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SUMMARY:SCA Sensory Module
DESCRIPTION:SCA Sensory Skills\nFrom “I like this coffee” to knowing wh
 y\nHave you ever tasted a coffee you loved but struggled to describe what m
 ade it special? Or sat at a cupping table and wondered how everyone else fo
 und those tasting notes?\nYou’re in the right place.\nOur SCA Sensory Ski
 lls courses help you build confidence one cup at a time. You’ll practice 
 recognizing flavors and aromas\, learn how to describe what you taste\, and
  discover how coffee professionals evaluate quality.\nWhether you’re just
  starting out or ready to sharpen your skills\, we’ll guide you through h
 ands-on exercises that make sensory evaluation approachable\, useful and fu
 n.\nBring more confidence to your work\nBeing able to taste and describe co
 ffee is a skill you can use every day.\nIf you’re a barista or café owne
 r\, it can help you talk about coffee with customers and share knowledge wi
 th your team. If you’re a roaster\, it can help you evaluate your roasts 
 and track quality. If you’re a buyer\, it gives you a structured way to c
 ompare coffees and communicate what you find.\nAnd if you simply love coffe
 e and want to understand it better? You’re welcome here\, too.\nGet to kn
 ow the SCA Coffee Value Assessment\nYou’ll be introduced to the SCA Coffe
 e Value Assessment\, or CVA\, a framework for evaluating and recording a co
 ffee’s characteristics.\nYou’ll learn about the descriptive and affecti
 ve assessment forms: one helps you describe what you perceive in the cup\; 
 the other captures your impression of its quality. You’ll also discover h
 ow these assessments fit into the wider CVA framework.\nFind your starting 
 point\nSCA Sensory Skills Foundation\nNew to coffee tasting? Start here.\nY
 ou don’t need a long list of tasting notes or years of experience to join
  us. Foundation gives you a welcoming place to start learning how to taste 
 coffee with purpose.\nThrough guided tastings and practical exercises\, you
 ’ll begin to recognize differences between coffees and find the words to 
 describe them. You’ll also learn how your senses influence what you taste
  and how to take part in an SCA cupping.\nIn this course\, you’ll learn t
 o:\n\n\nRecognize characteristics such as acidity\, bitterness and body.\n\
 n\nPractice identifying fragrances and differences between coffees.\n\n\nDe
 scribe what you perceive using a shared sensory vocabulary.\n\n\nUnderstand
  the purpose and process of an SCA cupping.\n\n\nBegin using sensory evalua
 tion in your coffee work.\n\n\nYou’ll also become familiar with the SCA C
 offee Value Assessment forms and protocols.\nFoundation is for you if you
 ’re new to cupping\, starting a coffee career\, or ready to feel more con
 fident talking about what’s in your cup.\nSCA Sensory Skills Intermediate
 \nReady to take your tasting further?\nYou know the basics and want more pr
 actice putting them to work. Sensory Skills Intermediate helps you develop 
 your ability to recognize and describe coffee characteristics while introdu
 cing methods for more structured sensory evaluation.\nYou’ll spend time t
 asting\, comparing and discussing coffees\, while learning how to organize 
 cuppings and work with others on sensory evaluation.\nIn this course\, you
 ’ll learn to:\n\n\nExplore how taste and smell shape your perception of c
 offee.\n\n\nPractice identifying differences in coffee characteristics and 
 fragrances.\n\n\nUse the SCA Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel and World Coffe
 e Research Sensory Lexicon.\n\n\nOrganize cupping sessions and conduct sens
 ory evaluations.\n\n\nExplore how to set up and work with a sensory analysi
 s group.\n\n\nThe course includes a written exam and a practical assessment
  of your sensory skills.\nIntermediate is for you if you have some sensory 
 experience and want to bring a more structured approach to tasting at work.
 \nEarn an internationally recognized SCA certificate\nWhen you successfully
  pass the required assessments\, you’ll earn an internationally recognize
 d certificate from the Specialty Coffee Association. Your certificate also 
 counts toward SCA Skills Diploma requirements\, with each diploma following
  its own combination of courses.\nExplore the SCA Skills Diploma pathways\n
 Come taste with us\nYour next favorite coffee is waiting. Come learn how to
  recognize what makes it special and talk about it with confidence.
LOCATION:619 Lindaro Str\, San Rafael\, CA
DTSTAMP:20261107T103211Z
DTSTART:20270413T160000Z
DTEND:20270416T223000Z
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