How would you describe the taste of a strawberry to someone who has never tasted a strawberry?  If someone tastes a wine and describe it as having notes of blue berry, could you taste the wine and know what to look for? This is how a sensony lexicon or dictionary can help.   Unfortunately, it is … Continue reading The Sensory Lexicon

When you first start to do cupping, there is just too much information! Forms, rules, protocols and equipment needed. This may put many people off this learning experience. I tried to make a dummies guide for myself, so here is a info-graphic which should get you in the ballpark.  For scoring, see Cupping Score Sheet To … Continue reading Cupping for Dummies

On the SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) website - SCA Website you can find the complete protocol.  I will make create a Cupping for Dummies guide and post it soon.  Here is an excerpt from the SCA website on the evaluation portion only, but please refer to their page for more details. Evaluation Procedure Samples should first … Continue reading SCA Cupping Protocols

is a form based on one made by Prufrock, but in Excel, so you can either print or make notes on your laptop. Coffee Tasting Score Sheet Sample: In short, for every taste category, there is an intensity scale where you ONLY rate intensity.  Below intensity, you rate ONLY quality, or how pleasing the category … Continue reading Cupping Sheet