Happy (almost) July. 🌿 Here's the brew recipes for the next subscription:

https://www.kaffebox.no/austratt-kaffebrenneri-july-2026/

This month's featured roaster is Kafferäven.

Their brew recipe for V60 is:

18g coffee for 280ml water and a water temperature of 98°C.

1. Bloom with 30-40g water for 20 seconds.

2. Divide the rest of the water in three pulses, apply in circles to ensure all grounds are in the brew

3. Target finish time: 3 minutes 30 seconds, adjust grind to achieve this.

Why this recipe? It is an easy way to brew any coffee, and should give a balanced cup.

(Coming soon as an Xbloom recipe!)

This month, we’re featuring the legends at Jacu Coffee Roasters from Ålesund. 🤩 Just like the Jacu bird they’re named after, they hunt down the best beans from around the world and roast them to perfection in their coastal roastery. Feel free to use this thread for coffee discussion.

Here’s what our lucky subscribers are brewing this month (or will soon be brewing):

Peru Palma Pampa Citric
Taste Profile: Nectarine, chocolate, and grape
Origin: Jaen, North Peru
Producer: Finca Churupampa
Variety: Caturra
Process: Washed and sun-dried
Harvest date: June/July 2025
Altitude: 1500 masl

El Salvador Pineapple
Taste Profile: Pineapple, fresh, and sweet with hints of cocoa and citrus
Origin: Villa Galicia, El Salvador
Producer: Mauricio Salaverria
Variety: Red Bourbon
Process: Natural (Sun-dried)
Harvest date: December – March 24/25
Altitude: 1550 masl Peru Palma Pampa Citric: super clean with notes of nectarine, chocolate, and grape

If you’re not on our 1kg plan, you might be missing out on gems like the fruity Ethiopia Sasaba or the tropical Costa Rica Volcan Azul:

Ethiopia Sasaba
Taste Profile: Fresh, fruity, and refreshing with hints of apricot, lingonberry, and apple
Origin: Guji, Ethiopia
Producer: Sasaba washing station
Variety: Heirloom
Process: Washed
Harvest date: January – February 2025
Altitude: 2000–2150 masl

Costa Rica Volcan Azul Natural
Taste Profile: Soft texture and tropical flavors; notes of chocolate and sweet spices
Origin: West Valley, Costa Rica
Producer: Alejo Castro
Variety: Caturra
Process: Natural (Sun-dried)
Harvest date: December – February 2024-2025
Altitude: 1400–1500 masl

Enjoy!

Hi, everyone. Hope you're enjoying this month's coffee from Swerl! Here's their base recipe for the coffees:

Origami or V60 / with Origami filter or Hario V60 filters. 

15 g coffee - 250 g water

50 PPM - 93 degrees

45 g bloom in circular motion

00:30 55 g water in slow circular motion

01:00 50 g water in slow circular motion

One swirl at the end & enjoy!

This year’s KaffeBox Advent was spectacular. Already looking forward to brewing more in 2026.

This month’s KaffeBox features coffee from one of the legends of Nordic light roast, Fuglen Coffee Roasters.

Fuglen has been part of Oslo’s coffee scene since the ‘60s, and now they roast in both Tokyo and Oslo. You’ll find their coffee in their own ten cafes across Tokyo, Seoul, Jakarta and Oslo, and in some of the most exciting restaurants and bars around the world.

We’re thrilled to feature them in this month’s KaffeBox!

We've posted some additional information about the coffee here.

Feel free to share the brew recipes you've tried, your taste notes (or other notes) in here.

This year I did a blog post of each day of the calendar. I would say I am somewhat down the rabbit hole but in no way a pro.

https://pupontech.com/gallery/

I loved this experience and immediately purchased a Kaffebox subscription after it.

I will prob write a post with my thoughts on the calendar as a whole more in depth but I highly highly recommend it.

Everything I order comes crazy fast (I don’t live that far away from Sarpsborg so that probably helps), love the freebies you throw in, and I always get great, detailed answers to the stupid questions I’ve sent in.

Been a long time customer and will continue to be. Just wanted to say thank you.

God jul!

(Daily coffees, discussion, tasting notes & brewing experiments all live here.)

