Journal

Attention all coffee and festival lovers - we have some exciting news to share.

The Amsterdam Coffee Festival will be back next year, bigger and better than ever before, with a brand new venue - the WesterGasfabriek.

We are very excited to announce the winners of this year’s Amsterdam Coffee Festival awards.

The winners are selected by our visitors, who were asked to vote for their favourite stands, experiences and products as part of our post-event survey.

The second edition of the Amsterdam Coffee Festival has come to its close, but don’t worry – we’ll be back in March 2016 for a bigger and better event.

It might be a coffee festival but we also like a nice cup of tea.

We speak to Emidio Da Silva from Da Silva Beans & Leafs who understands both coffee and tea.

Calling all lovers of organic, healthy foods - win a Bitebox at the Amsterdam Coffee Festival.

Ever wanted to roast your own coffee at home?

Well now you can as IKAWA are bringing their digital micro-roaster to Amsterdam.

After a long time in production, Kaffeeform will be launching at the Amsterdam Coffee Festival 2015.

Record-store Concerto is a meeting place.

Coffee's just one part of it, as music lovers spend hours browsing through the collection of vinyl, DVDs and CDs.

Following on from The London Coffee Festival, Coffee Masters runner-up Patrik Rolf Karlsson will be at The Amsterdam Coffee Festival to share his tips on brewing, blending and extraction.

As the first rays of sun appear, guest blogger Tahn Matulessi discusses his favourite ways to stay cool when drinking coffee this summer.

Op woensdag 13 mei gaat in filmtheater LAB111 de nieuwe Amerikaanse koffiedocumentaire Caffeinated in première.

De film is een aantal keer te zien in LAB111 rondom The Amsterdam Coffee Festival (15-17 mei). 

Goede espressobars zijn speciale plekken.

Behalve dat ze plekken zijn waar je een heerlijk bakkie kan halen, zijn het ook huiskamers.

By Vincent Zwaan & Wouter Andeweg

Veel mensen vinden zwarte koffie niet lekker, omdat ze het te bitter of te sterk vinden. Daarom verdwijnt er vaak zo veel suiker en melk in een kopje koffie.

Niet alleen worden ingrediënten toegevoegd, vaak wordt de koffie ook anders gezet om te proberen de koffie minder bitter te maken. Zoals bijvoorbeeld een schepje minder doseren.

It’s finally here – the iconic design and performance of La Marzocco, in mini form.

Celebrate the official Netherlands launch of the new La Marzocco Linea Mini on May 15 at the festival.

In association with SCAE NL and KNVKT, Marc Kluijver from koffieTcacao magazine will be moderating a Q&A session on sustainability in the Lab at the Amsterdam Coffee Festival.

Every day baristas take the challenge of serving perfect coffee to every customer.

As customers’ requests change, baristas need to find new ideas and recipes that match coffee to customer.

The Barista Challenge helps them to do this.

Mornings would be so much harder without the radio and a cup of freshly brewed coffee and this combination of caffeine and music is enjoyed by people the whole world over.

The Coffee Music Project is a movement that blends the coffee and music worlds into one, giving aspiring artists and songwriters a platform to share their passion for music and coffee culture, while raising money and awareness for Project Waterfall.

koffieTcacao Magazine is always on the lookout for the hottest coffee, tea and cocoa spots.

Today we focus on: Coffee Together, Spijkerboorsteeg 18, Deventer (Netherlands).

The coffee world has not yet seen a female World Barista Champion and the last female WBC finalist was three years ago.

Barista competitions do not require skills that women do not naturally possess. Something’s up.

“Brew. Make errors. Make adjustments. Learn. Enjoy.”

This is the advice from Florian Hessel, Co-Founder at Stooker Roasting Co – a company that lives for traditional roasting, fine coffees and bringing unique flavour characteristics of coffee to its customers.

For most of us, the only thing we see when we order a coffee is the final product. A nice fresh brew sitting in front of us to be enjoyed, analysed or simply just consumed.

We all know that the contents of that very cup has an origin, but where does it start? 

Guest blogger Tahn Matulessy explores the incredible journey of coffee. 

koffieTcacao Magazine is always on the lookout for the hottest coffee, tea and cocoa spots.

This week. the focus is on: De Eenhoorn, Oudestraat 101-103, Kampen (Netherlands). 

De Eenhoorn was founded by Thomas Klaphake in 2001 and is the sister-company of cigar factory De Olifant (founded in 1832).

