Dr. Joseph John didn't arrive in the coffee industry through the usual doors. He came through a laboratory. A trained nuclear physicist, John made one of specialty coffee's most unlikely career pivots — and the industry is richer for it. He died on September 15 at 88 years old, leaving behind a legacy that helped reshape how American coffee drinkers understand and appreciate Indian-origin coffees.
The Physicist Who Fell in Love With Indian Coffee: Remembering Dr. Joseph John
Dr. Joseph John, a nuclear physicist turned coffee evangelist who spent decades championing Indian-grown beans and espresso culture in the United States, died September 15 at the age of 88. His was a life as layered and complex as the coffees he loved.
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