CHEAT SHEET
/ AN ORIGIN, REGION, & VARIETAL GUIDE
Dustin Ryan Yu
S14
Dustin wrote a cheat sheet guide to origins, regions, and varietals for Season 14 ☕
Dustin has worked in coffee for over 6 years, and has experience in green coffee, ranging from coffee sourcing, to sales, to quality control. He has worked at cafes, with roasters, at a green coffee importer, and now is on the Leaderboard team 🖤
/ COLOMBIAN REGIONALITY
Christian Gullbrandsson
Morgon Coffee Roasters
S2
Christian Gullbrandsson of @morgoncoffeeroasters is going to give you the rundown about different growing regions in Colombia and some tips on how to identify coffees from there 🇨🇴🤘
Christian won bronze in the first ever Roasting Championship in Sweden, coached in the World Championships and led his team to win in the Nordic Roasting Forum years before starting Morgon Coffee Roasters with Gabbi and Markus in 2018.
/ IDENTIFYING COFFEE VARIETIES
Dakota Graff
Onyx Coffee Lab
S2
Dakota Graff is going to help you out with identifying coffee varieties and score some serious points ☕
Dakota is the Green Buyer for Onyx Coffee Lab in Northwest Arkansas, USA. He is no stranger to cupping, sometimes cupping hundreds of coffees at a time in search of some tasty micro-lots. He is also no stranger to competition. Dakota has competed in both the United States Barista Competition, as well as placing sixth in the United States Coffee in Good Spirits Championship 🥃🍹
This video covers: Castillo, Catuaí, Bourbon, Pink Bourbon, Pacamara, Ethiopian Landraces, SL28, Gesha
/ UNDERSTANDING DEFECTS TO BETTER TASTE YOUR COFFEE
Dustin Ryan Yu
S6
Dustin writes a guide on how to spot defects in your coffee (don't worry, it's okay that they're there sometimes!), and talks about how they might affect your tasting experience ☕
/ IDENTIFYING PROCESS
Shelby Merrithew
KW Coffee Collective
S5
Shelby Merrithew teaches us how to identify a coffee's processing method. Shelby started as a barista and fell in love with the world of specialty coffee. Her roasting adventures started with home-roasting on a popcorn popper and went through a lot of burnt coffee. Shelby now has 4 years of roasting experience on a Diedrich IR-12. Through her experience in cafe settings and managing a roastery she’s built some amazing connections in the coffee community including building partnerships with green importers and other badass female roasters. Shelby is super passionate about specialty coffee and the culture around it, and can’t wait to share her knowledge and experience with the KW Coffee Collective.
/ CUPPING 101
Grant Gamble
Culture Coffee Project, Leaderboard Coffee
S1
Cupping is a great way to efficiently assess multiple coffees at the same time. If you’re keen to try it out, Grant will walk you through the entire process of setting one up in your home.
/ QUIZ + WELCOME CARD
S14
In case you needed a digital copy of the cards that come in the S14 box!
Have a great season everyone 💜
/ IDENTIFYING ECUADOR
Camila Khalife
Botanica
S2
Camila was born and raised in Ecuador, and is sharing her knowledge with us on Ecuadorian coffees 🇪🇨👀
Passionate about flavors and aromas, Camila (@concaradecafe) a certified Arabica Q Grader and a WBC Sensory Judge, as well as Head Judge in Ecuador's Barista Championship. She is a green coffee buyer and former Quality Coordinator for Caravela Coffee Ecuador. Founder of Botanica (@botanicaquito) and currently collaborating as a fellow with The Chain Collaborative.
/ HOW TO USE THIRD WAVE WATER WITH LEADERBOARD
Third Wave Water
S6
Season 7 boxes contain Third Wave Water's different water profiles for coffee. They included their espresso and classic profiles, and write more on how to use them when playing Leaderboard.
The water you use in coffee is important. Third Wave Water are experts on water composition to help you brew better tasting coffee, improve consistency, and protect your machines.
/ SENSORY ANALYSIS
Tim Wendelboe
S2
Tim Wendelboe demonstrates how to train your palate and isolate characteristics in coffees with a simple exercise you can do at home.
Tim is the 2004 World Barista Champion, the 2005 World Cup Tasters Champion, eight time winner of the Nordic Roasting Championship, an author, golfer, and runs a world class roastery + espresso bar in Oslo, Norway.
/ IDENTIFYING ALTITUDE
Gabby Wright Deserre
S1