EPISODE TWO

Tyler Youngblood (Azahar Coffee Company) co-founded an export company and café while on a road trip with friends through South America in 2010. Ben and Abby talk to Tyler about his role in developing the Colombian specialty coffee sector, co-creating “A Sustainable Coffee Buyer’s Guide” and whether it’s affordable to pay a dynamic price for coffee. 

SHOW NOTES

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Here are the New York Times, Washington Post and Bloomberg articles featuring Azahar coffee.

Ben, Abby and Tyler were drinking Madcap Coffee in this episode.

“A Sustainable Coffee Buyer’s Guide” is currently a pilot version and at the workshop stage. It’s not available for purchase (yet).  

Watch a recording of Tyler’s presentation at SCA in Brooklyn (2018) here and here.   

Find out more about the “Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide”, a project lead by Peter W. Roberts and Chad Trewick here.   

Tyler makes mention of FOB Pricing and Farm Gate Pricing. Here’s a helpful resource that helps to unpack these terms. 

If you’re in Colombia, you can pick up a bag of coffee from Azahar Café or one of their roasting partners. You can also shop on Azahar’s website.

Here are a few places where you can find a bag of Azahar coffee in North America: 

Madcap – Midwest

Saint Frank  – West Coast

Sightglass – West Coast

Stumptown – Northwest

Intelligentsia – Midwest

Metric – Midwest

Coffea Roasterie – Midwest

Heart – Northwest

Want to get in contact with Tyler?  

Visit the Azahar website.  

Reach out to @tyler_youngblood directly or @azaharcoffee on Instagram to talk to one of their relationship managers.

SHOW CREDITS

Hosts: Ben Carlson and Abby Fabre

Producer: Tommy Fabre

Executive Producer: Robyn-Leigh van Laren

Cover art: Abby Fabre

Imagery: Tyler Youngblood