13. Danilo Lodi on Coffee Consulting, Training To Be a World Barista Championship Judge and Thoughts on the Coffee Commodity Market.

Danilo Lodi started his career in the specialty coffee scene in 2004.  Danilo's conversation with David hits a wide range of topics from coffee consulting to training to become a World Barista Champion judge.    Born and raised in Brazil, Danilo provides his thoughts on the Coffee C-Market and the impact of higher pricing has on the quality of coffee. Danilo has/had a goal to taste coffee from all producing countries in the world!?  Hear his advice for aspiring coffee professionals and why he hates cold brew so much.    

Timestamps 

1:02 - The beginning of Danilo’s career in specialty coffee
11:57 - Danilo’s history in coffee competitions, starting off competing himself, then judging and training other competitors
20:41 - Broadening horizons by tasting the whole world of coffee
23:51 - Danilo’s approach to coffee consulting and sharing his broad knowledge
28:02 - HCP ad for Santa Cruz Natural
28:30 - The most challenging part of the coffee supply chain, from Danilo’s perspective
31:03 - Navigating the pandemic, personally and for Brazil in general
35:53 - A breakdown of the commodity market and how the recent fluctuations in price affect the supply chain.
39:43 - Danilo’s interest in martial arts
41:47 - Danilo’s advice for aspiring coffee professionals
46:56 - The hype around “quality” canephora coffee, giving the cold shoulder to  cold brew and the inconsistency of the V60 and aeropress brewers.
50:59 - The value of letting your mind wander
54:14 -  Danilo can drink between 1 and 25 cups of coffee a day
56:19 - Danilo’s plan for 2022
57:28 - Socials & outro

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