Rain In Stavanger: NBC--not the TV station

Thursday, September 23, 2010

NBC--not the TV station

a Nordic Barista cup - by Figgjo, a beautiful sponsor
(see webpage...http://www.figgjo.com/ or http://www.figgjo.no/)

NBC = Nordic Barista Cup

To avoid the suspense...
Sorry Norway was not the winner this year--it's Team Sweden?!

Team Sweden (displaying their colors & Team Spirit)

NBC this year was Hosted by Oslo, Norway
And there was a Harry Potter Gala Dinner evening--Yes, they have fun & make great coffees too...

NBC - Organizers

I like that they judge on: Team Spirit, Creativity & the Drinks...

following that they network & have seminars & auction off what they used at the end - plus it looks like they have lots of fun, wish they were in Stavanger some year I would volunteer in a snap?! (pop, pop)

NBC - Judges

Next year NBC is in Copenhagen
(or on the webpage they spelled it Cuppin'hagen--clever coffee people?!)

NBC webpage link...
http://www.nordicbaristacup.com/

the NBC FINAL scores:

NORDIC BARISTA CUP 2010 Result

Teams could have scored as much as 299 points in the nine challenges with which they were presented.

WINNER!!

TEAM SWEDEN With 247.8 Points
(see winners photo up near top of page)

#2 TEAM ICELAND With 234.4 Points

Team Iceland

(webpage photo mentions them being the best shoe team)

#3 TEAM FINLAND With 217.5 Points

Team Finland

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#4 TEAM NORWAY WITH 200 POINTS *** 4th Place not Bad, Go Norway Baristas?!

Team Norway

(with a young Barista to be)

#5 TEAM DENMARK With 194.6 Points

Team Denmark

(cupping)

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NBC - 1st Place Nordic Roaster - Tim Wendelboe

NBC - Nordic Roasters Competing:

1) Tim Wendelboe, Norway - 1st Place ***
2) Kaffebrenneriet, Norway
3) Da Matteo, Sweden - 2nd Place
4) Copa con Oro, Norway
5) Vive Café, Colombia (OK, am not sure how S.A. qualifies as Nordic here?!)
6) Gourmet Coffee, Estonia (OK, again, why are the Baltic States here in Norway)
7) Löfbergs Lila, Sweden
8) Has Bean, Great Brittain (OK, one more time, am not sure why UK is here either?!)
9) Copenhagen Roaster, Denmark
10) Solberg & Hansen, Norway - 3rd Place

Note: that's Norway & Sweden in top Nordic Roasters - Go Norway Roasters?!

Tim Wendelboe has been to Sandnes to Benk Kaffebar at the KinoKino for the Southern Regional Barista Competitions this year, I've seen him from the distance of a room coffee tasting (lots of forms to fill out, looks like work...I just like drinking good coffee, I know what I like--but to describe it is another story, to fill out a form? forget it?!) - his book is there in the coffeebar too

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His webpage link...

http://timwendelboe.no/

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His blog link...

http://timwendelboe.blogspot.com/

(note - blog is moving to the webpage, but at least it's still in English...that's a good thing, so don't have to overuse Google Translate going from Norwegian to English?!)

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Benk Kaffeebar webpage link...
http://www.benkkaffebar.no/

(note: their new hours for the Fall & wish them a Happy Year Anniversary?! - to Thomas & Hanne Jørgensen)

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Read more about Benk Kaffeebar & it's 2 wonderful managers, at the KinoKino webpage...

http://www.kinokino.no/kinokino/public/openIndex?ARTICLE_ID=534

(note: I've talked about them earlier, in regards to the Best Espresso or Cortado in the Stavanger Region - I have to say this by region, since they're in Sandnes & not Stavanger Sentrum...a close second is Chocolate Girl & they are in Stavanger Sentrum or running behind them the Thirsty Sisters who are in Sola Sentrum?!)

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Chocolate Girl webpage (aka Sjokolade Piken)...
http://www.sjokoladepiken.no/

(note: right up there with Belgium choc's in all their creativeness with chocolates - with fillings like wasabi or blue cheese, etc.?!)

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Thirsty Sisters (aka TØRSTE SØSTRE) only on Facebook group page...

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=142986656910

(note: Anna is also there with her cupcakes--yummy yum yum?!)

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