In this first episode of Coffee Canon, we take a look at Japan: a culture rich with history and tradition. Today, Japanese people love coffee – they’ve invented entire brew methods that the rest of the world adopted – but it wasn’t always this way. We study how and why Japan went from rejecting coffee outright, to embracing it completely. We discuss the people, companies, and timeline that pushed Japan to becoming a leader in specialty coffee – and we hear from some coffee experts along the way.
Enjoy the episode, and feel free to check out the sources below if you want to read more. To continue the discussion, hit me up on Twitter or Instagram.
Colin
Episode One Sources:
- A commentary on coffee history in Japan: https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-coffee/
- A paper discussing Japan’s coffee history, along with imports and sales of coffee: http://coffee.ajca.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/coffee_market_in_japan.pdf
- Wikipedia Articles:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee#Japan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissaten
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ダッチ·コーヒー (with help from Google Translate)
- Specialty coffee in Japan: http://boutiquejapan.com/coffee-in-japan/
- A comparison between third wave coffee and Japanese Kissaten: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2015/09/third-wave-coffee-japanese-kissaten-more-similar-than-you-might-think/
- Citizens of Humanity James Freeman interview: https://mag.citizensofhumanity.com/blog/2016/09/28/james-freeman-blue-bottle-cofffee/
- History of the Hario v60: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2015/07/hario-v60-the-history-brewing-guide/
- Japanese Iced Coffee
- Thread where Peter Giuliano explains why he calls it “Japanese Iced Coffee:” http://www.coffeed.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3950
- Peter Giuliano makes his case for Japanese Iced Coffee over cold-brew: http://petergiuliano.tumblr.com/post/22177089634/why-you-should-stop-cold-brewing-and-use-the
- Fresh Cup Magazine article by Peter Giuliano, “Discovering Japanese Iced Coffee:” https://www.freshcup.com/discovering-japanese-iced-coffee/
- Interview with Hidetaka Hayashi: http://www.beanscenemag.com.au/articles/view/hidetaka-hayashis-japanese-journey
- Music:
- “Blues Angeline” by Lobo Loco – FreeMusicArchive.org
- “Passing through the Basin” by Lobo Loco – FreeMusicArchive.org
Episode One Transcript:
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