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Filter Coffee
Oslo, Norway
In the last decade, Scandinavian countries
have come out swinging on the restaurant front,
so it shouldn’t be a surprise that Oslo is rein-
venting coffee in a very good way. The signature
roast in Oslo is exceptionally light, resulting in
sweetness, fruitiness, super delicate flavor and
high quality specialty coffee. Statistically, Nor-
wegians consume 8.68 kg coffee per capita,
more than traditional coffee countries like It-
aly or Portugal. Coffee-drinking flourished in
Norway when the country began trading its
Local order: Filter coffee ▶ plentiful fish supplies for American beans in the
Best Time to go:
May to August 1800s.A period of prohibition, followed by high
Things to do: alcohol prices that remain today, maintained its
Get amazed by sculptures in status as the social drink of choice for many. And
Vigeland Park ; Norwegians are roasting perfectionists, they take
Step into a viking’s shoes in their coffee black, mainly filter, as you can feel
the Viking Ship Museum ;
Try traditional blood pancakes. all the flavors of the final cup.
Seattle, USA
Energy-boosting and abundant, coffee is
the sun that overcast Seattle revolves around.
Seattle started the speciality coffee concept and
Starbucks is only a small part of the hometown
Local order: Filter coffee ▶ coffee scene. Taste your way through local roast-
Best Time to go: ers at independent cafes around the city. The
June to September reason why Americans chose coffee over tea goes
Things to do: back to colonial times, when tea tax imposed by
Go for a café crawl ; United Kingdom was too high. As specialty cof-
Try The Seattle Dog (local
modification of a hot dog) ; fee culture kicked off here with its attention to
See the whole city from the quality in coffee, people from Seattle love their
Space Needle. filter coffee and you will love it too.

The cities that we listed are not just touris-
tic spots, they are the places with their very own
special coffee cultures, that grew with time and
spread around the world and became a lifestyle
for millions of people. Visiting those cities and
enjoying coffees, don’t forget to walk around and
enjoy the culture that this coffee came from,
because at the end of the day stories behind cof-
fee is what makes it the black gold in a cup.

Special Thank You:
Odd-Steinar Tøllefsen,
co-owner of Supreme
Roastworks, roaster and
coffee-bar in Oslo.

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