Archive for April, 2007

At the moment I am enjoying……

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Was nice to take away a little coffee from Denmark at the weekend, and I was quite looking forward to tasting Klaus’s WBC blend which they sell at Estate Coffee.
It is a blend of La Minita and Daterra. It was really interesting, and when I finally got ontop of the shots and balanced out [...]

Looking towards Caffe Culture 2007

Friday, April 27th, 2007

For a long time the biggest and best trade show for coffee was Hotelympia which is every 2 years, and this is probably still the case but Caffe Culture is a really interesting show, and is now in its 2nd year.
Last year the show was crazily busy for me.  Apart from an amusing and brief [...]

The Danish Barista Championship 2007

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

This will probably be a long post.
So on Friday night Anette and I flew into Copenhagen. Its the third time I’ve been there in the past couple of years and I’ve probably already said that I really love this city. I was looking forward to a little time to explore because on previous [...]

Off to Copenhagen

Friday, April 20th, 2007

Off to catch a flight this evening to Copenhagen.  Anette is judging the Danish competition but I suspect I will spend more time trawling round the cafes than in the hall watching - though I will try and photograph the finals as much as I am allowed!
Watch this space….

Some Counter Culture Coffee

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Usually the incessant and nagging ringing of my doorbell doesn’t mix well with my attitude to mornings in general. The exception to this is when the chirpy postman has a little package all the way from Counter Culture Coffee, organised by the marvellous Chris Owens and M’lissa (thank you so much guys!).

I have, somewhat [...]

James Hoffmann’s coffee blog. I was the World Barista Champion 2007, and am now focused on Square Mile Coffee Roasters based in London.