Gringo Nordic Christmas coffee AeroPress Timemore C2 Set - black

About Gringo Nordic

Gringo Nordic Coffee Roasters is Swedish specialty coffee roastery. It was founded in 2018 by Johan Ekfeld who co-founded Johan & Nyström in 2004. 

After selling the company (Johan & Nyström) and 4 years in the wilderness, I am back where I belong. I have truly missed roasting coffee. I love turning on the roasting machine in the morning, smelling the coffee all day long och work directly with the farmers. It has been a journey getting back to the first love of coffee, and I am thankful that I am in many ways back where I started, a true love for coffee and the industry with all the passionate people.

Can you please introduce your roastery in a few short sentences?

We are Gringo Nordic, a curious little coffee roasting company in Gothenburg, Sweden. Established in May 2018. We source 100 % fully transparent speciality coffees from single farms, estates and cooperatives. We slow roast our coffee in small batches on a Loring 35 kilo. We focus on drink-friendly pleasurable coffees with a distinct personality.

What is the story behind your name and logo?

Johan, the main owner of the company, owns a coffee farm in Cauca Colombia, where the workers, and his part owner, simply calls him Gringo. So the name derives from that simple fact. For the logo we just wanted a clean simple style, to contrast the strong name (that has a lot of connotations for a lot of people).

What is the hardest part about being a roastery?

To make it work financially.

What is the one thing people still don’t get about coffee?

That coffee is not supposed to be bitter (read dark roasted) and is actually a fruit and should be considered as such.

Which one thing do you wish you’d done differently since starting a roasting business?

I have roasted coffee for a very long time, more than 20 years, so the biggest mistakes I left at my old company - Johan & Nyström - and try to learn from those mistakes (there I did a lot).

Is there a person in the industry people should know about?

Mario, who is our exporter in Huila Colombia. He helps out so much with the farmers he works with and the coffee he manages to export are just phenomenal.

What’s been your biggest failure?

I have done some serious failures in the tea-department and learnt that one should do what one understands. In my case I have learnt that I do not understand at all what goes on in the tea-world.

What are you most proud of?

That I, after almost 25 years of roasting, still love turning on the roasting machine in the morning, smelling the beans, make that first cup of coffee. There's a love for coffee that never ceases, which makes me proud, but mostly happy.

How will the specialty coffee market look like in 2025?

I have no idea, I am here and now, I never look that far ahead.

Tell us little bit about “The Cup” - best cup of coffee you’ve ever tasted?

Of course I have had a lot of great cups of coffee also at the cupping table, I cup every day, and it would be easy to say that this or that Geisha blew my mind. But usually the coffee you get in Yirgacheffe after a day on the road, tastes magically. Or the coffee I brew out in nature after a few hours of hiking. So maybe I just answer, I do not know, I have had too many.

- Johan "Gringo" Ekfeldt

Timemore Chestnut C2: All-metal worker for great money

Each category of coffee accessory has its own imaginary winner, and the Chestnut C2 grinder from Timemore, China, is definitely on the middle-class podium for manual coffee grinding. 🥇 It is perfectly elaborate and grinds with surgical precision.

Quality metal and only a minimum of plastic

At first glance, you would easily rank the Chestnut C2 one category higher and it would not be surprising. The grinder not only looks great, but is also well made. Inside the all-metal body with plastic elements you will find two grinding 38mm conical stones 💎 made of hardened steel (stone: G1) and two bearings that attach them to the spindle. An all-metal ground coffee container is attached to the bottom of the body, which you connect with the grinder for a few turns. The Chestnut C2 is topped by a sturdy handle with a plastic lid. The aluminum is perforated over the entire surface of the grinder, so you can be sure of a firm grip. ✊

Accurate grinding in seconds

The grinder is an excellent companion for the preparation of filtered coffee. You can easily set the grinding roughness on the jumping mechanism, which is revealed to you after unscrewing the collecting container. 🎛️ Turn to the left to grind finer, to the right to set a coarser grind. When adjusting the roughness, do not forget to put on the handle, otherwise the axis would rotate. Once set, it's time to grind. Put the collection container back on, fill the grinder with coffee beans (it can hold up to 25 g), close the lid and you have the green one. The first thing you will notice is how fast and comfortable the grinder grinds. Thanks to the well-sharpened stones, you will feel almost no resistance and you will be done in a moment - the Chestnut C2 can handle up to 1 g / s for coarser Frenchpress grinding! 🏎️

Aluminum handsome in two colors

The beautiful premium look of the Chestnut C2 will definitely fit into your coffee equipment, and you also have a choice of seven colors. 🎨 Timemore also had a solid carrying case sewn to the grinder with separate parts, so you don't have to worry about scratching the metal body along the handle. Chestnut C2 is also produced in a more bulbous version of the Max, if you often grind larger batches.

Precise grinding with a friendly price tag

Take a look at the Timemore Chestnut C2 in detail and find out how comfortable grinding awaits you with it. 👇