The specialty coffee association of america coffee tasters flavor wheel, which can be seen hanging in hundreds, if not thousands, of production roasteries and cupping labs throughout the world as both an art piece and sensory analysis tool, has been updated for the first time in its 21year history since its remarkable initial development under former scaa director ted lingle. The coffee tasters flavor wheel by sca and wcr 2016 is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivatives 4. Sensory scientist wants to reinvent the flavor wheel npr. Thats where the specialty coffee association of america scaa comes in. For 20 years its published the coffee tasters flavor wheel, a colorcoded guide to identifying and discussing. What coffee professionals may not know is that the flavor wheel was created as a visual tool to accompany the coffee cuppers handbook. The new scaa and wcr coffee tasters flavor wheel can be used as an important tool for communication in the coffee industry, to standardize the description of coffee flavors in.
Mark a cup small dixie cups work well with each number for each student. The coffee tasters flavor wheel english digital version sca. Coffee cuppers handbook download 14 feb help yourself navigate the complex and mysterious world of coffee flavors. Natural raspberry flavouring specification 14114 issue. Ferment or stinker taste, dirty, moldy, sour, phenolic taste. Special scaa 5 poster set new coffee tasters flavor wheel plus the 4 art of aroma perception in coffee posters. The coffee tasters flavor wheel is licensed for use under the creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivatives 4. Save jan 19, 2016 scaas coffee tasters flavor wheel was. 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. One mans quest to reinvent the wheel the flavor wheel.
Sensory scientist edgar chambers says flavor is multidimensional, and the current lexicon diagrams arent doing it justice. The foundation of this work, the world coffee research sensory lexion, is. Fill the cups with the corresponding brand of chocolate chips. This helps professionals think of what theyre tasting in coffee, whiskey, and wine. Scaa progressed in its thinking and attracted new members and a. Scaa unveils a whole new coffee tasters flavor wheel. Through my own work and years of training with producers, cuppers and clients, i had developed what i thought to be a logical way to explain the flavor wheel. Taste coffee like a pro with this gorgeous flavor wheel. So he wants to turn the wheel into a tree with plenty of room to grow. Create your own flavor wheel page 3 of 5 bitter words for beer create your own flavor wheel procedure preparation 1. A portion of every flavor wheel poster and digital file sold goes towards supporting the important work being done by world coffee research. When we are tasting coffees and inventing new blends, we go from being scientist to mad scientist and back again.
The new coffee tasters flavor wheel poster is a vital tool for the coffee industry this new poster was updated in early 2016 in collaboration with world coffee research wcr. Scaas coffee tasters flavor wheel was created over 20 years ago. Posters will debut at the scaa expo in atlanta, ga and will be available online after the event. Coffee tasters flavor wheel design and use international coffee. Icknield way industrial estate, tring, hertfordshire, hp23 4jz united kingdom telephone. Create your own flavor wheel oregons agricultural progress. The original coffee tasters flavor wheel was developed by the specialty coffee assn. The only exception to the noncommercial use term is that the flavor wheel may be used within a book, with attribution per the terms of the license, so long as the book isnt primarily. How to use the coffee tasters flavor wheel in 8 steps. The coffee tasters flavor wheel english digital version. Coffee tasters flavor wheel specialty coffee association. Here are a few tips on how to use the wheel properly. As a tool, it is meant to be intuitive, enjoyable to use, and a benefit to those who seek to analyze and describe coffees.