Handbook for Coffee Sensory and Cupping
The SCA Handbook for Coffee Sensory and Cupping is a comprehensive guide for those who want to understand coffee's aromas, taste, and mouthfeel on a deeper level. We recommend it to professionals and dedicated enthusiasts who want to work more methodically with sensory evaluation and cupping. The book brings together established research, SCA's cupping methods, and updated tools for flavor description in a format that is easy to use in practice. This is not light reading for curious beginners, but a focused working tool for those who want to develop a more precise sensory language around coffee.
Key Features
- ✓ Builds on three decades of scientific advances in sensory science
- ✓ Combines research with SCA's established cupping methods
- ✓ Contains updated knowledge on flavor description, including the revised Coffee Tasters' Flavour Wheel
- ✓ Practical and accessible guide for coffee professionals who want to deepen their sensory understanding
Details
| Title | Coffee Sensory and Cupping Handbook |
| Edition | Edition No. 01 |
| Authors | Dr. Mario R. Fernández-Alduenda and Peter Giuliano |
| Organization | Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) |
| Contents | Sensory science, cupping methods, and flavor description for coffee |
| Scientific Foundation | Three decades of research on the experience of aroma, taste, and mouthfeel |
| Methodology | SCA's cupping methods |
| Updated Tools | Revised Coffee Tasters' Flavour Wheel |
| Market | Exclusive to Europa |
| Target Audience | Coffee professionals who want to deepen their understanding of sensory evaluation and improve their cupping skills |
| Publication Year | 2021 |
| ISBN | 978-1-3999-0329-5 |
Concept of Flavour – Coffee Sensory and Cupping Handbook
We are proud to offer the Coffee Sensory and Cupping Handbook, created to provide a more precise and useful understanding of how coffee is experienced sensorily. The handbook gathers key advances in sensory science and connects them to practical working methods used in modern cupping. For those working professionally with coffee, it becomes a concrete support in everything from internal calibration to clearer communication about flavor profiles. It is especially valuable when you want to move from general flavor terms to a more consistent and professional language.
The world of coffee is closely linked to the concept of flavor, which is why we see this edition as an important reference work in any serious coffee education or tasting environment. The cover, with SCA’s clear graphic design, signals the same as the content delivers: structure, credibility, and focus. For the right user, this is an indispensable tool.
Choose this handbook if you want to work more precisely with cupping, build a stronger sensory vocabulary, and deepen your professional understanding of coffee.
Frequently Asked Questions
▾What does this handbook for sensory evaluation and cupping of coffee contain?
The handbook gathers three decades of research in sensory science and combines this with SCA’s cupping methods and updated flavor descriptions for coffee.
▾Who is the Coffee Sensory and Cupping Handbook for?
It is mainly suitable for coffee professionals and others who want to deepen their sensory evaluation skills, develop their flavor vocabulary, and improve their cupping abilities.
▾Is this a practical guide for sensory evaluation of coffee?
Yes, the content is designed as a practical and accessible guide to help you understand and apply sensory evaluation and cupping in coffee work.
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