Introduction to the Coffee Value Assessment System: Applying the Evolved Cupping Protocol (Part 2)

*This is part two of a two part seminar for those new to coffee value assessment or cupping. In order to facilitate the training and tasting portion of this seminar offering, attendance is capped at 40 participants each session.

Over the past four years, the SCA has undertaken a project to evaluate, evolve, and expand the SCA cupping protocol as a part of its Coffee Value Assessment System development project. An early adopter form and protocol, based on the learnings of this project, will be released in early 2023. Across this double seminar session, Re:co participants will be introduced to the logic underlying the evolution of the cupping protocol in the first session before receiving first-hand practical experience with the early adopter protocol and form. The guided, intensive training session includes descriptive training, including how to use references, and a deep understanding of the affective section of the new system.

This seminar will be offered twice at Re:co 2023, with the AM session designed for an audience who may be new or less familiar cupping and this project. The afternoon session is designed for an audience who cup professionally or who are already familiar with the project's outputs over the past four years.