COFFEE CONNOISSEUR
ONAN COFFEE & TEA x COFFEE CONSULATE
A six-day journey through the science, craft and sensory world of coffee. Explore how origin, variety, processing, roasting and preparation shape what we experience in the cup. Develop your sensory skills, deepen your coffee knowledge and learn to connect each stage of the coffee chain. Designed for professionals and passionate coffee enthusiasts who want to go beyond technique and truly understand coffee.
Making coffee is one skill.
Understanding coffee is another.
A coffee can be perfectly prepared and still disappoint.
Two coffees from the same country can taste completely different. The same variety can develop very different flavour profiles depending on where it grows, how it is processed, how it is roasted and how it is finally prepared.
That is what makes coffee so interesting. To truly understand it, we need to look further than the espresso machine. We need to look at the plant, the farm, the variety, the climate, processing, fermentation, roasting, extraction, aroma and ultimately our own sensory perception. This is where Coffee Connoisseur begins.
Beyond flavour: what defines the cup
What am I tasting & Why am I tasting it?
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
During six intensive days, we move through coffee step by step. You will explore coffee as an agricultural product before looking at how processing, origin and variety influence its potential. From there, we move towards the cup. Sensory exercises, cupping and aroma training help you develop a clearer understanding of what you taste and smell and, more importantly, where those characteristics may come from.
FOR WHO IS THIS COURSE?
Coffee Connoisseur is designed for anyone who wants to develop a deeper understanding of coffee.
That may include:
- baristas who want to understand more than preparation;
- roasters who want to strengthen their sensory knowledge;
- hospitality professionals who want to improve coffee quality at all levels;
- café and restaurant owners building a stronger coffee program;
- coffee professionals working in purchasing, training or product development;
- passionate coffee enthusiasts ready to move beyond introductory workshops.
Why Coffee Consulate & Dr. Steffen Schwarz
We chose to work with Coffee Consulate because its approach goes beyond individual techniques and looks at coffee as one connected system, from botany, origin and processing to roasting, sensory evaluation and preparation. Founded by Dr. Steffen Schwarz, Coffee Consulate combines scientific research with practical coffee knowledge and encourages professionals to understand not only how coffee behaves, but why. This way of thinking strongly reflects ONAN’s own philosophy: connecting knowledge from the farm, the roastery and the cup to create a deeper understanding of coffee.
