Pro Dev: Understanding Specialty Coffee

Recommended Experience: Industry Professional

What does the term specialty coffee actually mean? If you’ve ever wondered about what sets a specialty grade coffee apart from lower quality coffees, this is the class for you. Delving into how coffee is grown, processed, traded and exported, this class gives a comprehensive overview of the steps a coffee goes through from seedling to roasting to brewing, and the factors of quality involved at each point. Combining a presentation with tasting and discussion, we will fully explore how the specifics of where and how a coffee is grown or processed affect the resulting flavours in the cup.

This advanced class is recommended for industry professionals, or those who wish to pursue a career in specialty coffee.