Workshop
⭐ 8.9
* Dordrecht and Amsterdam (for groups of 4 or more)
** For on-site workshops, a travel fee of €0.30 per kilometer driven applies
During the Coffee & Senses workshop, you’ll discover how taste, aroma, and experience come together in coffee. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn to use your senses more consciously and develop a keener appreciation for the flavors, aromas, and nuances in different coffees.
Through cuppings, aroma training, and taste tests, you’ll learn to taste and evaluate coffee in a structured way. You’ll discover how factors such as origin, roasting, processing, and brewing method influence the final flavor in the cup. You’ll also work with the coffee flavor wheel to better recognize and identify flavors.
This workshop is accessible, hands-on, and suitable for any coffee lover who wants to get more out of coffee. Whether you’re curious about specialty coffee or simply want to better understand why coffee can taste so different, this workshop will give you a whole new perspective on the coffee experience.
Laurens DaCosta is an award-winning barista and SCA trainer with over sixteen years of experience. With his practical and inspiring approach, he helps both professionals and coffee enthusiasts take their coffee quality to the next level.
“I never would have expected that you could get so many different flavors out of coffee. By consciously smelling and tasting it, a whole new world really opened up for me.”
Marieke“A surprising workshop. You don’t just learn how to drink coffee, but also how to really taste it. It was very different from what I expected, and that’s exactly why it was so much fun.”
Tom de Graaf“That’s really interesting. From now on, I’ll taste coffee in a whole new way.”
Kevin“We took this workshop as a group of friends. It was fun, informative, and sometimes funny to see how differently everyone experienced the same coffee.”
Lisa, Eva, and Sophie“I’ve been working with coffee for years, but I’d never tasted it so consciously before. The exercises really brought home how smell and taste work together.”
Dennis“Everything was explained calmly, and you can tell the instructor is extremely knowledgeable. Still, it remained accessible, and you really don’t have to be a coffee connoisseur.”
Caroline van Rijn“It’s great that you get to taste so many different coffees side by side. The subtle differences suddenly become very clear. I look at a cup of coffee very differently now.”
Martijn“I took this workshop with some colleagues. Everyone had a different taste experience, which led to some great conversations. It was truly a unique experience.”
Team Blend“I especially enjoyed the scent tests. I recognized some of the scents right away, but with others I was way off, haha.”
Sanne“This isn’t your typical workshop where you just sit and listen. You’re constantly smelling, tasting, and comparing. That makes everything stick in your mind much better.”
Erik B.“I learned a lot about how to recognize and describe flavors. I always thought coffee was just strong or weak, but now I can taste so much more. It was really well done.”
NinaEducation Advisor
⭐ 8.8
“A surprisingly interactive workshop where you really learn how to taste coffee. I learned a lot about aroma, flavor, and the coffee experience thanks to the cuppings, aroma training exercises, and clear explanations. Afterward, you’ll look at coffee in a completely different light and discover nuances you’d never noticed before.”
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