Cupping Coffee

"The purpose behind cupping coffee is to systematically qualify your sensory experience with coffee and to methodically break it down and analyze what's happening when you drink a cup of coffee."

Nicholas Kirby of 9th Street Espresso, New York Times

Cupping 101:
1: examine the beans
2: inhale aromatics
3: taste flavor and body
4: record observations

The objects seen in this video were designed specifically for the purpose of cupping coffee, a detailed and almost scientific procedure.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• syracuse
• university
• coffee
• cupping

[JonBibire]

a different kind of experience....not for the masses...

[matthewericpointon]

You owe me 4 minutes and 7 seconds.

[frackle]

maybe it's the lighting, but it looks like you're cupping charcoal beans there

[PaniniGuy]

this was from the Ikea cupping class, no?

[sweetmarias]

That is not an appropriate hair cut for a coffee cupper. How can you taste anything in that hair?

[pauliepaul999]

I saw what she wrote at the end

'I have no idea what's going on'

[charvelgtrs]

WOW, this is as anal as it gets. I bet some asshole as to do that with each cup of coffee he/she makes.

"Each cup must be brewed to perfection."

[benkaminsky]

Where on earth do you get one of those super lame strainer spoons?! I want one!

[valicourt]

thnx!