Coffee Tasting
Slurp loud. Compare honestly.
Slurp loud, compare honestly, crown a favorite. A printable cupping guide, flavor wheel, tasting mat and 36 tasting cards.
1 / 9 · The kit
A coffee cupping is how roasters taste, and it's the most fun you can have before noon. Pick three or four origins, grind them fresh, break the crust and slurp. This kit gives you the cupping math, real coffees to buy at every budget, and the vocabulary to say why one cup beats another.
- 36tasting cards
- 32real coffees to buy
- 1big flavor wheel
What you get
The 17-page PDF, page by page, plus an editable Canva invite with a QR code you point at your own private RSVP form.
- 01Start HerePlanning, setup and how a cupping runs, with every page one click away.
- 02Coffee PrimerOrigins, processing, roast levels and the cupping math.
- 03–04Shopping ListReal coffees to buy, with price and where to find each one.
- 05Local Roaster GuideHow to shop a local roaster and what to ask for.
- 06Flavor WheelA full-page wheel to put a word to what's in the cup.
- 07Tasting MatOne spot per coffee so nobody mixes up the cups.
- 08–1636 Tasting CardsA card for every coffee on the list, with notes and where to buy.
- 17Checklist & ScorecardEverything to grab and a scorecard to crown the cup of the day.
How it works
- 01Buy & downloadInstant access to the PDF and your editable Canva invite. Nothing ships.
- 02Print at homeStandard US Letter on a normal printer. Cardstock is nice for the cards, never required.
- 03Pick three or fourOne bright, one balanced, one earthy. Whole bean, recently roasted.
- 04Break the crustSmell, pour, wait four minutes, break, slurp. Then vote.
This is an all-digital product. No physical items are shipped.
Shop the setup
The glassware, tools and games that make the night run smoother. None of it is required.
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- OXO Brew conical burr grinderFresh, even grounds are the whole cupping. Set it coarse.See it on Amazon →
- Greater Goods coffee scale with timerSame ratio for every bowl, and the timer handles the 4-minute steep.See it on Amazon →
- Cosori gooseneck kettle with temperature controlHits the right water temperature and pours a slow, even stream.See it on Amazon →
- 8 oz white bouillon cups, set of 6Proper cupping bowls: one per coffee, wide enough to break the crust.See it on Amazon →
- Carr's Table Water crackers, 24 snack packsThe plain palate reset. Single packs, so nobody shares a sleeve.See it on Amazon →
- Glass carafes with lids, set of 2Water on the table, always. One carafe per end of the table.See it on Amazon →
- Pilot G2 pens, 12 packA pen at every seat. Notes in the moment beat notes from memory.See it on Amazon →
- Neenah 65 lb white cardstock, 75 sheetsPrint the tasting cards and invites on this and they feel store-bought.See it on Amazon →
- Firbon 12-inch paper trimmerCuts a sheet of cards in four clean strokes instead of a wobbly scissor job.See it on Amazon →
- Sunstar Kadomaru corner rounderRound the corners and the cards look like a real deck.See it on Amazon →
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