{"id":3354,"date":"2019-08-27T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:13:42","slug":"a-coffee-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2019\/08\/27\/a-coffee-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"A Coffee conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>After scooping the coveted Best New Roastery award at the prestigious FNB Coffee Magazine gala event recently, Dario Scilipoti is on a mission to connect people and create a coffee-appreciative community one heavenly sip at a time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Admittedly Dario was a late-starter when it came to coffee.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI hated coffee. The only time I would have a cup was so I could dunk a rusk in it. Once I\u2019d finished the rusks I threw out the coffee!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Had it not been for one of his best friends, Dario\u2019s coffee adventure may never have happened. \u201cOne night he forced me to try a Turkish coffee \u2026 not the best way to introduce someone to coffee! But far from being turned off by the dark, bitter sludgy drink, Dario loved it and his fascination with the whole brewing process was lit.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAfter that he dragged me off to a few coffee cafes and we drank cups of good coffee \u2026 I was hooked!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t long before Dario\u2019s interest turned into a passion bordering an obsession. His quest for knowledge took him down the proverbial rabbit hole. \u201cThe more I learnt, the more I realized how much more there was to learn!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3360\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1288-Large-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1288-Large-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1288-Large-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1288-Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1288-Large-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1288-Large-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1288-Large-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1288-Large.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When a home barista friend gave him a bag of coffee beans he had roasted at home, Dario couldn\u2019t wait to try roasting for himself.\u00a0 He bought a small roaster and began experimenting \u2026 three months later he ordered a bigger roastery. His growing knowledge, coupled with his own roasting experiences and a developing palate able to pick out the hidden nuances in every blend, gave him just enough confidence to turn what was a passion project into a business. With the support of his wife, family and friends, Bluebird Coffee Roastery was born and the couple began hosting barista evenings at their Westville home, introducing locals to their own speciality coffee and collecting a base of diehard customers along the way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3361\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1420-Large-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1420-Large-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1420-Large-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1420-Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1420-Large-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1420-Large-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1420-Large-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_1420-Large.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No one was more surprised by Dario\u2019s sudden interest in coffee than his high school sweetheart-wife, Alexis, who ruefully admits that she\u2019s not much of a coffee drinker herself. \u201cDario has to cajole me into trying a new coffee or blend he\u2019s discovered,\u201d she says, still somewhat bemused at how quickly his coffee hobby has blossomed into a developing business.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3357\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_00481-Large-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_00481-Large-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_00481-Large-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_00481-Large-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_00481-Large-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_00481-Large.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The couple met at Thomas More College \u2026\u201dI took her to her 16th birthday party! They\u2019ve been together ever since.\u00a0 In June this year, they welcomed a daughter, Liliana to the family. It was love at first sight and it\u2019s safe to say that mom and dad are smitten!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3356\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/CoffeeMag_DerrynSchmidt_190_websize-Large-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/CoffeeMag_DerrynSchmidt_190_websize-Large-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/CoffeeMag_DerrynSchmidt_190_websize-Large-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/CoffeeMag_DerrynSchmidt_190_websize-Large-696x1043.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/CoffeeMag_DerrynSchmidt_190_websize-Large-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/CoffeeMag_DerrynSchmidt_190_websize-Large.