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Bumble Coffee könnte das Sommergetränk des Jahres werden. Die erfrischende Kaffee-Variante lässt sich simpel zubereiten und besteht aus nur zwei Zutaten.
Das Kaltgetränk "transportiert unglaublich viel Geschmack mit nur zwei Zutaten", findet Kaffee-Expertin Nicole Battefeld. Als German Brewers Cup Champion und von mit einem "Rolling-Pin Award" als "Barista des Jahres" ausgezeichnet, kennt sich die Berlinerin bestens mit dem Kaffee-Handwerk aus. Nachdem sie den Bumble Coffee auf ihrem Instagram-Profil geteilt hatte, erhielt die Kreation große Aufmerksamkeit.
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"In Good Spirits With"-Talk mit Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery über Kaffee und Cocktails
Warum müssen wir also über Kaffee und Cocktails sprechen - und über Kaffee als Cocktailzutat? Mit Nicole Battefeld-Montgomery, einer der internationalen Finalisten des Wettbewerbs 2019, haben wir eine inspirierende Person und hervorragende Barista für unseren Talk gewonnen. Wir haben uns mit Nicole über den Wettbewerb selbst, aber auch über Kaffee als Zutat unterhalten.
How to use a green coffee moisture metre
"“The main problem is when the moisture content is too low,” says Nicole, who is also a roaster and SCA trainer. “This may cause the beans to break during the roast and get baked or burned easily. Overall, the taste of dry coffee can be grassy, woody, and stale.”
BARISTA STORIES: VLADYSLAV DEMONENKO', European Coffee Trip
Coaching for coffee competitions has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my entire career! European Coffee Trip spoke to Vladyslav Demonenko, who I helped to coach in his journey to win 2nd place at the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (2022).
“Mit einem Grundeinkommen würden mehr Menschen in der Gastro arbeiten”
It is difficult to understand that equal pay in a wealthy country like Germany is still a long way off; and in this context we also have to talk about unpaid care work. I spoke to Expedition Grundeinkommen about their ongoing project.
'The indispensable role of women in coffee', New Ground
"There are so many incredible companies, initiatives and projects across the entire global coffee industry that are founded by, owned and run by women,” Nicole says. “By supporting them, you support a generation of women who are seeking to create a more inclusive industry.”
I spoke to the new coffee publication, NewGround about the value and necessity of properly caring for and maintaining your espresso machine.
In this article by MTPak Coffee, I contributed some thoughts on whether using recyclable materials for packaging has negative effects on the quality of specialty coffee.
I spoke to renowned coffee packaging and technology company, MTPak Coffee about creating exciting and unique names for coffee blends, special releases and more,
I contributed to an article by MTPak Coffee about whether specialty coffee roasters should offer decaffeinated (decaf) coffee, discussing the ways in which people are pushing for higher quality, low caffeine coffees.
I was interviewed by MTPak Coffee about women in the coffee sector and what challenges we face. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about this important topic!
A quality cup of coffee depends on a number of factors, from its variety and processing to the way it is ground and extracted. I spoke to MTPak Coffee about why temperature is so important, and how we can control it with our cups.
I was invited as a guest to the 'Barfly' programme on Radio Eins, hosted by Meryem Celik, to talk about coffee careers, women in hospitality and why you should be buying better beans.
It's been almost two and a half years since the World of Coffee expo in Berlin, where I represented Germany in the World Coffee in Good Spirits competition.
My journey was captured in the documentary 'The perfect coffee – fair trade and sustainable' by Deutsche Welle, which also explores coffee farms, production, trading and pricing.
I spoke to Kahve Gazetesi in this Turkish coffee publication, sharing a bit of my history in the coffee industry and the changes I think are essential for the future.
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'Coffee Conversations - with Nicole Battefeld', WendelinDrinksCoffee
I spoke to my good friend and 2018 World Aeropress Champion, Wendelin van Bunnik about my start in coffee, lessons learned from competition and empowering women.
'Why have coffee subscriptions become so popular?', MTPak
Why have coffee subscriptions become so popular? I spoke with the team from MTPak about the changing behaviour of consumers in specialty coffee.
European Coffee Trip: Barista Stories
I spoke to the team from European Coffee Trip about coffee, roasting and what it is like to work in Berlin!
