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Era Ora

A Coffee Report from a Copenhagen Bar?

Ok, I am sitting at the bar with a half liter of Carlsberg getting ready to meet up with some friends to head off to Christianhaven to a local restaurant named Era Ora. What’s this all have to do with coffee? Actually, a lot.

First of all, the restaurant’s name in Italian means “about time.” That sums up both the city and the quest for boutique coffees. The restaurant is a slow food place where the food is seasonal, deliberate, and lovingly created.

That’s it! That’s true specialty coffee!! It’s about time, and using it correctly. Not rushing through life, but experiencing it.

My quest for coffee in Copenhagen has forced me to sit at many Cafes drinking many espressos (and beer and wine) and I found a place with single origins and a Clover, believe it or not.

The Kenyan was bright, slight berry tones, and grapefruit acidity. The Guatemala was bright, but came off a bit baggy too, but overall a decent cup in this land of Italian Espresso from the company that provides the cute little cups with blue lettering.

Well, off to stroll the streets to a long dinner, fine spirits (and a bit of secondhand smoke tossed in for free!)

Tak!

Jason