With Rahul Reddy we will explore the specialty coffee scene in India. Rahul is the founder of Subko Coffee Roasters a revolutionary coffee concept of sourcing the best lots from local farmers for the local consumers.

This is the first video episode and I hope more will come. I hope you will have a chance to listen to the whole episode, but if not, feel free to skip to your favorite topic:

00:00 Intro
01:45 Cupping and calibration
04:34 Rahul's first sip of coffee
09:34 The specialty coffee in Mumbai and the origin story of Subko Coffee Roasters
21:46 Connecting bakery with a coffee roasting brand
27:00 Setup of the roastery and the coffee production at Subko Coffee Roasters
37:46 How did Rahul fund the coffee roasting production
50:25 Does a coffee roaster need a café to be successful?
53:57 How does Subko Coffee Roasters go about branding and social media.
1:11:52 Rahul's tips for future coffee entrepreneurs
1:17:15 Discussing coffee terroir and the advantages and disadvantages of controlled coffee processing like anaerobic, malic or yeast fermentations.
1:27:00 What is the future for Subko Coffee Roasters. (and it seems or Boot Coffee Campus too)
1:34:10 Rahul asks Valerian a Question: Does Asia as a coffee origin has a future in the specialty coffee industry.
1:38:10 Where can you find Rahul and Subko Coffee roasters