Sweden

2nd stop Sweden and Koppi

Catching the ferry from Helsingor in Denmark to Helsingborg in Sweden

While I was in Copenhagen with Klaus he suggested that I hop on a train to go see his friends at Koppi roasters and espresso bar in Helsingborg, Koppi is owned by partners Anne and Charles and this is the shop below.

I have briefly met Anne and Charles once before in Berne Switzerland where Anne came 4th in the WBC so it was great to have a chance to get to know them better and taste some espresso with them. In this photo Charles refusing to smile:)

Charles is the Swedish Barista Champion of 2005 and Anne is the 2004 Swedish Barista Champion 4th in the World Barista Championship and Swedish Cup tasting Champion 2006.

While in Sweden I was only a few days into my life changing world trip and already I see coffee differently, I can't wait to see what other amazing and challenging sensory experiences are in front of me.

As you can see from these photos the Swedes really know how to make a shop look amazing.

Something Anna, Charles and myself found we had in common was a love of good beer, I have learnt over the last few years that in some places in the world beer is appreciated at the same level of wine. This bar we went to had a barman who is the most knowledgeable beer person I think I have ever met. he has tasted 5500 different beers and written notes on each one, he hand selects his beers for this bar. As you can see in the photo below the beer is even served in a way that you can appreciate it properly, this is a tasting flight of 3 different beers from an American brewery called Brew Dog.