Fundamentals
Introduction to Coffee
The full journey from seed to cup: origins, processing, roasting, brewing and how to taste.
Official SCA training · EN / ES
Taste first.
Taste first.
Then measure.
Then understand.
Official SCA courses and practical guides from a Q Arabica Instructor with more than 10 years in specialty coffee. Online, in English and Spanish.
Taste
Train your senses to notice what is in the cup.
Measure
Use data — ratios, extraction, temperature — to explain it.
Understand
Build your own judgment, so you no longer depend on recipes.
Official SCA courses
Foundation modules with an official SCA certificate. Live online in small groups, alternating English and Spanish weeks.
Fundamentals
Foundation
Sensory Skills
Train your palate: taste, aroma, intensity and how to describe what you drink with confidence.
Foundation
Brewing
Brewing variables, extraction and filter recipes you can repeat and adjust on purpose.
New dates are announced to the waitlist first. In-person sessions in Dubai are held at licensed training venues.
Guides you can start with today
Practical, downloadable guides in English and Spanish.
The Flavor MapFree
The Flavor Map
Learn to describe coffee: aroma, acidity, sweetness, body and finish, with a 10-minute exercise and a printable tasting sheet.
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Cupping at HomeComing soon
Cupping at Home
Set up a professional cupping at your kitchen table, calibrate your palate and compare origins, processes and roasts.
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About
Hi, I'm Nicolas.
I've spent more than ten years in specialty coffee — roasting, quality control, green coffee buying and training baristas — with work across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.
As a Q Arabica Instructor and SCA Authorized Trainer, I teach coffee the way I learned to love it: tasting carefully, measuring honestly and understanding why. My goal is that you leave with your own judgment, not just someone else's recipe.
- Q Arabica Instructor
- SCA Authorized Trainer (AST)
- Sommelier
- 10+ years in specialty coffee
“I don't want you to copy my recipes. I want you to understand them.”
For businesses
Training and consulting for cafés and roasters
From Dubai to the world: team training, quality control and recipe development, in English or Spanish.
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- Barista team trainingConsistent quality from every person behind the bar.
- Quality control & calibrationCupping protocols and shared standards for your team.
- Menu & recipe developmentEspresso and filter recipes designed for your coffees.
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