S4 2015
Workshop Series – COFFEE TASTING WORKSHOP
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This workshop is co-organised by Hong Kong Federation of Business Students (HKFBS) and Pacific Coffee Limited. It offers you an opportunity to learn how to appreciate coffee and brew your own coffee.
The Pacific Coffee brand is recognised as serving the best coffee in Hong Kong, having won numerous consumer awards organised by major magazines and websites. At the 2012 inaugural Smart Card Awards Asia in Singapore, they received the Best Retail Technology Implementation award for their Perfect Cup Card membership programme.
The Pacific Coffee concept was inspired by the coffee culture of Seattle, where coffeehouses were community hubs, serving great Italian espresso-based coffee in generous American sizes, with informality and a friendly attitude. Since its inception in 1992, Pacific Coffee Company has provided world-class coffee to satisfy Hong Kong's growing demand for specialty coffee beverages.
Objectives:
On completion of this workshop, participants will have ideas of: The basic knowledge of Coffee Understanding the differences between Arabica & Robusta coffee beans Knowledge of different brewing methods.
The coffee tasting workshop will cover the following topics:
- The History and Story of Coffee Cherry
- Know about Coffee Cherry
- What’s Coffee Belt
- From Beans to Cup
- Caffeine and Decaffeination
- Arabica vs. Robusta
- 5 types of Brewing Methods (2 demo only, 3 hands-on trials)
Details of workshop are as follows:
Date: | 20 January, 2016 (Wednesday) |
Time: | 3:00PM - 6:15PM (3 hours) |
Venue: | PCC Training Centre, |
Fee: | FREE (HK$50 Deposit*) |
Quota: | 12 |
Dress Code: | Smart casual |
Deadline for application: 19 January, 2016 (Tuesday)
*Successful applicants will be notified through emails along with the deposit collection method.