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NBC - Sweden 2007

Our Favorite Color: Beige

Svensk Mjölk (the Swedish Dairy Association) developed one of the most innovative programs to increase milk consumption in the world: The Beige Project. Interestingly, the project was getting off the ground around the same time […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

Crazy Latte Art Competition!

Perhaps inspired by WBC champ James Hoffmann’s call for absurd latte art on his website (jimseven.com), Nordic Barista Cup teams participated in a race to create latte art in cupping trays. Keep in mind, too, […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

NBC Day 2

The second day of the 2007 Nordic Barista Cup is underway! This morning features the Nordic Roasters Competition. This is a new competition this year: 10 roasters from the Nordic countries have submitted coffees to […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

About Last Night…

There’s a reason folks have bleary eyes this morning… those Swedes sure can show a girl (or a few hundred girls and boys) a good time! At the close of yesterday’s activities in the big […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

NBC Videos Online Now!

You can check out video highlights of the NBC online now at You can see a video welcome to the event here. Here, World Barista Champion, James Hoffmann, is interviewed by Barista Magazine’s Sarah Allen. […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

Beautiful Nicaragua

The Nordic Barista Cup is honored to have the esteemed Roberto Bendaña in attendance for this year’s event. A member of the Cup of Excellence Board of Directors, and the Chairman of the Nicaraguan Specialty […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

Who's Your Sommelier?

As some readers have noted, a few teams here at the NBC received a cash payment for their cafés if they had a “correct” sommelier, which naturally raises the question, what’s an “incorrect” sommelier? Basically, […]