BREAKING the cupping barrier
“TRY AND MAKE A HABIT OF THINKING ABOUT FLAVOURS WHENEVER YOU EAT OR DRINK SOMETHING THAT STANDS OUT. MENTALLY TAG IT AND LOCK IT AWAY.”
Over a year ago, I faced my first proper cupping table. Twenty cups with freshly ground coffee and aromatics filling the room. Daunted doesn’t quite cover the feeling. Even after being in the industry for so long, I felt like all my knowledge counted for nothing.
Sure, I’d played at tasting in countless
