Brew & Craft
Brew & Craft
Roast & Blend
Origin & Ethical Sourcing
Origin & Ethical Sourcing
100

Professional coffee tasters are called what?

Cuppers

100

In addition to the Four Ms of Espresso, there is a fifth key element. What is it?

Water

100

What year was Starbucks® Blonde Roast coffee launched?

2011

100

What is a farm called that is between two and five hectares in size?

Smallholder farm

100

What was the name of the young goat herder who discovered coffee?

Kaldi

200

What are food pairings called when the coffee and food enhance the qualities of each other and neither dominates?

Complementary

200

What are the Three T’s of coffee brewing?

Time, temperature and turbulence

200

Green coffee that has been stored in a warehouse for three to five years to develop its flavor is called:

Aged

200

What is the step called when the red cherry is removed from the green bean?

Processing

200

C.A.F.E. Practices stands for:

Coffee and Farmer Equity

300

A great tool to help you engage in sensory excursions into the coffee world is the _____________.

Coffee Passport

300

When coffee is ground coarse, it requires _________ time for water to extract flavors and aromas of coffee.

More time

300

In the mid 1970s, Dave Olsen worked with Starbucks to develop one of our classic blends that is still used today. What is the name of this blend?

Espresso Roast

300

Which processing method contributes to earthy, herbal flavors with big, syrupy body and muted acidity?

Semi-washed

300

In what year did Starbucks open its first Farmer Support Center in Costa Rica?

2004

400

The five basic tastes are?

Sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami

400

What type of filter lets the most solids and coffee oils into the cup during the brewing process?

Metal

400

At the beginning of the roasting process, the coffee beans turn from green to a yellow shade. At this stage, the coffee smells like:

Hay or wet grass

400

How long does it take a coffee tree to progress from flowering to producing ripe cherries ready for harvest?

Nine months

400

There are four components of C.A.F.E. Practices. Which component demonstrates how much of the price paid for green coffee gets to the farmer?

Economic Transparency

500

The Four Ms of Espresso refer to the Italian terms Miscela, Macinazione, Macchina and Mano. What are their equivalents in English?

Coffee, grinder, machine, barista

500

Across the coffee industry, the water to coffee ratio that results in a pleasant strength of brewed coffee is: (Range)

16:1 – 18:1

500

Between 9 and 13 minutes, beans will pop again. This is called:

Second pop

500

A healthy coffee tree has the potential to produce cherries for _____ years? (range)

25-30

500

What is the third-party organization that oversees C.A.F.E. Practices?

SCS Global Services

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