Julien Langevin's guest appearances

Julien Langevin

Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Retail Professionals

Boss Barista

A Better Table Podcast

OwlTail

Julien Langevin is the 2022 US Cup Tasters Champion, founder of the Tomato Coffee Class, and an outspoken advocate for mental health and trans rights. In this episode, Langevin discusses the recovery process after a mental health episode, and the stigma around mental health.  Help Julien with Emergency Recovery and Expenses GoFundMe  Podcast transcript available here. A Better Table is sponsored by Pacific Barista Series.

Julien Langevin is the 2022 US Cup Tasters Champion, founder of the <a href="https://tomatocoffeeclass.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomato Coffee Class</a>, and an outspoken advocate for mental health and trans rights. In this episode, Langevin discusses the recovery process after a mental health episode, and the stigma around mental health. <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-julien-with-emergency-recovery-and-expenses?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_term=undefined" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Help Julien with Emergency Recovery and Expenses GoFundMe</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QMV3-pCyYXD5xJ3ZisDrFijyySM7PU-0qie6YIuDC7M/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Podcast transcript available here</a>. A Better Table is sponsored by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/baristaseries/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pacific Barista Series</a>.

In this episode, Motoyoshi interviews  2022 United States Cup Tasters Champion Julien Langevin (he/them) from Coffee By Design in Portland, Maine. Langevin goes on to compete in the World Cup Tasters Championship this week in Milan.

In this episode, Motoyoshi interviews <a href="https://sprudge.com/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2022-us-coffee-championships-185481.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 2022 United States Cup Tasters Champion</a> Julien Langevin (he/them) from <a href="https://www.coffeebydesign.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coffee By Design</a> in Portland, Maine. Langevin goes on to compete in the <a href="http://www.worldcuptasters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Cup Tasters Championship</a> this week in Milan.

Julien Langevin is a production worker for Coffee by Design and the 2022 United States Cup Tasters Champion, going on to represent the United States at the World Cup Tasters Competition in June.  A full transcript of this episode can be found at bossbarista.substack.com

Julien Langevin is a production worker for <a href="https://www.coffeebydesign.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Coffee by Design</a> and the <a href="https://uscoffeechampionships.org/cup-tasters-championship" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">2022 United States Cup Tasters Champion</a>, going on to represent the United States at the World Cup Tasters Competition in June.  A full transcript of this episode can be found at <a href="http://bossbarista.substack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bossbarista.substack.com</a>

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Accurately tasting coffee can be a daunting task. Add to that the pressure of competition or just the daily work of the bar, and being focused, confident, and at ease while dialing in or making flavor determinations seems all but impossible. These are all however attributes that today's guest possesses and has honed over their career to be able to remain cool and taste coffees like a champion. Today we are talking with the 2022 U.S. Cup Tasters Champ, Julien Langevin! Julien Langevin is the production roaster for Coffee By Design in Portland, ME. Langevin only just began learning how to roast after working for about four years as a barista in different iterations, and taking a brief hiatus from the industry to try his hand at being an electrician. His first real job was at Starbucks and worked through various shops in Portland while achieving his Bachelors of Fine Arts. After graduation he began to go to SCA events, acting as a volunteer and a sensory judge for the Barista competition, and then competing in the Nashville Cup Tasters qualifier in 2020. After a two and a half year separation from said community, Langevin found his way back to coffee somehow and is now the current 2022 US Cup Tasters Champion.  In this conversation we will get to learn about Julien's career path, tasting techniques, and hear words of wisdom for aspiring tasters and coffee professionals! We cover:  Journey and challenges in coffee career Techniques for tasting Grounding yourself  Tasting when nervous vs relaxed Focus, Flow state, and visualization Preparing for competition  Doing what you can where you are  Links: Instagram @Julientheperson Related Episodes:  048 : How to taste coffee w/ U.S. Cup Tasters Champion, Steve Cuevas! 297 : Making Coffee Education Fun w/ Suneal Pabari of Leaderboard Coffee  078 : Exploring Green Buying and Sensory Analysis w/ Amanda Juris  037 : Chocolate &amp; Coffee w/ Brian Beyke : Understanding Craft Chocolate   Visit our amazing Sponsors! www.groundcontrol.coffee www.pacficfoodservice.com www.coffeefest.com

Accurately tasting coffee can be a daunting task. Add to that the pressure of competition or just the daily work of the bar, and being focused, confident, and at ease while dialing in or making flavor determinations seems all but impossible. These are all however attributes that today's guest possesses and has honed over their career to be able to remain cool and taste coffees like a champion. Today we are talking with the 2022 U.S. Cup Tasters Champ, Julien Langevin! Julien Langevin is the production roaster for Coffee By Design in Portland, ME. Langevin only just began learning how to roast after working for about four years as a barista in different iterations, and taking a brief hiatus from the industry to try his hand at being an electrician. His first real job was at Starbucks and worked through various shops in Portland while achieving his Bachelors of Fine Arts. After graduation he began to go to SCA events, acting as a volunteer and a sensory judge for the Barista competition, and then competing in the Nashville Cup Tasters qualifier in 2020. After a two and a half year separation from said community, Langevin found his way back to coffee somehow and is now the current 2022 US Cup Tasters Champion.  In this conversation we will get to learn about Julien's career path, tasting techniques, and hear words of wisdom for aspiring tasters and coffee professionals! We cover: <ul> <li>Journey and challenges in coffee career</li> <li>Techniques for tasting</li> <li>Grounding yourself </li> <li>Tasting when nervous vs relaxed</li> <li>Focus, Flow state, and visualization</li> <li>Preparing for competition </li> <li>Doing what you can where you are</li> </ul> Links: Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/julientheperson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Julientheperson</a> Related Episodes: <a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2019/01/048-how-to-taste-coffee-w-u-s-cup-tasters-champion-steve-cuevas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 048 : How to taste coffee w/ U.S. Cup Tasters Champion, Steve Cuevas!</a> <a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2021/08/leaderboard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">297 : Making Coffee Education Fun w/ Suneal Pabari of Leaderboard Coffee</a> <a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2019/02/078-exploring-green-buying-and-sensory-analysis-w-amanda-juris/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 078 : Exploring Green Buying and Sensory Analysis w/ Amanda Juris</a> <a href="https://keystotheshop.com/2019/01/037-chocolate-coffee-w-brian-beyke-understanding-craft-chocolate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 037 : Chocolate &amp; Coffee w/ Brian Beyke : Understanding Craft Chocolate</a> Visit our amazing Sponsors! <a href="http://www.groundcontrol.coffee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.groundcontrol.coffee</a> <a href="http://www.pacficfoodservice.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pacficfoodservice.com</a> <a href="http://www.coffeefest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.coffeefest.com</a>