Since we have recently started to sell the ever so fantastic and popular little brewing device called Aeropress, we are curious to learn the potential of this brewer.Therefore we are inviting all Aeropress brewers to compete in an unofficial Aeropress championship. We have set the date to be Sunday the 10th of February at 12. […]

Prior to my trip to Colombia I bought a micro lot from a farm called El Cauchito in Cauca, Colombia.The lot size was only 100kg and therefore it has taken some time to get it milled, packed and shipped to Norway. The good thing is that the green coffee is packed in vacuum sealed bags

Some of us still remember Ken Stringfellow and Ola was able to recognize him in our store the other day. The best thing is that Mr Stringfellow liked our coffee. see what he writes about us and also Oslo in general on his news page. on 6th of january. Thank you Ken for your kind

We are very happy to present a series of short films about espressopreparation and milk steaming basics. The films are made in assosciation with espressospesialisten in Norway and will be published on their and our website. The films were actually shot over a year ago, but due to my busy schedule and some new adittions

Our new espressoblend is now for sale.New seasonal coffees have arrived from Colombia and Ethiopia and therefore we want to highlight the new coffees in our espresso blend. The blend now consists of 4 coffees:30% Finca La Lomita, a washed Caturra from Huila, Colombia.30% Mununga, a washed coffee from Kenya.25% El Agrado, also a washed

Since we are out of Aricha #7, we have made a new espresso blend. This will be the blend until we get the new coffees from Aricha and Colombia in just a week or 2. The new espresso blend consists of: 50% Badnekhan Estate, washed coffee from India 50% Mununga, washed coffee from Kenya. The

During my visit to Finca la Lomita last month, my friend and exporter Mr. Alejandro Renjifo shot some film on my handycam. Although Mr. Alvaro Diaz is speaking spanish and it might be hard for those who don’t know any spanish, most of the things he is talking about is translated by Don Alejandro. There

When I was in Colombia a couple of weeks ago, I visited Cooccentral, the cooperative where we found the Finca La Lomita coffee last year. I arrived there on the sunday night after being a cupping juror in the 2008 Colombia the Cup of Excellence, so my palate was pretty calibrated and fine tuned to

The winner of the 2008 Colombia Cup of Excellence is Mr. Eduardo Valencia, Finca Villa Loyola in Narino. This was by far my favourite coffee during the competition and I scored it twice at 97 points out of 100. A spectacular coffee that is remniscent of red wine. The intensity of the flavours and acidity

The first round of tasting is over in Colombia, and after 44 coffees spread over 6 cupping sessions for 2 days I am relieved that we have found some great coffees on the table. My personal favourite coffee was on the last table today and I really think that this coffee will win the 2008