Photo: Tim Varney This year our judges have been paying particular attention to the following qualities in the teams: The ability to create well tasting beverages The ability to present themselves, their product and their ideas to others The professionalism with which they […]
Archives for 2011
Nordic Roaster 2011 – The Winners…
Posted: 27/08-2011
In addition to the Nordic Barista Cup, we have also been running the Nordic Roaster Competition – a parallel competition aiming to find the best coffee roaster of 2011. The competition is broken down into two categories; espresso & filter. Each of the 170 attendees at the Nordic Barista Cup participates in the judging, tasting […]
NBC2011 Talks: Kyle Glanville – Evolving As You Grow
Posted: 27/08-2011
Bringing some North American perspective to the Nordic Barista Cup, Vice President of Strategy at Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Kyle Glanville, delivers a focused and emphatic lecture on what he sees as the ‘broken’ nature of coffee retail.
NBC 2011 Talks – James Hoffmann: Reinventing Espresso.
Posted: 27/08-2011
In this talk, James Hoffmann takes us back to the origins of espresso, to the standards and norms that we have inherited and rarely question, and asking us where we want espresso to go.
Friday Evening Activities.
Posted: 27/08-2011
In keeping with the packed schedule that the Nordic Barista Cup operates, at the close of lectures and events yesterday we loaded onto buses, headed for a guided tour of Freetown Christiania.
NBC2011 Talks: Tim Wendelboe – Coffee Quality in Indonesia
Posted: 27/08-2011
In this combined talk and cupping, Tim Wendelboe talks through some of the processing techniques and issues facing coffee producers in Indonesia.
Nordic Roasters Cup – Espresso Competition
Posted: 26/08-2011
In order to get a popular vote for the best espresso from 10 different roasters, attendees and speakers at Nordic Barista Cup have just been 10 espressos each.
NBC2011 Talks: Stephen Vick – Preserving Green Coffee
Posted: 26/08-2011
Stephen talks to us about different methods, aspects and issues that arise relating to preserving green coffee quality, from origin to roaster.
NBC2011 Talks: Morten Ibsen – Malting, Brewing & Beer Types
Posted: 26/08-2011
Morten Ibsen – brew master at Jacobsens – talks us through the malting and brewing processes they employ to produce high quality beers and ales.
Lecturer Profile: Stephen Vick
Posted: 26/08-2011
STEPHEN VICK “PRESERVING GREEN COFFEE” Stephen Vick is the National Quality Control Manager for Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea in Chicago and Los Angeles. Stephen began his work in coffee as a barista for Zoka Coffee in Seattle and spent much of his career as a trainer and educator for Zoka, as well as Stumptown Coffee […]