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WBC 2008

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Well, where to begin?
Copenhagen was not what I expected, in just about every way. I thought I’d get more time to roam the streets, visit cafes and hang out. Somehow it ended up being very busy indeed. That didn’t mean, however, that I missed out on my favourite part of these events [...]

UK Cupping Competition

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Just a quick post really about entering the Cupping competition today. I initially was told I couldn’t enter because they had 8 entrants and couldn’t possibly accomodate a 9th. Thankfully a couple of people dropped out so I had a chance to enter.
However I was also due to give a lecture/seminar at the [...]

East Coast Roadtrip - Ashville and Charlotte

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Ashville seems to be something of an odd place considering its location. I wasn’t aware of its reputation as being one of the more relaxed, liberal (though I hate the word) cities in the South, but when you get there it does have a very different feel. I also appreciated the rocking chairs [...]

East Coast Roadtrip - Washington, DC

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Washington’s event was the first one in a Counter Culture training centre, and I was curious to see how it would be set up. We were due to cup at 10, but first we headed to a place called Tryst for a little breakfast and coffee (thank you David, for coffee and for suffering [...]

East Coast Roadtrip - Easton and Baltimore

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

As I said in my last post the next event on my calendar was the barista jam at Easton, presented by Counter Culture and Troy from Cosmic Cup did a lot of the organisational stuff and hosting on the evening and day. We got in to Easton and bumped into John Hornall from Chestnut [...]

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