Scaa Coffee Taster S Flavor Wheel
The foundation of this work the world coffee research sensory lexicon is the product of dozens of professional sensory panelists scientists coffee buyers and roasting companies collaborating via wcr and sca.
Scaa coffee taster s flavor wheel. The coffee taster s flavor wheel can be purchased in the scaa store. Scacoffee taster s flavor wheel. The wheel s design encourages the taster to start at the center and work outward. The coffee tasters flavor wheel a collaborative effort by the specialty coffee association of america and world coffee research is designed to be a tool for the coffee taster.
Developed by coffee science experts and professional coffee tasters this program reviews brewers designed for in home use to determine if they meet the rigorous requirements of brewed coffee quality as determined by the sca. Coffee flavor wheel photo by. These requirements are based on decades of industry knowledge and research by the coffee brewing center. The coffee taster s flavor wheel by sca and wcr 2016 is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4 0 international license.
Digital files of the coffee taster s flavor wheel are now available in chinese simplified traditional korean portuguese and spanish languages at the new and improved scaa store. Coffee taster s flavor wheel interactive coffee taster s flavor wheel based on coffee taster s flavor wheel 2016 and world coffee research sensory lexicon first edt. This is the largest and most collaborative piece of research on coffee flavor ever completed inspiring a new set of vocabulary for industry professionals. Click here to get your poster today.
What is a coffee taster s flavor wheel. A coffee flavor wheel is a tool first developed in the mid 1990s. Here are a few tips on how to use the wheel properly. A portion of every flavor wheel poster and digital file sold goes towards supporting the important work being done by world coffee research.
How to use it. Originally published in 1995 the coffee taster s flavor wheel one of the most iconic resources in the coffee industry has been the industry standard for over two decades. The specialty coffee association of america. 2016 from scaa and wcr.
The specialty coffee association of america in partnership with world coffee research recently launched the new coffee taster s flavor wheel a document containing a colorful circle that features a variety of flavors that can exist in black unflavored coffee. In 2016 this valuable resource was updated in collaboration with world coffee research wcr. Coffee taster s flavor wheel created using the sensory lexicon devel oped by world coffee resear ch. As a tool it is meant to be intuitive enjoyable to use and a benefit to those who seek to analyze and describe coffees.