Side-by-side Coffee Tasting with World Brewers Cup Champion

We'll be doing a Side-by-Side Tasting of five fresh-roasted coffees from around the world.

The participants will be led through a side-by-side tasting of the coffees, similar to how professionals taste and evaluate coffees ("cupping").

Your host for the event will be James McCarthy, Coffee Educator. James McCarthy has just short of two decades of professional experience in specialty coffee, ranging from barista to manager to roaster, as well as being the 2013 World Brewers Cup Champion. He has a strong passion for coffee education and firmly believes that coffee can be accessible. He uses his years of experience to deliver information in a fun, approachable way.

P.S. we have a couple of options for decaf lovers too!

PVT Decaf: If the guest is ok with a little bit of caffeine, they can taste the caffeinated coffees with us (it can be as little as drinking a few spoons of coffee). We’ll replace the extra 1 lb coffee with a bag of decaf to enjoy after the tasting.

PVT Double Decaf: If the guest cannot drink caffeinated coffee at all, then we can replace the Virtual Tasting Kit with 2 lbs of decaf to enjoy during and after the tasting. Delivery will not include glasses or tasting forms. We’ll still have some things to talk about re: the decaf coffee during the instruction, but the tasting itself will be done with caffeinated coffees only.

Our Virtual Tasting kits contain 5 pre-measured coffees for a side-by-side tasting, along with the necessary cups and forms, and an additional one pound of coffee to be enjoyed after the tasting. (The 30-min Express version contains 3 pre-measured coffees).

We can ship anywhere in the US and internationally as well. The listing price includes tax and shipping within the US. Delivery occurs up to 10 days before the event day.

Shipping outside the US will incur an additional fee and will include necessary customs/duties so that the guest does not have to do or pay anything. It's $65 extra per kit. We require 21 days lead time for international shipping.

Note: International shipping delays have been very unpredictable, so we cannot guarantee that they will arrive in time for the tasting via regular shipping. In the event that any international kits arrive late, those participants are of course still welcome to follow along during the tasting. If you would like to expedite your international packages, we offer expedited international shipping for $120 per kit.

Kettle or pot to heat water, two spoons, two mugs. You don't need a coffee maker or brewer.

A coffee grinder is preferred but not required.