Exhibiting at the Chocoa Chocolate Festival in Amsterdam, we realised one thing:

Fine chocolate is the speciality market to keep an eye on, especially when it's paired with coffee.

The world of coffee is made up of people with a mutual goal: to improve the quality of coffee.

Festival exhibitor Kees Van Der Westen wants everyone at the festival to share their insights and take the quality of coffee to even greater heights.

In just a few weeks The Amsterdam Coffee Festival opens at the NDSM-werf! If you want to enjoy a preview we've discovered some trends already. Get the atmosphere in advance and explore Amsterdam during a unique Coffee Tour by Bike.

KTC Magazine is always on the lookout for the hottest coffee, tea and cocoa spots.

Today we focus on: Black & Bloom, Oude kijk in ‘t Jatstraat 32, Groningen (Netherlands)

Ik hoor het vaak van mensen.

“Thuis drinken we altijd filterkoffie (of Senseo, Nespresso of instant), maar espresso is natuurlijk veel beter.”

Geschreven door Cerianne Bury

Fantastisch. Je bent barista.

Tegenwoordig is het zelfs een bijna geaccepteerde loopbaan.

Steeds minder mensen kijken ervan op dat je dit boven je studie verkiest.

Geschreven door Vincent Zwaan.

koffieTcacao magazine is always on the lookout for the hottest coffee, tea and cocoa spots. Today we focus on: The Dry Coppen, Schrijnemakers 11, Leuven (Belgium).

Enjoying coffee while reading a good book. This is, for many of us, the perfect combination and this combination is possible in The Dry Coppen.

Guest blogger Stijn Braas, Captain at CoffeeCompany Oosterdok and Coffee Communicator, shows that it's not always about winning when competing in barista championships...

Guest blogger Tahn Matulessy compiles some of the most inspiring coffee-related videos from Katsu Tanaka, Nick Clark and Gwilym Davies.

This month he took the word‘inspiring’ to form the basis for his first collection of videos for The Amsterdam Coffee Festival and found 3 well-known professionals who each have a different perspective of coffee.

If you are in need of a coffee fix, Lola is the place to be.

Lola is not only an espressobar, but also a bicycle workshop.

Quality, purity, honesty, passion and fun: these qualifications reflect both the bikes and the coffee.

The Amsterdam Coffee Festival is proud to host national coffee competitions in 2015. The most attractive competition to watch is the Dutch Latte Art Championship, ran by SCAE Nederland.

koffieTcacao magazine are always on the hunt for the best unique coffee bars and cafes.

This week they discuss King Kong Coffee where you can order a 'Ghodzilla' hot chocolate with chilli

Last year, we donated 50% of ticket sales to Project Waterfall, raising an incredible €12,000 to support clean water and sanitation projects in the coffee growing country of Rwanda.

The Amsterdam Coffee Festival (ACF) 2-3 mei 2014, NDSM Werf Amsterdam

5.500 bezoekers
2.500 Zakelijke bezoekers
3.000 Consumenten

Waarom kwamen de bezoekers naar ACF 2014

zondag 4 mei

Tijdens het SCAA event in Seattly beleefde A Film About Coffee haar premiere. Volgers van het (digitale) koffienieuws volgen dit project al sinds de release van een pakkende trailer.

Op zondag 4 mei gaat de film in Nederland in premiere, als ideale 'day after' van The Amsterdam Coffee Festival

A young Amsterdam institution is “terug van weggeweest”, as they say in Dutch

Headfirst will pull their shots at True Artisan Cafe on Saturday May 3th!

Ruim 22.000 bezoekers kwamen naar de vierde editie van The London Coffee Festival. Zij konden genieten van een unieke combinatie van koffie, food, muziek en kunst.
Alle facetten van de moderne koffiecultuur zijn samengebracht in één festival. Van koffiebranden tot live muziek. Van latte art tot moderne kunst.

This special Espresso-based drinks guide was created in close collaboration with Headfirst Coffee Roasters (beverages) and Josh Harris (photos and design).

Interviews with some of the bands which will perform at the festival this year.

London’s East meets Amsterdam’s West

From now on it’s “bye bye” to bad coffee in De Baarsjes

The best baristas of the Netherlands will show their skills at The Amsterdam Coffee Festival 2014, competing in several national coffee competitions.

The Dutch chapter of the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) expect over 50 of the best coffee professionals to compete in one of their competitions during the festival.

Coffee Art Project hits Amsterdam! Exclusive to The Amsterdam Coffee Festival.