SCA Sensory Skills
Sensory Skills is part of the Specialty Coffee Association’s Coffee Skills Program. It builds the tasting vocabulary and evaluation habits behind every good coffee decision, from the cupping table to the menu.
- Levels
- Foundation and Intermediate
- Upcoming
- Contact us for the next dates
- Instructor
- Angela Dunne, Authorized SCA Trainer and Q Grader
- Location
- Balzac Brothers lab, 11 Fulton Street, Charleston, SC
Foundation
An introduction to how we taste and smell coffee, the basics of cupping, and how to describe what you experience. A great starting point for baristas, new roasters and anyone passionate about coffee quality.
Intermediate
Goes deeper into sensory evaluation and cupping, and how to apply them in a business setting such as quality control, buying and product development.
Espresso classes with Angela are coming soon. Ask us to be notified.
Payment and terms
Check and credit card payments are accepted. Once registered you may cancel with a 10% cancellation fee up to 15 days before the start date of a course. After the 15 day mark, courses are non-refundable. Balzac Brothers reserves the right to cancel or reschedule events as necessary, in which case fees will be refunded or can be transferred to a future course.
Training in Charleston
Our SCA and CQI certified lab is in the heart of downtown Charleston, within walking distance of the city’s restaurants, shops and hotels. We offer a corporate discount at The Charming Inns around the corner: call to reserve and mention Balzac Brothers.
Register or ask a question or call 843-723-8020