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The Coffee College

Our forested location on Whidbey Island provides an ideal environment for getting away from the rest of the world to focus on developing your coffee roasting or your espresso making skills.

Specialty Coffee Roasting

Our approach to teaching specialty gourmet coffee roasting is based on an authentic, European-style method of roasting. Our one-on-one coffee courses will provide you with the fundamental skills required to deliver quality coffees to your customers.

Length of course: 3 days (Fri., Sat., Sun.)
Topics covered:
  • Green Coffee Purchasing and Contract Buying
  • Coffee Cupping
  • Hands-on Fundamental Roasting Techniques on 3 different roasters
  • Essential Roaster Maintenance
Tuition: Call or Email (Program can be tailored to suit your needs)
 
World-Class Espresso Training
Length of course: 1 day
Topics covered:
  • The Right Grind
  • Identifying Over and Under Extraction
  • The Perfect Pour
  • Milk Steaming Techniques
  • Making the Drinks
  • Operation and Maintenance of Espresso Machines & Grinders
Tuition: Call or Email (Program can be tailored to suit your needs)