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Baby Liliana is destined to forever be part of a coffee dynasty. In celebration of her arrival, Dario sourced one of the best coffees he\u2019s ever tasted, a Geisha Natural from Costa Rica. \u201cIt has flavor notes of jasmine and mandarin, which makes it sweet and juicy in taste,\u201d he explained, adding that the Liliana coffee was sold in a specially designed package to commemorate the occasion. And while on the subject of packaging, Dario and Alexis are conscious eco-warriors and ensure that the roastery\u2019s packaging is eco-friendly and poses no harm to the environment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3365\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/Packaging-Design-Large-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/Packaging-Design-Large-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/Packaging-Design-Large-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/Packaging-Design-Large-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/Packaging-Design-Large-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/Packaging-Design-Large-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/Packaging-Design-Large-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/Packaging-Design-Large.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While taste reigns supreme when it comes to choosing the speciality coffees he shares with his customers, Dario has also adopted a strong ethical approach to the coffee beans he purchases from countries that include Guatamala, Kenya, Ethiopia and Burundi.\u00a0 In Costa Rica he trades directly with farmer Alejo Castro from the farm Volcan Azu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learnt a lot about fair trade \u2013 making sure that the farmers get what is due to them. I believe that every day, in our individual lives and careers, we make decisions which either harm or help. In every step I take in growing our company, I aim to make the often hard (read expensive) but correct decisions which are better for people, the environment, quality and then profit. That is why we buy the coffees we do in the way that we do &#8211; generously, with line of sight to the farms and producers and with the intention of building long term, meaningful relationships and we look forward to buying micro lots from them year after year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3355\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/20190511_BlueBird_Brew-Guide_004-Large-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/20190511_BlueBird_Brew-Guide_004-Large-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/20190511_BlueBird_Brew-Guide_004-Large-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/20190511_BlueBird_Brew-Guide_004-Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/20190511_BlueBird_Brew-Guide_004-Large-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/20190511_BlueBird_Brew-Guide_004-Large-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/20190511_BlueBird_Brew-Guide_004-Large-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/20190511_BlueBird_Brew-Guide_004-Large.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coffee, Dario explains, is a lot like wine.\u00a0 Its taste has a lot to do with the region and the farm. Climate, soil, altitude and the way it was harvested and dried all play equal role to determining its eventual taste. In full coffee-geek mode he launches into an explanation of how coffee is graded, rattling off the importance of flavour, aroma, how the coffee feels in the mouth, the balance of flavours, sweetness and acidity. He talks of its fruity nuances that leave hints of marmalade, cherries, strawberries, guava and even croissants \u2026 yes, you read that right. A coffee that tastes like croissants \u2026 sign me up for a bag, that\u2019s my idea of a heavenly cup!<\/p>\n<p>Watching him make coffee is akin to watching a carefully choreographed sequence. It\u2019s so much more than switching the kettle on \u2026 there\u2019s a scale to measure the exact amount of freshly ground coffee, (not a grain over or under), boiled filter water at just the right temperature, and the exact amount of water to coffee ratio, all this and an AeroPress (a French Press works equally well), add the perfect brewing time \u2013 down to the last second \u2013 and there you have it. The perfect cup, freshly ground and patiently brewed \u2026 and of course Dario\u2019s own healthy serving of love and passion! It\u2019s enough to convert anyone from instant coffee to freshly ground.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCoffee is beautiful. Whether connecting with friends at a cafe, caffeinating a long day at the office or the creative hobby of the home barista, it plays a major role in our day to day.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My goal is to help our customers understand it better, give them access to quality coffee normally only sold abroad and to connect them to the people who farmed and produced it. \u201c<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3364\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_9550-1-Large-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_9550-1-Large-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_9550-1-Large-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_9550-1-Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_9550-1-Large-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_9550-1-Large-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_9550-1-Large-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/08\/IMG_9550-1-Large.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keep up with what\u2019s brewing at Bluebird Coffee Roastery by following them on Facebook and Instagram and watch out for exciting future developments including barista evenings and trendy coffee pairings.<\/p>\n<p>Bluebird Coffee is available online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluebirdcoffeeroastery.co.za\">www.bluebirdcoffeeroastery.co.za<\/a>.\u00a0 You\u2019ll also find it at Talkhouse in Westville, the City Roast Caravan, Barn Owl in Florida Road, Salt Rock Coffee Company and Bench Coffee Company. It is also available at Hillcrest Kwikspar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After scooping the coveted Best New Roastery award at the prestigious FNB Coffee Magazine gala event recently, Dario Scilipoti is on a mission to connect people and create a coffee-appreciative community one heavenly sip at a time. Admittedly Dario was a late-starter when it came to coffee. \u201cI hated coffee. 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