Wish Upon a Coffee
This coffee from Thai producer Wish is so lovely and was hand carried from Thailand by our Master of Roasting Ceremony, Stevyn.
Important Update: Changes to CQI and SCA Programs
The Q Grader course has been acquired by SCA. Read more about the change and how we are trying to adapt, here.
Understanding Tastes and Flavors
Understanding Tastes and Flavors is one of the most excellent entry level one day sensory classes for people completely new to coffee or people who have yet to work in the sensory analysis or quality evaluation realm of coffee.
An Overview of the CQI’s Q Grader Course
An overview or explanation of the Q Grader Course from the Coffee Quality Institute as recapped by Q Arabica and Q Robusta Instructor Thomas Ameloot. Thomas takes you through each section that will be tested and provides ways you can practice for the Q at home. From red light triangles to cupping and organic acids, there's advice for everything Q.
TCE - Thailand Best Coffee Beans Competition 2024
Read all about CoLabOps' adventures in Thailand. This time we were honored to help lead the TCE Thailand Best Coffee Beans Competition. This was in conjunction with Bolliger and Co and Big Black Box.
Flavor Wheel and the Sensory Lexicon
Besides being a go-to guide for what you are likely to find when you are sipping and slurping, the Flavor Wheel is also categorized in a way that novice tasters can use to explore from broad flavors in the middle to gradually more specific as you work your way out. Does the coffee taste fruity? What kind of fruit? A Berry? What kind of berry? Blueberry! The same can be done with any of nine broad categories working your way to more and more specific flavors as you develop your sensory skills.
