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5+ years ago, lots of baristas in Norway were entering competitions using the “half & half” blend from Solberg & Hansen. It was a kind of default blend. Nowadays it’s common to compete with a custom blend, sometimes even roasted by the barista himself/herself. The barista typically knows a lot about the beans, the farm [...]

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December espresso trek
I went on an espresso trek last saturday with my friend Audun. We visited five bars in downtown Oslo and had a single espresso in each. Why? well, it’s something fun to do together and actually a bit educational since we decided to judge them according to acidity, balance etc. Well, maybe [...]

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I visited my friend Audun Sørbotten today to have dinner and check out his new Pavoni lever machine. I got to brew my own shot with it, and that was quite interesting. Since it’s not powered by a spring, the brewing process is very hands on to say the least. Fun! and we got some [...]

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Audun stopped by today to sample an espresso blend we’ve both gotten from Skien kaffebrenneri to sample for free (thanks! please send more). It is very nice, balanced, citrusy – a blend that I would gladly drink as my everyday espresso. Roasted just into second crack. Some oil showing, but not much. According to Skien [...]

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