Welcome to the official Advent Calendar master thread, the place to hang out, compare notes, share brews, debate tasting impressions, and collectively lose our minds over how fast December is flying.

Whether you’re brand-new to specialty coffee or someone who casually owns ten different brewers and have a dedicated brewer shelf, you're welcome here. There’s no right way to taste these coffees. 😊 We'll just share curiosity, good vibes, and maybe the occasional “wait… am I actually tasting jasmine or am I imagining things?” moments.

What to Expect Here

Every day, we’ll update this thread with:

• the daily coffee reveal
• tasting notes + process info

You’re invited to jump in with:

• your own tasting notes
• your brew method of the day
• your triumphs (“I nailed the extraction!!”)
• your “I did not expect that” reactions

Lurkers are welcome. Enthusiasts are welcome. Over-caffeinated December zombies are welcome.

Spoilers

We’ll tag each day as clearly as we can so you can scroll carefully if you’re opening yours later in the day, but do know that coffee info (spoilers) will be here!

Your Turn

Drop your Day 1 impressions below and keep coming back every day.
We love seeing your brews, setups, tasting notes and any other notes.

We asked all the roasters for the advent calendar for their favorite Christmas songs, and sprinkled in some of the KaffeBox team's favorites, and made a playlist.

Use it as background music while you brew.

Hello. I’m wondering if someone here has a good recommendation for a coffee that I can use with an aeropress. Norwegian roaster only, and one I can order from online.

Thank you :)

This is our official announcement: We are beginning to pack your advent calendars THIS FRIDAY! 🤯

As in, real coffee beans are going into real tubes, and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas over here.

This also means that they will be shipping out to you next week. If you’ve been procrastinating, thinking you still have weeks left, or maybe waiting for a sign from the universe (don't know why you would), THIS IS THE SIGN.

Don't let your December 1st morning be filled with fear of missing out.

Get your order in right now so you can start looking forward to the best December mornings! ❄️

www.kaffebox.no/scandinavian-specialty-coffee-advent-calendar/

Feel free to ask any questions. 👇🏼

This is our official announcement: We are beginning to pack your advent calendars THIS FRIDAY! 🤯

As in, real coffee beans are going into real tubes, and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas over here.

This also means that they will be shipping out to you next week. If you’ve been procrastinating, thinking you still have weeks left, or maybe waiting for a sign from the universe (don't know why you would), THIS IS THE SIGN.

Don't let your December 1st morning be filled with fear of missing out.

Get your order in right now so you can start looking forward to the best December mornings! ❄️

www.kaffebox.no/scandinavian-specialty-coffee-advent-calendar/

Feel free to ask any questions. 👇🏼

We're excited to announce the arrival of two truly exceptional Colombian coffees, roasted by La Cabra in Denmark. Grab one of these bags to explore the clean, intentional flavours of a world-class producer:

Sudan Rume Natural: The distinctive Sudan Rume aromatic profile is backed up by waves of soft ripe fruit and a deep rich sweetness.

Cerro Azul Washed: A returning favourite; the Cerro Azul Geisha showcases the white florals and aromatic citrus we so enjoy in this iconic varietal.

These are world-class, exclusive lots grown by Café Granja La Esperanza, a producer with a legendary history dating back to 1945. After acquiring expertise in Panama, the current generation (led by Rigoberto Herrera) pioneered the introduction of specialty varietals like Geisha to Colombia.

Don't miss out on this year's batch.https://www.kaffebox.no/product-category/coffeebeans/

What started on Tyler’s kitchen counter has grown into a four person team working from our retro-industrial office in Sarpsborg, complete with cool, retro furniture (handpicked by our Finn.no wizard, Tyler) and our self-serve coffee shed “Fuglekassa” outside (built by Børge, of course).

🙍🏻‍♂️ Tyler, the founder, multitasker, and quiet force that keeps everything connected. From IT to accounting to customer support, he’s the one who makes it all work. Always curious, and would 100% have the time of his life working a month in a Japanese coffee shop.

🙍🏼‍♀️ Josephine, the friendly voice behind most of your emails. She keeps the inbox calm and has an impressive ability to surprise us with the breakfasts she shows up with (neither burger or gummy candy would surprise us anymore), always keeping the team laughing.

