Evan Gilman, a Kalsada contributor, is a coffee professional from Seattle, Washington who has been in the industry for more than 12 years.  His recent travels have brought him to Southeast Asia to gain first hand knowledge of coffee processing in Indonesia, obtain Q Grader certification, and tour with Berkeley, California’s Gamelan Sekar Jaya.  Currently, he also writes articles for Sprudge, and assists Kalsada with quality control and traceability.

We asked Evan to write about his first experiences with Kalsada.