Tim Wendelboe Podcast
Episodes
Episode 51 - Purchasing coffees in Kenya - Live from the cupping lab
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded "live" from the C. Dorman cupping lab while Tim was in Kenya in January in order to taste and select coffees for purchasing....
Episode 50 - 2025 – A Coffee Year in Review
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the year comes to a close, I sit down with Ben Symes, our wholesale manager, to reflect on 2025 and look back on what has made this year special. Â ...
Episode 49 - A Deep Dive into ROEST and Modern Roasting Technology with Tom Hopkinson - Part 2
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode with Tom Hopkinson, Head of Coffee and Customer Success at ROEST, we continue our conversation about roasting, technology, and ...
Episode 48 - A Deep Dive into ROEST and Modern Roasting Technology with Tom Hopkinson
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first of two episodes, I sit down with Tom Hopkinson, Head of Coffee and Customer Success at ROEST, and dive deep in to coffee roasting. Tom f...
Episode 47 - Connecting Farmers with Roasters – A Conversation with Benjamin Paz
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Benjamin Paz, a coffee producer from Santa Bárbara, Honduras, and one of the key people behind San Vicente, a coffee...
Episode 46 - The Next Generation of Coffee - A Conversation with Yurany Roa Sanchez
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Yurany Roa Sanchez, the daughter of Elias Roa and Bellanid Sanchez, the owners of Finca Tamana in Colombia. She grew ...
Episode 45 - Behind the Camera - A Conversation with HÃ¥kon Rydningen from Rammelaus
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with HÃ¥kon Rydningen, filmmaker and founder of Rammelaus. We have had the pleasure of working with HÃ¥kon for the past five y...
Episode 44 - Norwegian Cup Taster Champion: A Conversation with Damian Bialek
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Damian from our team, who became the Norwegian Cup Tasters Champion in March this year. Damian works both as a barist...
Episode 43 - Why is regenerative coffee farming the future? A conversation with Lalo Perez from Biofilia
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Lalo Perez to talk about biological agriculture and how it differs from conventional coffee farming. Lalo begins by ...
Episode 42 - Our 10-Year Plan for Regenerative Coffee Farming - A Conversation with Maren Myhre Gullvik
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest project we are working on right now is what we call our "TW Biological Project". Our goal is that all the farms we buy from in 10 years wi...
Episode 41 - Coffee in Kenya - A conversation with Stephen Vick
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Stephen Vick during my recent visit to Kenya. Stephen shares his journey in the coffee industry, which...
Episode 40 - 2024 - A Coffee Year in Review
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Symes, our wholesale manager, to reflect on the highlights of 2024. We discuss our favourite coffees of the year,...
Episode 39 - Q&A Part 2 - We answer questions from our followers. With Ben Symes & Tim.
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by our Wholesale Manager, Ben Symes, to answer your questions. This is the second part of our Q&A podcast episode, w...
Episode 38 - Q&A Part 1 - We answer questions from our followers. With Ben Symes & Tim.
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by our Wholesale Manager, Ben Symes, to answer your questions. Earlier in October, we invited you to send in any question...
Episode 37 - Coffee in Ethiopia - A conversation with Mats Fredheim Vidby
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by Mats Fredheim Vidby, our roastery team leader and one of our dedicated coffee roasters, who has been with us since 20...
Episode 36 - Future Plans and a Year in Review at Los Pirineos with Diego Baraona
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am back at Diego Baraona's farm, Los Pirineos, in El Salvador, one year after our last recording. Since then, significant developme...
Episode 35 - Inside Kenya’s Coffee Market - Part 2
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Muki Yeung, specialty coffee trader at C. Dormans in Kenya, to explore the current dynamics of Kenya's coffee market. ...
Episode 34 - Inside Kenya's Coffee Market - Part 1
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have the pleasure of sitting down with my friend Kennedy Keya, director of trading and operations at C.Dorman in Kenya. Join us as...
Episode 33 - 2023 - A Coffee Year in Review
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Symes, our wholesale manager, to reflect on an eventful 2023. Join us as we discuss how our espresso bar has be...
Episode 32 - From Kaffa’s Forests to Your Cup: The story of Negussie Tadesse and Tatmara Coffee Plantation
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm thrilled to introduce you to Negussie Tadesse, the man behind Tatmara Coffee Plantation in the historic region of Kaffa, Ethiopia...
Episode 31 - Celebrating a Quarter Century in Coffee with Andreas Hertzberg - Part 2
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as I sit down once again with Andreas Hertzberg for the second part of our conversation celebrating my 25-year journey in the coffee industry...
Episode 30 - Celebrating a Quarter Century in Coffee with Andreas Hertzberg
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I celebrate my 25th year of working in the coffee industry. Joining me for this reflective chat is my good friend Andreas Her...
Episode 29 - Three star coffee service: Coffee at restaurant Noma with Carolyne Lane
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by Carolyne Lane, one of the driving forces behind restaurant Noma's celebrated tea and coffee programme. Having honed her...
Episode 28 - Jens Wendelboe: Mastering the Symphony of Success
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode takes a detour from our usual discussions about coffee, but trust me, it’s a conversation you won't want to miss. I’m absolutely thri...
Episode 27 - Meet The Producer - Caballero Farm’s Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera, Part 2
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Delighted to welcome you back to Part Two of my in-depth chat with the visionary behind the Caballero coffee farms, Moises Herrera. This episode holds...
