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
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
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
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 […]
Lecturer Profile: Joseph Rivera
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 […]
Dinner at the Aquarium.
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
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
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”
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
As a part of Jannie and Michael’s presentation on myth busting in sensory science, audience members were presented with this tasting kit.