Espresso, milk and workflow behind the bar: dial in, steam, pour and serve with consistency.
- Foundation
- Intermediate
- Professional
Official SCA training · EN / ES
Taste first.
Taste first.
Then measure.
Then understand.
Official SCA courses, Q Grader training and practical guides from a Q Arabica Instructor with more than 10 years in specialty coffee. Based in Dubai, teaching worldwide, in English and Spanish.
Taste
Train your senses to notice what is in the cup.
Measure
Use data — ratios, extraction, temperature — to explain it.
Understand
Build your own judgment, so you no longer depend on recipes.
Official SCA courses
The five modules of the SCA Coffee Skills Program, each at Foundation, Intermediate and Professional level, with an official SCA certificate. Taught in person in small groups; some modules are also available online.
Brewing variables, extraction and filter recipes you can repeat and adjust on purpose.
- Foundation
- Intermediate
- Professional
Train your palate: taste, aroma, intensity and how to describe what you drink with confidence.
- Foundation
- Intermediate
- Professional
Roast development, profiles and quality control, from the first crack to a repeatable roast.
- Foundation
- Intermediate
- Professional
From farm to warehouse: species, processing, grading, storage and buying green coffee.
- Foundation
- Intermediate
- Professional
Q Grader Evolved
The professional cupping credential for coffee quality, taught by a Q Arabica Instructor. Calibration, sensory exams and green grading to the international standard.
Intensive course · In person · EN / ESAsk about Q Grader →
Worldwide
Bring a course to your city
We come to you.
Coffeeling Academy is headquartered in Dubai and works anywhere in the world. I travel to teach SCA and Q Grader courses, and to deliver training and consulting for cafés, roasters and producers, wherever you are.
Guides you can start with today
Practical, downloadable guides in English and Spanish.
The Flavor MapFree · Interactive
The Flavor Map
Explore coffee flavours from family to sub-family to descriptor, and mark what you find in your cup. Join the list to get the printable poster.
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Cupping at HomeComing soon
Cupping at Home
Set up a professional cupping at your kitchen table, calibrate your palate and compare origins, processes and roasts.
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About
Hi, I'm Nicolas.
I've spent more than ten years in specialty coffee — roasting, quality control, green coffee buying and training baristas — with work across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.
As a Q Arabica Instructor and SCA Authorized Trainer, I teach coffee the way I learned to love it: tasting carefully, measuring honestly and understanding why. My goal is that you leave with your own judgment, not just someone else's recipe.
- Q Arabica Instructor
- SCA Authorized Trainer (AST)
- Sommelier
- 10+ years in specialty coffee
“A great cup is no accident. It's judgement, and judgement isn't memorised: it's trained.”
For businesses
Training and consulting for cafés and roasters
Headquartered in Dubai, available worldwide: team training, quality control, consulting and recipe development, in English or Spanish.
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- Barista team trainingConsistent quality from every person behind the bar.
- Quality control & calibrationCupping protocols and shared standards for your team.
- Menu & recipe developmentEspresso and filter recipes designed for your coffees.
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