated selections to subscribers in over 60 countries!

It's fair to say that Alex has seen it all when it comes to trends, challenges and opportunities within the world of high end coffee.

This was such a fun conversation and we hope you enjoy it!

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In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Cole Torode of Rosso Roastery and Forward coffee in Canada.

Cole is a legend of the Specialty Coffee industry and competition arena. Twice a winner of the Canadian Barista Champs, twice a finalist at WBC, once a Canadian Brewers Cup Champion and most recently, a key member of Boram Um's World Barista Championship winning Dream Team. Its fair to say Cole has some unique insights into coffee competitions and their impact on our amazing industry.

We hope you enjoy!

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In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Markus Pytell, owner and founder of Sweet Spot Kaffee in Munich. Markus opened his specialty-coffee-showroom café in 2020 (as lockdown hit). He and his team have become renowned for their standout brewing and their exceptional selection of coffees from the world’s best roastery’s. Markus is as dedicated as they come. Dario talks to him about automation in coffee shops, opening a cafe in lockdown, quitting your job and starting in coffee and how he approaches a work-life balance.

Markus is a friend, customer and an inspirational entrepreneur. We think you’ll love this one :)

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In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario sits down with Fanie and Luhle to talk about our Sprudgie Nomination and goals for the year ahead. VOTE HERE!!⁠

Fanie and Luhle play two very important roles in Bluebird Coffee Roastery as Production Roaster and Wholesale Manager. They are also doing their final preparation for round one of the 2024 Barista Competition cycle. LFG!!

We hope you enjoy it!!

VOTE HERE!!

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In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Andrew Stordy, the Founder of IKAWA. IKAWA was the first sample roaster of its kind and remains one of the leaders in their industry. (We roast our samples on an IKAWA at Bluebird)

Andrew speaks about the beginnings of IKAWA, growing up in producing countries and his vision for the future of roasting coffee and the supply chain.

Enjoy legends :)

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In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario sits down with Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery. Nicole is a prolific coffee pro whose influence reaches across the world. She is a multiple time German Brewers Cup Champion and has placed 7th at the World Brewer’s Cup among many other competition titles.

She chats about her start in the world of coffee, her exploration of a career as a professional chef and her hunt for her passion. Dario and Nicole also talk about some of other Nicole’s hobbies and passions: tattooing at home, everything pigs, good customer service and more.

Enjoy legends :)

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