The Nordic Roaster 2012 competition will be divided into 2 parts: 1. The ESPRESSO competition 2. The FILTER competition. Roasters must compete in both competitions to be able to win the title: NORDIC ROASTER 2012.
COPENHAGEN INFORMATION
Posted: 08/02-2012
Copenhagen Fashion Week will be held in Copenhagen at the same time as Nordic Barista Cup. Therefore we urge people to book hotel in good time. Here you will find NBC options for accomodation in Copenhagen.
SARIMAKMUR TOUR AND BRISTA JAM
Posted: 20/01-2012
The first thing to notice about Sarimakmur mill is the size, cleanliness and the good organization. We got the full tour. Here are our two guides on the tour Hendri (Left) and Mukfin (right). First receiving area where the “asalan” coffee gets in. Shortly after the “asalan” arrives in white bags it will be dried […]
THE WAHANA EXPERIENCE
Posted: 19/01-2012
We have been offline for the past three days since the wifi at Wahana was out of order. Relief for some, pain for others. Three days of offline means that at check in to Swiss Belhotel Medan people got their iPhones out and got online. Not sure whether this is the (only) reason, but the signal […]
MEDAN > LAKE TOBA
Posted: 15/01-2012
This morning we hit the road at 9 am. Direction Lake Toba and Parapat. A 4 hour drive on the roads with fairly challenging Sumatran traffic. “Fast and fun” some would say – others “hazardous and crazy”. We are (again) staying at a very nice hotel, the Niagara Bopobulos hotel in Parapat, with a magnificent […]
Arrival Medan
Posted: 05/01-2012
The 2011 Nordic Barista Cup winners have arrived to the Sumatran capital Medan. Alexander, Anne, Pernilla and Per will be joined by 11 other people on the one-week trip sponsored and arranged by Mercanta. The total group of 15 has people from Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Great Britain, USA and Australia.
Nordic Barista Cup 2012 information
Posted: 14/12-2011
We are ready for a new and exciting year for Nordic Barista Cup. The positive feed back from 2011 makes it fun to plan the 2012 event. If you consider joining us in Copenhagen, then here is some information for you.
NBC field trip to Sumatra
Posted: 12/12-2011
The 2011 Nordic Barista Cup champions from Sweden won a trip to Sumatra. Learn more about the trip here.
Nordic Roaster open board meeting (video)
Posted: 07/11-2011
The Nordic Roaster was founded in Gothenburg in 2007. And at Nordic Roaster Forum in 2011 we took a closer look at the organisation and evaluated the worth of it.
Experimental Roast & Cupping (video)
Posted: 06/11-2011
The muzac of Nordic Roaster Forum right now is the slurps af the experimental roast. The same coffee (Ethiopian Yirgacheffe) has been roasted by 6 different roasteries who have their own brand of roaster.