SCA SENSORY
The SCA SENSORY Coffee Tasting Course provides in-depth knowledge about coffee to become a professional coffee taster. Participants will learn from leading experts, with the course combining theory and practice, helping you develop skills in identifying and evaluating coffee based on the international standards of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). It's a solid step forward for anyone who wants to deeply understand and enjoy each cup of coffee.
ABOUT CLASS
32 hours of lessons (4 days, 8:30 - 17:30)
Class content
1. Introduction to cupping and its use as a tool for quality assessment
2. Introduction to tasting:
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Reference of basic tastes
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Blind tasting of mixtures between basic tastes
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Analyze the “balance” factor in the mixtures
3. SCA Cupping Protocol:
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Understanding the importance
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Application of cupping
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How to set up cupping. Exercise.
4. Introduction to Flavor Wheel – Describing what you taste
5. Scenetone T144 presentation and theory
Practice smelling and identifying Scentone T144 groups
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Enzymatic
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Sugar Browning
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Dry Distillation
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Taints
6. Introduction to defects
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Differentiate "defects" and "off-flavours"
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Understand the difference between uniformity and defect.
7. Introduction to full SCA Cupping Form, how to score each attribute
8. Full Cupping (6 samples, 5 cups per sample) and Calibration
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Use SCA Cupping Form to score the coffee
9. Triangulation Practice
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Application of triangulation test
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Differentiate cupping and triangle test
10. Robusta Tasting
11. Learn how to evaluate hand brew, espresso and cold brew
Tasting & Cupping more than 20 Arabica & Robusta coffees around the world
The class has 4 - 8 students
Tuition fee
Tuition fee: $760 (Foundation + Intermediate) *Excludes SCA Certification fee
SCA Sensory Foundation Certificate: 200 USD
SCA Sensory Intermediate Certificate: 200 USD
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Roaster Combo (SCA Roasting Foundation & Intermediate + SCA Sensory Foundation & Intermediate): 1,430 USD
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Q Grader Combo (SCA Sensory Foundation & Intermediate + 1 Q Grader Course): 3,040 USD
*All fees above do not include VAT
Location
HQJ Coffee School - 738 Su Van Hanh, Ward 12, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Instructor Team
Ms. Bella Pham
Authorized SCA Trainer for four modules in coffee: Introduction to Coffee, Sensory, Brewing and Barista.
- Champion of Vietnam National Barista Championship 2023
- Champion of the first Vietnam Brewing Cup Vietnam 2020.
- 1st Runner-up of Vietnam National Barista Championship 2019.
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Mr. Danh Nguyen
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dancafe roastery
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Q Arabica Grader and Q Robusta Grader SCA Roasting Professional Certificate, Specialty Coffee Association International SCA Green Coffee, SCA Sensory, SCA Barista, SCA Brewing Intermediate Certificate, Specialty Coffee Association International
EXPERIENCE
Design & operation of coffee shops
Head Barista at The Coffee Emporium, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia
