JOSEPH RIVERA “THE CHEMISTRY OF COFFEE” Joseph Rivera is the founder and creator of coffeechemistry.com. He began his career with the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) over 10 years ago after receiving with a degree in Food Chemistry. As Director of Research with CQI, he utilized knowledge of chemistry with practical coffee science to develop a […]
Archives for 2011
Dinner at the Aquarium.
Posted: 26/08-2011
Nordic Barista Cup attendees were very lucky to be treated to a banquet at the Danmarks Akvarium (Denmark Aquarium). Upon arrival, we got a quick tour of the sharks, turtles, piranhas
Dalla Corte – Old school is out
Posted: 25/08-2011
The baristas of the NBC are all working on the Dalla Corte DC Pro machine. This is no coincidence. Since 2003 Dalla Corte has been revolutionizing the espresso machine market, and has come up with the first newly designed espresso machine since 1969 (!). If you track down Holger, one of the co founders of […]
Rush Hour at NBC
Posted: 25/08-2011
At this very moment the Rush Hour competition is in full swing. Rush Hour mimics the insanity of a busy day at an international café. Those of you who’ve worked at busy cafees during rush hour will know what i’m talking about, those of […]
“If it’s not espresso it’s Bunn”
Posted: 25/08-2011
At the far corner of the NBC venue sits Keith Collins keeping the wheels turning while everybody else enjoys the fruits of his labour. Keith Collins is director of technical services at Bunn, (he prefers the title of “Coffee Brewer”), and provides the coffee, the grinding and the hot water for all the […]
Myth Busting in Sensory Science – Tasting Kit
Posted: 25/08-2011
As a part of Jannie and Michael’s presentation on myth busting in sensory science, audience members were presented with this tasting kit.
Team Competition: Blind Olfactory Test
Posted: 25/08-2011
Teams were required to smell closed cups containing a variety of different foodstuffs, from smoked mackerel to sunflower oil, horseradish and top soil (not really a foodstuff, I suppose).
Ready, set, cup!
Posted: 25/08-2011
Time for the “7 vs 7” cupping competition. But before anything can get underway the elite volunteers have to do their thing. A few pictures of the good people who make it all possible is in order I believe:
Fingers on noses.
Posted: 25/08-2011
When David and Jay want to speak, they need everyone to be quiet. To facilitate this, and to shame those who continue speaking, everyone must place one finger on their nose, as demonstrated below. Surprisingly effective, actually, though Klaus Thomsen hasn’t quite grasped the idea.
Nespresso – adding the latino flavor to NBC
Posted: 25/08-2011
If you drop by the Nespresso stand you might be so lucky as to taste coffee, of all sorts, sizes and temperatures, from the not yet released Aquila (meaning “The Eagle” in spanish as you no doubt know) machine. Given than the aquila is as of yet unreleased this is in fact a sneak peak […]