Sensory Skills Foundation – SCA Certificate Course
📅 Co-hosted by ASTs Brit Horn & Eric Musil – Saturday, April 19 9 am – 5 pm | 🕘 Full-Day Course
Earn points toward your Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Skills Diploma with this engaging Sensory Skills Foundation certificate course, part of the SCA Coffee Skills Program. Designed for coffee professionals and enthusiasts alike, this immersive, hands-on course develops your ability to evaluate coffee flavors and aromas with confidence.
🌟 What You’ll Learn:
- Discover Sensory Science – Learn the fundamentals of sensory evaluation through practical, interactive exercises that help you understand how we perceive taste and flavor.
- Coffee Cupping – Build a strong foundation in cupping protocols and sensory analysis, developing the skills and tools to assess coffee quality using professional terminology.
- Engage All Your Senses – Through interactive exercises, explore how gustation, olfaction, taction, and even auditory and visual cues influence sensory perception in coffee. You will get to use sensory tools including, SCA Flavor Wheel, WCR Sensory Lexicon and the Les Nez du Café Aroma kit.
- Evaluate Coffee with Confidence – Gain the tools to analyze coffee characteristics objectively and apply this knowledge in a professional setting.
💡 Topics Covered:
- Introduction to the Coffee Value Assessment System
- Principles of Sensory Science
- Physiology & Sensory Attributes
- Identifying Sensory Characteristics in Coffee
- SCA Coffee Cupping Protocol
- Practical Considerations for Sensory Professional Services
🍴 Additional Details:
- This full-day course runs from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
- Registration includes: SCA certificate cost, lunch, snacks, refreshments, and coffees.
- Final Exam: Upon course completion, students have 21 days to take the SCA Sensory Skills Foundation written exam online.
- Allergy Note: This course includes tasting exercises with various foods and liquids, including potential allergens (dairy, nuts, wheat, etc.). While we strive to accommodate dietary needs, we cannot guarantee 100% avoidance of allergens.
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