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SCA SENSORY

SCA SENSORY - Taste & Evaluate

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.

SCA SENSORY

32 hours of lessons (4 days, 8:30 - 17:30)

SCA SENSORY

Class content

1. Introduction to cupping and its use as a tool for quality assessment

2. Introduction to tasting:

  • Reference of basic tastes

  • Blind tasting of mixtures between basic tastes

  • Analyze the “balance” factor in the mixtures

3. SCA Cupping Protocol:

  • Understanding the importance

  • Application of cupping

  • How to set up cupping. Exercise.

4. Introduction to Flavor Wheel – Describing what you taste

5. Scentone T144 presentation and theory

 Practice smelling and identifying Scentone T144 groups

  • Enzymatic

  • Sugar Browning

  • Dry Distillation

  • Taints

6. Introduction to defects

  • Differentiate "defects" and "off-flavours"

  • 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

  • Use SCA Cupping Form to score the coffee

9. Triangulation Practice

  • Application of triangulation test

  • Differentiate cupping and triangle test

10. Robusta Tasting

11. Learn how to evaluate hand brew, espresso and cold brew

*Students will get a chance to Taste & Cupping more than 20 Arabica & Robusta coffees around the world

SCA SENSORY

Tuition fee

Tuition fee for SCA Sensory Foundation & Intermediate (Excludes SCA Certification): 810 USD

 - SCA Sensory Foundation Certificate: 200 USD

 - SCA Sensory Intermediate Certificate: 200 USD

ROASTER COMBO (SCA Roasting Foundation & Intermediate + SCA Sensory Foundation & Intermediate): 1,540 USD

Q GRADER COMBO (SCA Sensory Foundation & Intermediate + 1 Q Grader Course): 2,760 USD

*All fees above do not include VAT

Combo SCA Sensory Professional + CVA

SCA SENSORY

SCA Sensory Professional + CVA: August 20 - 24, 2025

SCA SENSORY

Tuition fee

SCA Sensory Professional + CVA: 1503 USD (excluding SCA Sensory Professional certification exam fee)
– SCA Sensory Professional Certificate: 200 USD

Special offer:
– For students
with CVA certificate: 1020 USD

– 5% Early Bird discount for students who register early
– 5% discount for former students at HQJ Coffee School

 

*All tuition fees above do not include value added tax (VAT)

Instructor Team

Location

HQJ Coffee School - 738 Su Van Hanh, Ward 12, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

HQJ Coffee School
SCA Premier training campus
Coffee Skills
SCA
SCA Sensory skills

THE SPECIALTY COFFEE ASSOCIATION

After the first day of school, if you feel that the class is not suitable or you do not like the class, HQJ School is committed to refund 100% of the tuition you have paid.

HQJ Coffee School

QUEST ASIA COMPANY LIMITED​

TIN: 0315435188

Address: Floor 5, 738 Su Van Hanh, Ward 12, District 10, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Contact

Email: info@hqj.coffee
Mobile: (+84) 976 886 784 (Ms Tammy) (Zalo/Whatsapp/Viber)

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