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🌱 Specialty Coffee Association International Certification: Sensory Skills - Intermediate Level 🌱
Coffee is a unique sensory experience, involving a complex combination of aromas, flavors, textures, and acidity. If you already have basic knowledge of coffee sensory evaluation and want to deepen your skills, the Sensory Skills Intermediate Level Certification from the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is the next step toward becoming an expert in coffee cupping and sensory analysis.
What is the Sensory Skills Intermediate Level Certification?
This course is designed for coffee cuppers and professionals who already have experience in tasting and want to enhance their ability to identify and describe coffee’s sensory attributes in a precise and detailed way. Through this program, students will learn how to use advanced sensory evaluation tools, refine their palate, and improve their ability to differentiate and describe the flavor profiles of coffees.
What will you learn in the Intermediate Level?
  
Advanced Sensory Perception: You will deepen your understanding of how your senses affect coffee perception, focusing on identifying more subtle attributes like body, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, and mouthfeel.
  
Intensity Scales and Attribute Evaluation: You’ll learn how to use the SCA’s 15-point intensity scales and apply sensory cupping tools such as attribute lists and hedonic scales to evaluate coffee profiles more accurately.
  
Identifying Coffee Defects: You will learn how to identify and describe common coffee defects, such as musty, earthy, or overly bitter flavors, and understand how these affect coffee quality.
  
Blind Tasting and Calibration: Calibration is a key skill for ensuring consistency and accuracy in sensory evaluation. During this course, you’ll practice blind cupping and calibration exercises to improve precision in your assessments.
  
Applying Professional Cupping Skills: You’ll discover how to apply these skills in professional settings, both in cupping labs and in specialty coffee shops, to offer more detailed and accurate sensory analysis to customers.
Who is this course for?
The Sensory Skills Intermediate Level Certification is ideal for:
  
Professional cuppers looking to refine their sensory skills and deepen their ability to identify coffee attributes with greater precision.
  
Baristas and coffee enthusiasts with basic cupping experience who wish to gain a deeper understanding of coffee flavors, aromas, and sensory attributes.
  
Producers and roasters seeking to improve their sensory evaluation skills to ensure the quality and consistency of their products.
Duration and Format
  
Duration: 1 day
  
Schedule: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  
Format: In-person or Hybrid