Luiz Rodrigues
Owner, Fazenda California
Ivan Hartanto
Co-founder, Belift Green Beans
Yimara Martinez
Quality Specialist, Sustainable Harvest
Sara Morocchi
Founder, Vuna Coffee Rituals
Mike Ebert
Founder, Firedancer Coffee Consultants
“With Tastify™ we can calibrate on much more than just cupping scores. This spectacular tool allows us to describe and share our coffee profiles, and transforms numbers and sensations into images. This brings coffee quality control into the 21st century.”
"Tastify™ is an amazing platform for us to keep track of our 50+ lot offers. It also streamlines our workflow and offers a central data source where we can store - and retrieve - information from years past."
"Tastify™ is an incredible tool for all the people in the industry, not just QC but also for those who are just starting and roasters. Easy to use and easy to share. Very professional report!"
"Tastify™ is an affordable tool to help me assess my clients and to present my ideas with beautiful visuals. It also has an immense potential to help anyone learn how to cup!"
"Tastify™ is the perfect way to standardize cupping and allows for non-traditional cupping to do it right and objectively"
Owner, Fazenda California
Co-founder, Belift Green Beans
Quality Specialist, Sustainable Harvest
Founder, Vuna Coffee Rituals
Founder, Firedancer Coffee Consultants
In addition to preparing the equipment, we suggest you also prepare yourself before cupping. It'll surely enhance the result of the coffee cupping, creating a better outcome for you and other stakeholders.
Read MorePracticing coffee cupping is not as difficult as we imagine. Even ordinary coffee fans – like you – can try it at home. The key point of coffee cupping is to evaluate the quality of the coffee, which is usually done by coffee roasters and specialty coffee shops. Nevertheless, it's still a fun thing to learn at home!
Read MoreWe know that many people stand behind the deliciously presented coffee that we drink today. Producers passed several test processes to serve the delicious coffee that meets the demands of coffee connoisseurs in the third-wave era. Coffee production usually includes coffee farmers who take care of their coffee plants and roasters who turn green beans into coffee beans. Baristas then serve the magical drink to coffee drinkers.
Read MoreIn the coffee industry, standing behind the bar isn’t the only option. There are many career opportunities beyond that, and if you would like to expand your skills and knowledge in coffee, you may want to consider becoming an Authorized SCA Trainer (AST).
Read MoreWhether you’re a professional who works in the coffee industry or someone who enjoys good coffee, sometimes you may wonder what makes a good coffee good. It’s not witchcraft or intuition; there are some standards on how to make the coffee consistent and satisfy all coffee lovers – one of them is by taking the SCA Courses.
Read MoreCoffee green grading can be complicated work with no standardization, and you might wonder why you should care about it. The grading system was developed so that coffees could be matched via quality. According to Cafe Imports, the coffee community found it for large-volume commodity and commercial contracts. In practice, a stockpile of Colombian green bean is exchangeable with a different supply of Colombian green bean as long as the quality is similar –it doesn't matter if the producer and even the microclimate is different. The roaster also uses the grading system to measure quality and roast consistency.
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