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What is the benchmark of the American Fine Coffee Association SCAA for the evaluation of boutique coffee? Barista's.

Published: 2024-11-02 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/02, For the exchange of professional baristas, please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) SCAA, the full name is-Specialty Coffee Association ofAmerica, the Chinese translation is "American Special Coffee Association" and a small number of people call it "American Fine Coffee Association". SCAA is committed to pursuing the excellent quality of coffee "from seed to cup", as well as quality coffee.

For professional baristas, please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style)

SCAA, full name-Specialty Coffee Association ofAmerica, Chinese translation as "American Special Coffee Association" and a small number of people call it "American Fine Coffee Association".

SCAA is committed to providing a common platform for pursuing the excellent quality of coffee "from seed to cup" and the sustainable development of high-quality coffee, establishing coffee quality standards and standardizing the certification standards for the skills of coffee professionals. Its main functions include: setting and maintaining coffee quality standards in the coffee industry; conducting research on coffee, coffee equipment and improving coffee craftsmanship; at the same time, the association also provides coffee education, training, resources and commercial services for its members; the barista evaluation standard established by SCAA and the barista certificate issued is one of the most authoritative barista certifications in the world.

According to the American Fine Coffee Association (SCAA), the current evaluation criteria for fine coffee are briefly introduced as follows:

1 whether it has dry aroma-Fragrance

"Fragrance" refers to the aroma of roasted coffee or ground coffee.

2 whether it has wet aroma-Aroma

"Aroma" refers to the aroma of the coffee extract, the broken residue (the smell smelled by the nose) during the cup test and the aroma of the coffee liquid inhaled from the mouth.

3 whether it has acidity-Acidity

"Acidity" refers to the sour taste of coffee, the feeling of dryness at the back and lower edge of the mouth. The combination of rich sour taste and sugar can increase the sweetness of the coffee liquid.

4 whether it has alcohol thickness-Body

"Body" refers to the alcohol thickness and viscosity of coffee, that is, the concentration and weight of the coffee liquid.

5 whether it has an afterrhyme-Aftertaste

"Aftertaste" is the aftertaste of coffee, which is evaluated according to the flavor after drinking or spitting.

6 whether it has a taste-Flavor

"Flavor" refers to the taste and taste. The upper jaw can know the taste of coffee by enjoying the aroma and taste of the coffee liquid at the same time.

Data source:

SCAA official website http://www.scaa.org/

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