Our sense of smell is the key to how we perceive flavor, yet describing aromas can be one of the biggest challenges in coffee tasting. Scent is deeply tied to memory, making it highly personal, difficult to articulate, and even harder to calibrate across a team or community.

Enter Le Nez du Café by Editions Jean Lenoir—one of the world’s most respected sensory training tools, used by sommeliers, whisky experts, and coffee professionals alike. This year, the kit has been expanded with nearly twice the number of scent references, including essential aromas from Robusta—making it more comprehensive than ever.

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the science of scent and its critical role in sensory perception. We’ll break down the biological and psychological mechanisms behind olfaction, discover techniques to train and sharpen our sense of smell, and most importantly, expand our sensory vocabulary using the new Le Nez du Café kit. Together, we’ll refine our ability to describe coffee aromas and align on a global language of coffee.

Join me for an immersive sensory training experience that will transform the way you taste and talk about coffee!

*This workshop has an additional registration fee. Please add it to your badge prior to the event (and receive early bird pricing) or stop by the registration counters onsite.