Exploring blends
Coffee blends are a common sight. Think of all the “house blends” in restaurants and hotels you’ve been to or the “breakfast blends” on the supermarket shelf. Your competition may have proprietary blends of their own, but what is the purpose of a blend? When was the last time a waiter or grocery clerk was able to explain what was in a blend or why you should drink it? This class will pierce the mystery of coffee blends. We’ll discuss the reasons for blending coffee and examine how the characteristics of specific coffee varietals influence each other. Understanding blends will help you share your expertise with your customers. Knowledge combined with your passion for specialty coffee is what will inspire them to drive past your competition to your store.
Objectives
- In this class, we hope to use blends to expand your cupping
skills and to increase your understanding of coffee in general.
- We will discuss common reasons and methods for blending.
- You will experiment with how taste profi les interact with each
other in a blend through several fun cupping fl ights.
- We will lay out a method for the blend creation process and walk
you through the process of designing your own blend.
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8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dates to be determined |
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