About Amokka®
Amokka® has been roasting coffee since 1998, built on a commitment to quality, transparency, and direct relationships with producers. What began as one of Denmark’s first micro-roasteries has evolved over the years, but our approach remains the same: sourcing and roasting coffee with care and respect for its origins.
Amokka® is shaped by a Nordic approach to coffee, focusing on clarity, balance, and the coffee’s natural character. We roast with precision to enhance each coffee’s complexity without overpowering it, favouring freshness and vibrancy while maintaining depth and balance. Our coffee is not defined by extremes; it’s about finding the point where everything comes together seamlessly.
Our team is made up of coffee specialists who are passionate about every stage of the process, from sourcing and roasting to brewing. Since 2019, our head roaster is Ante Bikic, one of the most skilled and respected coffee professionals in Denmark. Ante has an extensive career spanning roasting, barista work, coffee judging, and technician roles. In 2020, he won the Danish Coffee Roasting Championship. Ante approaches his craft with deep technical expertise, ensuring each coffee is roasted with precision and respect for its unique profile.
We believe that great coffee should benefit not just those who drink it, but also those who grow it. Through Impact Trade, we build direct, long-term partnerships with coffee producers, paying higher prices for quality beans and investing in community-led projects such as education, clean water access, and sustainability initiatives. Rather than relying on third-party certifications, we work closely with farmers to ensure fair compensation and full traceability from farm to cup.
The aims of Amokka Coffee are:
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Operate Sustainably and Responsibly
Operate responsibly across economic, environmental, and social dimensions to build a better future. -
Lead with Honesty
Be transparent and straightforward in all our actions and communications. -
Act with Respect
Treat our farmers, partners, and customers with the care, responsibility, and dignity they deserve. -
Elevate the Craft
Combine the highest-quality coffee with Nordic roasting and brewing techniques to create exceptional experiences. -
Pursue Constant Improvement
Strive every day to brew coffee that tastes better than the day before.
Ante Bikic - Amokka Head Roaster
Amokka® is shaped by a Nordic approach to coffee, built on clarity, balance, and respect for the coffee’s natural character.
Coffee Sourcing
The Quiet Work Behind Every Cup
Amokka aims to source all our green coffee directly from producers, cooperatives, or local exporters. Many of our relationships are long-standing, going back years and sometimes decades. That kind of history isn’t something we take for granted. We try to treat our partners with consistency and care. Trust takes time to build and attention to keep.
We rarely change partners. Most of our focus is on keeping our relationships strong and open. That means talking regularly about harvest timing, quality, how coffees are developing, and all the practical details that come with moving coffee across the world. When it makes sense, we offer feedback or suggestions. It’s a slow process, but that’s fine with us. As we grow, we also get the chance to explore new regions and build new relationships. That part is exciting too.
Sourcing decisions are made as a team. Roasters, baristas, and management cup and evaluate coffees together. We meet regularly to talk about what matters most, follow what’s happening in the market, and look over contracts. When something shifts that affects a partner, whether it’s pricing, timing, or anything else, we come back to the table. Those conversations are usually picked up by Johan Blasberg, our green buyer and part of the roasting team. Johan also looks after our ESG reporting, EUDR compliance, and carbon tracking, which is becoming a bigger part of how we think about sourcing overall.
Our approach is still evolving. We’ve learned a lot from producers and peers, and from paying attention to what works and what doesn’t. The core idea hasn’t changed, though: Buy responsibly, stay transparent, and build lasting relationships.
Johan Blasberg - Green coffee buyer
Buy responsibly, stay transparent, and build lasting relationships.
The History of Amokka®
Shaping Coffee Culture Since 1998
Founded in 1998 as one of Denmark’s first micro-roasteries, Amokka® helped shape Denmark’s speciality coffee scene long before it gained widespread recognition. What began as a small café and roastery in Copenhagen quickly grew into an influential brand, known for its focus on quality, transparency, and direct trade relationships at a time when these values were far from the industry standard.
In 2004, Amokka® became part of Scanomat, marking the start of a new chapter. While the company evolved, the focus on sourcing and roasting coffee with dedication to quality and traceability remained the same. Today, it remains an integral part of the company, continuing to source and roast coffee with the same dedication to quality and transparency that has defined it from the start.
