Kevin Sinnott
Kevin Sinnott is the CoffeeCompanion. Kevin is the Creator and Host of CoffeeCon the roving consumer coffee festival. He's a nationally recognized coffee expert and the author of two books and video (Coffee Brewing Secrets) on the subject. His latest book is called The Art & Craft of Coffee. Publishers Weekly has called it the best book on the subject in recent years.
He’s talked coffee with Oprah Winfrey on national television, been featured in USA TODAY, The Chicago Tribune, and other national publications, and discussed coffee, and coffee brewing on ABC-TV’s 20/20, The Food Network and countless radio talk shows.
In 1995, he created The Coffee Companion, the first-ever consumer publication dedicated to finding and brewing the world’s best coffee. The Coffee Companion offered his unique blend of wit and passion in methodical, objective reviews of coffee brewers and related equipment. His moniker is Coffee Kevin. The Coffee Companion newsletter was considered ground-breaking as the articles focused on the information needs of the coffee drinker written with a Mark Twain style of humor. Original custom art-work was created for each issue by Robert Voigts of Wordsworth Design, a mega-talented artist and graphic designer. His custom coffee cup art was new for each and every issue. Printed on the finest quality heavy-weight cream stock each issue is unique and is now considered a highly regarded coffee collectable.
Kevin is a television producer and his company Sinnott Productions created the first-ever coffee reality series, Mission Coffee Can. This series about a group of college students who travel to Guatemala to learn about and market a new direct trade coffee was a ConnectedWorld.tv awards finalist at The 2011 International Broadcasting Conference in Amsterdam.
In 2011 he started a live roving event called CoffeeCon with 100% focus on coffee drinkers rather than the coffee industry. His dedication to coffee brewing and spreading coffee knowledge is what drives him to continue bringing CoffeeCon to coffee-loving consumers everywhere.