Come enjoy the hospitality of Balzac Brothers as they host our event in their lab located in beautiful downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is like a coffee museum with posters, documents, and equipment dating back 100+ years. Charleston is known for its natural beauty, old architecture, world-class restaurants, shopping, and romantic appeal, but what people fall in love with is its overall charm. https://travel.usnews.com/Charleston_SC/Things_To_Do/
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Lunches will be catered so you can relax during your lunch break. We can accomodate any diet.
There are a variety of hotels, airbnbs, and hostels nearby - just let us know if you need any recommendations.
CQI’s Q Coffee System is an internationally recognized program for evaluating cup quality based on a standardized system for Arabica coffee using protocols developed by the SCA. A Q Arabica Grader is a highly trained and calibrated coffee taster who evaluates coffee using SCA cupping standards and protocols.
People working in the coffee chain will participate in the Q Grader training and testing course. This course consists of two complementary concepts: the first is a 3-day theory and practice of all activities, which is followed up by a 3-day series of exams regarding the material presented. There are 20 different exams taken during the course. The purpose of the exams is to evaluate the cuppers in their overall cupping skills. The course includes various activities to test the cuppers’ skills in evaluating a coffee in a traditional cupping format, olfactory senses, green and roasted coffee grading, acid identification, basic cupping skills evaluations, triangulations, sensory skills tests, and roasted coffee tests.