Episode 26 - Meet The Producer - Caballero Farm’s Moises Herrera, Part 1
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m delighted to welcome a dear friend and esteemed coffee producer of the Caballero coffees in Honduras, mr. Moises Herrera. Mois...
Episode 25 - Meet The Producer - A conversation with Diego Baraona at Los Pirineos
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Diego Baraona on his farm Los Pirineos in El Salvador. I have been working with the Baraona family for many years. In ...
Episode 24 - Coffee in Kenya - A conversation with Morten Wennersgaard
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined once again by my good friend Morten Wennersgaard. Morten is one of the founders of Norwegian green coffee import company,...
Episode 23 - Sustainability in coffee — A conversation with Anja Bakken Riise
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Anja Bakken Riise, who is the president of Norwegian environmental and solidarity organisation Framtiden i våre hender ...
Episode 22 - 2022 - A Coffee Year in Review
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m joined by our wholesale manager Ben Symes. For our final episode of the year, we’re reviewing the highlights of the past 12 mo...
Episode 21 - A conversation about our coffee farm Finca el Suelo
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Tim swaps seats and becomes a guest on the show, handing over hosting duties to our customer service consultant, Sebastian Dy...
Episode 20 - What Does a Coffee Importer Do? A conversation with Morten Wennersgaard
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Morten Wennersgaard, who is one of the founders of the Norwegian green coffee import company, Nordic Approach. Morten a...
Episode 19 - 15 years of business - A walk down memory lane with Anders Valde
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with the legendary first World Aeropress Champion Mr. Anders Valde, who has been a customer in our espresso bar since the day...
Episode 18 - How we help offices, restaurants and cafés serve tasty coffee - With Malin Borgås
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest is Malin Borgås, our subscription manager that also works with wholesale customer support. By wholesale we mean other busin...
Episode 17 - How we source and roast coffee — A conversation with our roastery team
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am joined by Maren Myhre Gullvik and Daniel Vareide. Maren and Daniel are members of our team that work as roasters and baristas. Th...
Episode 16 - How to use a coffee flavour wheel — A conversation with Coffee Mind
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak once again with one of my favourite researchers and educators in coffee, Mr. Morten Munchow and his colleague and sensory scie...
Episode 15 - The importance of transparency in coffee — A conversation with Coffee Collective
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 15 of our podcast I speak with Peter Dupont and Klaus Thomsen who together with Casper Engel founded the Coffee Collective in Copenhagen, D...
Episode 14 - 2021 A Coffee Year in Review
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ben Symes, our whole sale manager, and Tim Wendelboe as they informally sum up and talk about the year 2021 from a coffee roasters perspective. 2...
Episode 13 - Talking about Colombian Coffee with Alejandro Renjifo
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Alejandro Renjifo who was the one who introduced me to Colombia back in 2007 and who is exporting the coffees we buy from...
Episode 12 - Interview with the 2021 World Barista Champion Diego Campos
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am having a long conversation with my dear friend and freshly crowned World Barista Champion of 2021 Diego Campos. Diego is a Colomb...
Episode 11 - Tasting coffees from Finca el Suelo with Fotios Daflas
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 11, my guest is Mr. Fotios Daflas. Fotios used to work with us as a barista and coffee roaster but is now working at Solberg & Hansen in th...
Episode 10 - Morten Munchow on Organic Acids in Coffee
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode that I recorded with Mr. Morten Munchow during my trip to Copenhagen in August 2021. Morten is an old coffee friend of mine...
Episode 9 - Coffee Scientist Morten Munchow on Coffee Roasting
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The guest in this episode is Mr. Morten Munchow who is an old coffee friend of mine. Morten is a scientist and runs the company Coffee Mind. Morten an...
Episode 8 - Funky coffee
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for another coffee podcast episode where I discuss funky coffees together with Jamie Jongkind  who works with sales and coffee purchasing at ...
Episode 7 - Managing Our Espresso Bar With Stephanie Dawn Holm
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our 7th episode I speak with our fantastic bar manager, Stephanie Dawn Holm who has been working with us for 10 years and has been our bar manager ...
Episode 6 - A chat about Marit's trip to Central-America
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am joined by my team member Marit who is one of our roasters and baristas. Marit was traveling with me to Central America in Februar...
Episode 5 - Coffee Processing at Los Pirineos with Gilberto Baraona
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our fifth episode I visit famous coffee producer Gilberto Baraona on his coffee farm Los Pirineos in El Salvador. Listen in while we speak about c...
Episode 4 - Espresso with Anders Fretheim - Part 2
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our fourth podcast episode, I am joined by our colleague Anders Fretheim who works with sales and customer support. Anders is also a barista and us...
Episode 3 - Espresso with Anders Fretheim - Part 1
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our third podcast episode, I am joined by our colleague Anders Fretheim who works with sales and customer support. Anders is also a barista and use...
Episode 2 - Roasting with Ben Symes - Part 2
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our second podcast episode, I continue chatting with our roaster, trainer and overall cool guy Ben Symes. Ben recently started hosting roast worksh...
Episode 1 - Roasting with Ben Symes - Part 1
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our first podcast episode, I am joined by our colleague, roaster, trainer and overall cool guy Ben Symes. Ben recently started hosting roast worksh...