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 an espresso and a filter brew of each roaster’s coffee. Voting on a ballot slip, attendees are asked to provide tasting notes on the back of the slip.
The roaster with the greatest number of votes over filter and espresso categories is crowned the winner of the Nordic Roaster competition.
This year, that roaster is Solberg & Hansen!
OVERALL WINNER Total votes
Solberg&Hansen 57
Tim Wendelboe 56
Kaffa 42
Johan&Nyström 38
Double Shot 34
Koffeine 29
Kontra Coffee 23
Coffe Libre 22
Coffe Lab 12
Löfbergs Lila 3
ESPRESSO
Winning the espresso category: Double Shot
| ROASTER | VOTES | COFFEE # | |||
| 1 | Double shot | Czech Republic | 32 | 3 | |
| sweet, creamy, apple, blueberry/black currant notes, provocative | |||||
| 2 | Johan&Nyström | Sweden | 24 | 5 | |
| deep red fruit and gooseberries, blackcurrant, vibrant, clean | |||||
| 3 | Koffein | Russia | 22 | 7 | |
| strawberries clean, jasmine, sweet berry, velvety, dry apricot | |||||
| 4 | Kontra Coffee | Denmark | 19 | 8 | |
| creamy, chocolate, caramel, molases, juicy aftertaste | |||||
| 5 | Coffee Libre | Korea | 18 | 1 | |
| black berry, transparent, dark fruits, juicy, clean and sweet | |||||
| 6 | Tim Wendelboe | Norway | 15 | 9 | |
| orange peel, buttery, plums, marzipan, full body and sweet | |||||
| 7 | Solberg&Hansen | Norway | 13 | 6 | |
| black berry, well balanced, velvety, good acidity, good body | |||||
| 8 | Kaffa | Norway | 11 | 10 | |
| red fruits, prunes, bright, well balanced, nutty aftertaste | |||||
| 9 | Coffee Lab | Brazil | 5 | 4 | |
| ripe cherries and red berries, balanced, fresh acidity | |||||
| 10 | Löfbergs Lila | Sweden | 2 | 2 | |
| chocolate, liquorice, dark fruit, balanced | |||||
FILTER
Winning the filter category: Solberg & Hansen
| Where applied coffees are stated below with: country, farm/coop, varietal, processing |
| ROASTER | VOTES | COFFEE # | |||
| 1 | Solberg&Hansen | Norway | 44 | 2 | |
| Kenya, Kangocho, ( ), ( ) | |||||
| grapefruit, jasmine, berrylike acidity, balanced and transparent, | |||||
| 2 | Tim Wendelboe | Norway | 41 | 10 | |
| Kenya, Nbumberi, ( ), ( ) | |||||
| dark berries, plums, crisp acidity, well balanced and clean | |||||
| 3 | Kaffa | Norway | 31 | 8 | |
| Panama, Mama Cata, Geisha, natural | |||||
| ripe fruit, strawberry, peach, berries, sweet aftertaste, clean | |||||
| 4 | Johan&Nyström | Sweden | 14 | 5 | |
| Nicaragua, Un regalo de Dios, Maracaturra, natural | |||||
| red berries, fruit salad, light body, floral aftertaste, clean | |||||
| 5 | Koffein | Russia | 7 | 6 | |
| Blend: Guatemala, ( ), ( ), ( ), Sulawesi, Tane Toraya, ( ) Washed | |||||
| cherries, cocoa notes, well balanced, smooth body | |||||
| 5 | Coffee Lab | Brazil | 7 | 1 | |
| Brazil, Portal da Serra, Red Catuaí, natural | |||||
| spices, berry acidity, balanced, good body | |||||
| 7 | Kontra Coffee | Denmark | 4 | 9 | |
| Tanzania, Blackburn Estate, Nyasa, Kent, Bourbon, KP432, Washed | |||||
| round, a little citrus | |||||
| 7 | Coffee Libre | Korea | 4 | 3 | |
| Kenya, Kangunu, SL28, SL34, Washed | |||||
| dark chocolate, rich aroma, sweet aftertaste | |||||
| 9 | Double shot | Czech Republic | 2 | 7 | |
| ( ), ( ), Caturra, washed | |||||
| smooth, balanced mouthfeel | |||||
| 10 | Löfbergs Lila | Sweden | 1 | 4 | |
| Guatemala, Magia Blanca, ( ), washed | |||||
| (no notes) | |||||