ØKOUKA // 23.09.2015 // IBSENS KAFFEBÆRBUSKER OG ANDRE BUSKEVEKSTER

At this years ØKOUKA (eco week) Ete Supper Club teamed up with the former Berlin-bound people at Hendrix Ibsen for an all-ecological coffee event. 

 

Together with Kristian from Hendrix Ibsen we staged out a low-key evening for 32 people. We wanted this to be a social event, so along with the coffee menu, we had created a coffee bingo and people were seated at four large tables. From the stereo swirled vinyl tunes from the 60s and 70s. 

The menu: 
1. HONDURAS CERRO AZUL
Varied beans // Langøra Kaffebrenneri // Fruity with a hint of chocolate 

2. INDONESIA MANDHELING
Beans: Linie S // Langøra Kaffebrenneri // Aromas, herbs and spices, hint of lime. Long and bold after taste. 

3. ETIPOIA KOCHERE, GEDEO, YIRGACHEFFE
Beans: local types // Supreme Roastworks // Sweet, juicy and balanced, with hints of fruit.  Mandarin acidity with a fresh aftertaste

4. ETHIOPIA HUNKUTE
Beans: Sidamo Heirloom // Langøra Kaffebrenneri // Aroma of jasmine, bergamot, apricot and honey. Clean and floral. 

5. ETHIPOIA HUNKUTE - NITROKAFFE
Beans: Sidamo Heirloom // Langøra Kaffebrenneri // Aroma of jasmine, bergamot, apricot and honey. Clean and floral. 

 

Along every coffee we served a small snack. Nibbles we though would go well along with the aromas and smells of the different coffees. 

This beeing ecological week in Oslo, we were proud to have Alec from Nordic Approach at our event. He learned us a great deal about what "eco" means for the farmer in the different parts of the world. How the farming goes about, how an ecological coffee tree looks like compared to non-eco trees. How hard it is to survive as an eco-coffee farmer if you get the harmfull coffee rust on the trees. Alec also raised an important question about the eco-label itself: For whom is it for? For the heavy coffee drinkers in the Nordic countries? For the farmers? And what about the coffee plantations that have been basically ecological from day one, like in Ethiopia - do they really need to prove their eco-status? 

- What do I do when I have bingo, a guy asks quietly on one of the tables.
- Call bingo, call bingo, the other people at his table encourages. 
- BINGO!!!! 

The bingo prize: a pack of ETIPOIA KOCHERE from Supreme Roastworks. Roasted the week before so that the flavors would we perfect for this particular day. A big applause to the winner. 

After some heavy tasting and talking, it was about time for a surprise. We in Ete Supper Club love surprises, and we especially love it when it involves our guests. Dressed in white shirts with coffee stains, the dance-trio of Borch-Floen-Holte enters the room and presents the world premiere of  coffee clubbing: Twenty minutes of heavy dancing, heart beats and caffeine shake offs. And can we just say wow - that felt sooo good!!!

 

A BIG THANKS TO