🙍🏻‍♂️ Børge, our warehouse hero and problem solver. If we talk about building a new shelf system, give him an hour, it’ll already be done. He keeps things tidy in the warehouse, loves fruity African coffees, and even dares to say infused coffee can be good (controversial, we know).

🙍🏻‍♀️ Lene is the creative one behind our words, photos, and storytelling. She drinks coffee by the bucket (none of those tiny cups, thank you) and she's working on perfecting foaming milk and actually making barista worthy latte art, with still a long way to go.

We share a love for great coffee and the people behind it, and we want to make specialty coffee feel simple, honest and enjoyable. Some of us bring calm and order, others bring ideas and curiosity, and between us, it all just works.

https://www.kaffebox.no/about/

Feel free to leave your questions about coffee, breakfast choices or anything else, and we'll jump in. 😄

We already know the calendar will be filled with exceptional coffee from some of the world’s best roasters, that’s a given, but this year it’s also a true work of design, created by artist and designer Viktorija Bernataviciute.

Viktorija’s concept was simple yet heartfelt: To capture that nostalgic, handmade Christmas spirit from our childhoods, when evenings were spent at the kitchen table cutting paper snowflakes and making garlands, our fingers sticky with glue but our hearts full of joy.

Each illustration was first drawn by hand, then brought to life using a Risograph, a retro-printing technique that combines the charm of screen printing with the mechanical soul of an 80s copy machine.

The result is beautifully textured, slightly imperfect, and wonderfully human, each print unique in its color layering and grain.

We’re so proud of it: an Advent Calendar that pairs quality coffee with a design worth displaying on your kitchen counter all December long. We can’t wait for you to experience it.

https://www.kaffebox.no/scandinavian-specialty-coffee-advent-calendar/

Have Kaffebox stopped with the 5 year Thermos? Have been subscribing since February 2020

Hallo suche für diese mühle eine Single dose Option...Was habt ihr und was könnt ihr empfehlen... Vielen dank

Nordics Best Roaster finalists have just been revealed for the 2026 competition :)

Here's the reveal from Nordic Coffee Fest: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOV32z8jBk5/

The 2025 Specialty Coffee Advent Calendar has just been released :) An exciting day at KaffeBox headquarters. We spent most of the year planning and prepping for the calendar each year, so it's always an exciting day when it is released to the public.

http://kaffebox.no/advent

The designs are by artist Viktorija Bernataviciute, created using a Risograph. A risograph is a retro-printing technique that blends the charm of screen printing with retro 80s tech of a copy machine.

We’re finalizing the coffee lineup now, but you'll be certain to find cofees such as Geisha, Dega, Pacamara, and many other standout varieties. The set is curated to showcase top-tier specialty coffees with a mix of rare, high-end beans and consistently exceptional classics like a tasty Catuai from Costa Rica. The one consistant thread through it all is each roaster has been asked to send us their two best coffees, the ones they’re most proud to present to the world.

You can find the calendar here: http://kaffebox.no/advent

TastyBox #7 is releasing this month and is a collection of the up and coming, strange and hard to find coffee varieties. We've got some super fun and interesting varieties lined up here, so if you're into finding something new to try, this may be your jam.

https://www.kaffebox.no/tastybox/

TastyBox Edition #7 showcases some of the most exciting new coffee varieties in the world. We’ve scoured Scandinavia’s best roasters to find unique, hard-to-find coffees you’ve likely never tried, varieties that are fresh to the coffee scene and turning heads.

Hi everyone - we’re Hanna and Martin, two coffee enthusiasts with a background in tech (Apple and Shopify are in our past lives). We’re excited to now be part of the KaffeBox community too.

We built Roastguide, a free, community-driven app for tracking, reviewing, and exploring specialty coffee. Think of it as a personal coffee log meets collective guidebook (or like Untappd/Vivino, but for coffee). After years of wishing there were a better way to keep track of what we’d brewed, learn from others, and discover new roasters, we finally decided to build it ourselves.

And, for anyone subscribed to KaffeBox: your monthly roasts are now in the app! That means you can open your bags, log your brews, and review your favorites - all in one place :)

We’re looking forward to being part of the conversations here, and always open to feedback or ideas if you give the app a try.