Three-hour Sensory Skills Workshop — Afternoon Session: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This three-hour intensive workshop will be led by Andrew Hetzel, licensed Q-Grader and Director of Hawaii-based consultancy, Cafemakers. In this workshop, attendees of all skill levels may participate in exercises that improve taste and aroma identification proficiency.

Workshop attendees will practice the SCAA sensory skills exam with guidance and training, as well as perform olfactory and coffee cupping triangulation exercises comparable to those required for Q-Grader licensing or barista competition judging certification. This program is open to coffee professionals preparing for industry accreditation or anyone seeking to sharpen sensory acuity.

Andrew Hetzel is the found of Cafemakers, a coffee industry business consultancy based on the Big Island of Hawaii that provides management, brand and process consulting services for coffee retailers, roasters and producers worldwide. In 2007, Mr. Hetzel was named one of the top young business leaders in Hawaii by Pacific Business News and in 2008, became the state’s first licensed Q-grader for the Coffee Quality Institute.  More information is available at www.cafemakers.com.