BASIC TASTES, HOW TO PRACTICE THEM AT HOME?

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In order to improve your sensitivity when tasting coffee, we recommend you to practice with the different basic tastes, for this we leave you this video tutorial on how to prepare your training exercises.

The ingredients you will need are: sugar, salt, lemon, bitter and umami.

Dissolve each ingredient in 200ml of water.

You can try making 3 levels of different intensities of each taste, for example:

- Salt level one 0.3 gr

- Salt level two 0.6 gr

- Salt level three 0,9gr

Ideally, as you go through the exercises you should decrease the amount of grams to use at each level.

You may have to do it consciously at the beginning, but ideally you should be able to recognize them blindly, try it!

Do you want to continue improving your skills as a cupper? We recommend that you sign up for our sensory workshop, where we will help you to create more records of both aromatic profiles and basic tastes along with types of coffee body, possible defects in coffee and the correct cupping technique and protocol, so that you can continue to advance as a cupper.



Recommended course link: https://nomadcoffee.es/products/taller-sensorial

Frequently Asked Questions

You just need to be eager to learn about the world of specialty coffee. It is not necessary to have previous experience as a barista.

Yes, we offer advanced barista training options for those who wish to deepen their knowledge of specialty coffee. In our Academy section "For Baristas" you will find all of our course offerings.

The course covers topics on the cultivation and processing of specialty coffee, techniques for the elaboration of a good espresso, tips for a good milk emulsion, as well as practical recommendations for different types of methods.

It is not strictly necessary, the world of coffee is very diverse and is not only focused on the preparation of espresso, however, having one will allow you to apply the techniques taught in a practical way.

These courses are designed for coffee professionals, where you will not only receive complete training with advanced content in the world of specialty coffee and high-level practical exams, but you will also have the opportunity to obtain a certificate internationally endorsed by the Specialty Coffee Association as a barista.