Courses & Community

Celebrating Appa Rista of BLVNK Coffee and a roasting journey that connected machine control with repeated tasting and sensory evaluation.

Aromas, flavour wheels and cupping practice at our SCA Sensory Skills Intermediate class in Manila, with TOP Creamery and returning alumni.

Our Manila SCA Roasting Foundation class explored bean colour changes, sample comparisons and the connection between roasting and tasting, hosted by TOP Creamery.

Our Coffee Value Assessment session in Manila on 17 July focused on aroma. Participants explored references, practised identifying and describing scents, and discussed how smell shaped their perception of coffee.

Water was the focus of our SCA Brewing Skills Intermediate session in Manila on 16 July. Participants explored hardness, alkalinity, mineral composition, TDS, pH and water-quality measurements alongside practical brewing comparisons.

Our Manila brewing update for 15 July captured practical experiments in coffee extraction. Participants worked with coffee-to-water ratio, grind size and particle distribution, water temperature, contact time and flow rate.

We celebrated a Q Grader alumni moment as Lara Santillan shared an update from her own coffee class. The campus post recognised an alumna carrying her learning into the wider coffee community.

Our SCA Brewing session in Manila on 13 July brought practical experiments and conversation into the classroom. Participants explored coffee-to-water ratio, grind size, water temperature, brewing time and pouring technique.

On 12 July, our Manila classroom explored Coffee Value Assessment through tasting, aroma exercises and shared perspectives. Participants considered coffee beyond a single score, practising description and discussing how preferences and context could shape its value.

A look back at SCA Brewing Foundation in Manila, where participants explored extraction variables, brewing recipes and practical comparison.

Rock & Roast, part of Coffee Boom Boom Boom and connected with the World Roasting League journey, brought roasters and coffee professionals together in the Philippines. Our contribution included cupping-room support and coffee calibration assistance.

World of Coffee Athens, held on 22–24 June 2023 at Athens Metropolitan Expo, created opportunities to meet coffee communities from different countries. Our retrospective shared memories of coffee, conversation and learning across borders.

Comandante Championship Philippines 2026 brought professional baristas and home brewers together around grinding and brewing. We were happy to participate in the event and share time with the local coffee community.

Day 5 at PCQC Philippines brought producers, organisers and coffee professionals together on stage. The gathering reflected the pride and energy of the Philippine coffee community.

Alongside the main PCQC Philippines programme, Espresso Academic joined a meeting with members of the team and people involved in the event. It was a smaller moment within a wider coffee journey.

Day 3 at PCQC Philippines brought producers, cuppers and coffee professionals to a shared cupping table. We learned through the coffee samples and the conversations around them.

We were honoured to join the PCQC 2026 Final Panel, supporting Robusta coffee evaluation in the Philippines.

Celebrating alumnus Juan Gabriel Ronato’s 1st Runner-up result in Latte Art at DCF Dumaguete Coffee Festival V2 in the Philippines.

Four days of international judging at PCQC 2023, followed by a celebration of Philippine producers and the coffee auction results.