Coffee Cupping & Sensory Skills

Learning to Taste, Compare & Describe Coffee

Before we can understand coffee, we need to learn how to taste it. Explore coffee through guided cupping, sensory exercises, and blind comparisons.

Duration: 1 Day
Workshop fee: ₱3,500 per participant
Class capacity: Up to 10 participants

What You’ll Learn

• How our senses influence coffee perception
• Recognizing basic tastes and intensity
• Identifying aromas and flavor characteristics
• Coffee cupping procedures
• Comparing coffees from different origins and processes
• Sensory calibration and triangulation
• Communicating tasting observations clearly

What to Expect

Taste identification, aroma recognition, guided cupping, blind tasting, triangulation, and sensory challenges.

Who This Is For

Coffee enthusiasts, baristas, roasters, café owners, and anyone interested in developing sensory skills. No prior cupping experience required.

What’s Included

• Training coffees and sensory materials
• Use of cupping equipment
• Sensory Field Notes workbook
• Sensory reference cards
• 250g take-home practice coffee
• Certificate of Completion

Schedule & Registration

Public workshops are scheduled on weekdays. Private or group sessions, including weekends, may be arranged subject to availability.

Your registration is confirmed only after payment has been received and verified by Mangkas Coffee Studio. Workshop dates and venue details will be communicated for each scheduled session. Classes are subject to minimum enrollment requirements.

Registration & Cancellation

Payments are generally non-refundable. A refund for a participant-initiated cancellation may be granted if the vacated seat is filled by another paying participant. Cancellations at least 7 days before the class may be transferred once to another person or a future schedule, subject to availability. Cancellations within 7 days are non-refundable; transfers to another person must be arranged before the class. Same-day cancellations and no-shows are non-refundable and non-creditable. If Mangkas Coffee Studio cancels a workshop, participants may choose a full refund or transfer to another schedule.

Learn. Practice. Taste. Repeat.

2–5 participants per class. Minimum 2. Fee: ₱3,500 per participant.

Scheduling & Registration Requests

Weekday classes are arranged by appointment. Weekend sessions are considered case by case, subject to trainer and studio availability.

No payment is required when submitting your checkout request. Complete checkout using the designated no-payment/manual registration method. Our team will contact you within 24 hours to discuss available dates, minimum class enrollment, and payment instructions.

Checkout is a scheduling request, not a confirmed seat. Your class is confirmed only after we agree on a schedule and receive and verify your payment. Do not make payment until our team provides instructions.