Coffee Made Me Do It
Episodes
Episode 021: The Dream Team || ‘25 expectation’s
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2025! Welcome back to the coffee and business podcast, Coffee Made Me Do It. We’re starting the year with a sit down chat with the Bluebird t...
Episode 020: Max Lundin, BlueWater Group
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Max, from BlueWater Group, dives into the advanced conversations being had about water for coffee. Questions around minerals, TDS, Reverse Osmosis and...
Episode 019: Ian Kissick || Formative Coffee and WBC Finalist
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Kissick is the owner of Formative Coffee and 6th Place World Barista Champion 2024. In this episode, Dario and Ian dive into coffee culture, chang...
Episode 018: Dark Arts Coffee || The genius of Brad Morrison
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to founder and creative director of Dark Arts Coffee, Brad Morrison. They talk about building a b...
Episode 017: Motors Coffee Paris || Thomas and Lola and one of Europe's best
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Thomas and Lola, founders of Motors Coffee in Paris. Motors has fast gained a reputation for s...
Episode 016: Patrik Rolf || Building a Business with Purpose
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patrik is a coffee icon and pioneer of quality, education and progress. His presence at the highest level of international coffee competitions and the...
Episode 015: Alex Kitain || The man behind Coffeevine
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 014: Cole Torode || Winning Team WBC '23 and forging in a career in coffee
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 013: Markus Pytell || Europe's best cafe?, work life balance, entrepreneurship
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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-c...
Episode 012: Fanie and Luhle | Sprudgie Nomination!!!
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 011: Andrew Stordy | Founder of IKAWA
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 remain...
Episode 010: Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery | Coffee competition's, tattooing and coffee trends
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 acr...
Episode 009: Sam Corra | LINK Roaster, World Brewers Cup and 1985 Bordeaux
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario talks to Sam Corra, Director of Coffee at Ona Coffee and the mind behind the LINK roaster. Amongst Sam...
Episode 008: Katie and Fanie | WOC Athens, crazy taxi rides and mind over sickness
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario sits down with Fanie and Katie to talk about their trip to World of Coffee in Athens. It was a months w...
Episode 007: The Coffee Magazine | Olympic Games, Print isn't dead, Coffee Competitions
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Made Me Do It, Dario sits down with the founders of The Coffee Magazine. Iain and Mel pioneered coffee publications in South...
Episode 006: Jordan Montgomery || Ona Coffee, travel, coffee competitions
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan has worked in coffee since he was 13 years old. From public pool cafeteria barista to marketing manager at Ona Coffee to coffee journalism, Jor...
Episode 005: Pepe Jijon || Finca Soledad, mountaineering, spirituality and sustainability in coffee
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dario talks to Pepe Jijon about his world-famous farm, Finca Soledad, coffee culture after covid, brewing coffee at home, changing th...
Episode 004: Alejo Castro || Volcan Azul || Farming, family & football
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dario Scilipoti speak to friend and long time green coffee partner, Alejo Castro. Alejo is a sixth generation coffee farmer and is at ...
Episode 003: Fanie & Luhle || Barista Competitions
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dario Scilipoti, Fanie Botes and Luhle Mnyandu talk about barista competition! We hope you enjoy Episode 003. Please 5 star it, share,...
Episode 002: Diego Baraona || Los Pirineos || Coffee, music and sport
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dario Scilipoti and Diego Baraona talk about coffee, sport, music and the future of the world famous Los Pirineos coffee farm in El Sa...
Episode 001: Did we just record a podcast?
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After years of good intentions, we have finally launched our podcast! In this episode Dario Scilipoti and Fanie Botes talk about the fear of startin...