Coffee Tasting Class
Learn to taste coffee the expert way with a custom coffee tasting kit!
What participants do
We can remember when the only decision we needed to make about coffee was: regular or decaf? Nowadays, you can choose from a delightful spectrum of origins, varieties and roasting styles. But how can you know what to look for in cup of joe, and how to choose which ones to buy? Join one of Driftaway’s coffee educators for this 30 or 60 minute online class where you’ll discover secrets to tasting and describing coffee just like the experts do.
Similar to wine or beer, coffee has specific characteristics that anyone can learn to identify, so this class is an equally exciting gift for those who love coffee or those who are coffee-curious - and it’s especially fun with a team or with prospects. You’ll be working with the Coffee Kit that comes with your purchase of this class: it includes 3 or 5 hand-selected coffees from around the world, sampling cups, tasting forms, and a detailed flavor wheel. The coffees aren’t labeled with origin info or tasting notes, so you’re able to enjoy the sensory experience without distraction.
Your educator will introduce you to the side-by-side cupping technique that pros use to evaluate brews, and lead you through steeping the coffees in your cups (no coffee maker required!). You’ll have time to identify and discuss specific aspects of a coffee’s aroma and flavor, like dark chocolate, blackberry and caramel. At the very end is the big reveal, when your educator shares the origin and profile of each sample, and you find out how closely your own experience matches Driftaway’s. You’ll leave this class appreciating coffee in a whole new way, with the know-how to confidently choose coffees that will make every sip more enjoyable than ever.
What’s shipped to participants
THE VIRTUAL COFFEE TASTING KIT
$52 for 60 minute tasting | $46 for 30 minute tasting
- FREE US SHIPPING FOR ALL PRODUCTS -
Expedited & international shipping options available.
Participants can choose from Whole bean coffee or ground coffee.
THE VIRTUAL COFFEE TASTING KIT
$52 for 60 minute tasting | $46 for 30 minute tasting
- FREE US SHIPPING FOR ALL PRODUCTS -
Expedited & international shipping options available.
Participants can choose from Whole bean coffee or ground coffee.
What participants need at home
Kettle or pot to heat 50oz / 1.5L water, two spoons, two mugs.
A coffee brewer is not required, we'll brew in the sampling glasses.
A coffee grinder (only if selecting whole beans).
Decaf options
1. Caffeinated + Decaf Tasting Kit
• 3 (30-minute tasting) or 5 (60-minute tasting) pre-measured 12gm caffeinated coffees for the tasting - only 1-2 tablespoons per coffee will be tasted during the tasting.
• 3 or 5 glasses
• A flavor wheel and tasting form
• 1 lb of decaf coffee to be enjoyed after the tasting
• Whole bean coffee or ground coffee.
2. 2lb Decaf Coffee
Participants get 2 lbs of one decaf coffee. No glasses or tasting forms are included, so they can’t participate completely in the tasting. They can brew their decaf for the event and the instructor will describe the decaf coffee as part of the tasting.
Add-ons
1. Porlex Manual Mini grinder - This is one of the most compact, useful grinders on the market. The silicon allows you to have a firm grip on the cylinder while grinding. The handle comes off and you are able to store it alongside your grinder too. +$69.95
2. Baratza Encore Burr Grinder - The Encore is lauded by coffee experts as the go-to entry level grinder for those brewing coffee at home. The Encore gives a great grind for drip/manual brew and also grinds fine enough for espresso. +$169.95
About your hosts
James McCarthy has just short of two decades of professional experience in specialty coffee, ranging from barista to manager to roaster, as well as being the 2013 World Brewer’s Cup Champion. He has a strong passion for coffee education and firmly believes that coffee can be accessible. He uses his years of experience to deliver information in a fun, approachable way.
Cyrenthia fell in love with coffee in 2011 when visiting a coffee farm in Guatemala, and started working in specialty coffee professionally the next year. She is now a national competitor in the Specialty Coffee Association’s Coffee in Good Spirits, a coffee-based cocktail competition, and recent author of Dirty Barista, a cocktail recipe book. She’s also a mother and licensed social worker!
Yes! We can ship to about 50 countries around the world for your international participants. Additional shipping fees apply and includes customs and duties so that the recipient does not need to do anything.
Note that we require 21 days for delivering internationally.
Yes! We do.
We're also happy to use your Zoom or another meeting platform if needed.
We'll create and share a form for you to send to all participants. It typically takes 2 minutes to fill out.
Responses come to us directly and we will confirm the list with the organizer before shipping any kits out.
We typically require all domestic addresses 14 days before the event, and international addresses 21 days before the event date.
Late additions and rush shipments are available on a case-by-case basis.
Yes! We will share tracking information with each participant for their kit, and also a master list for all kits with the primary contact/organizer.
Our goal is to ship kits so that everyone receives it 3 to 4 days before the event, and not much earlier (so that the coffee is fresh). If you have a group of participants distributed across the country, we'll ship the faraway ones first (West Coast) and the closer ones (East Coast, Northeast) last.
Once all addresses are submitted, we'll share a final list with the organizer for confirmation, and invoice via Stripe. The invoice is due in 1 business day and can be paid online via credit card or ACH.
Once the invoice is paid, we'll release the kits to our operations team for shipping.
We do not use your names and e-mails for any marketing purposes. We'll hold on to the address information for 30 days and then delete the files.
Google Drive's purge processes apply after 30 days.
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