Beans roasted this week. Seats open Saturday.

How the class works

Smell, slurp, score, talk

We line up spoons, pour ten cups and taste them together. No wrong answers, just words for what's in the cup. It's how we name every bag on our shelf.

1. 01

   Smell

   Nose in the cup before a spoon touches it. Fruit, nut, char — we write down the first thing that comes to mind.

2. 02

   Slurp

   A loud slurp sprays the coffee across your whole tongue. It feels silly for about thirty seconds, then it doesn't.

3. 03

   Score

   We score body, acidity and finish on a shared sheet, table by table, cup by cup.

4. 04

   Talk

   We compare notes out loud. Someone says 'stone fruit,' someone else says 'walnut' — both go on the tag.

Every tasting note on our kraft tags started at a Saturday table like this one.