Professional Coffee Course with Barista 101
Code: PRO102 (Fee: Pls call)

By the Philippine Barista and Coffee Academy
Learn coffee basics plus in-depth barista class.
Food costing and machine maintenance will be included.
Learn how to make Specialty drinks and iced coffee concoctions.
October 14, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm (3-hour class)

Basic Coffee 101 with Hands-on Barista
Code: BC101 (Fee: P900)
By Chit Juan, Philippine Coffee Board

Learn about the basics of coffee, coffee history, specialty coffees. Try making your own espresso drinks using professional equipment.
October 17, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (3-hour class)

How to Put Up a Coffee Shop
Code: SHOP101 (Fee: P900)
By Chit Juan, Philippine Coffee Board

Learn the basics of entering the most popular restaurant idea these days. Learn how to choose your location and what to offer in your menu.
October 20, 2:00 – 5:00 pm (3-hour class)

Coffee Cupping
Code: CUP101 (Fee: P900)
By Manny Torrejon, Philippine Coffee Board

If there is wine tasting for wines, there is CUPPING for coffee. Learn how the pros do it. Taste the different varieties of coffee and learn how to do a multi-sensory evaluation of coffees and how to blend them.
October 21, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. (3-hour class)

Coffee Farming
Code: FARM101 (Fee: P900)
By Joel Lumagbas, Philippine Coffee Board

Basics of coffee planting, fertilization, harvest. Computation of costs to start and maintain a farm.
October 22, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. (3-hour class)

COFFEE ROASTING TOUR
Tour Code: RST101 (Fee: P900)

Watch as the green coffee beans transform into freshly-roasted coffee. Learn how to tell one variety from another. See how beans are sorted and graded before roasting. Smell the aroma of coffee that is freshly- roasted and freshly-ground. Tour starts from and ends in Makati Business district.
October 17, 1:00 – 6:00 pm (Duration:  4-5 hours)

COFFEE FARM TOUR
Tour Code: FULL102 (Fee: P2,000)

Drive to Coffee Country and you will be met by coffee experts from the Philippine Coffee Board and the nation’s premiere coffee research scientists.  See the journey of the bean from farm to mill, from mill to cup. Drive around coffee farms and meet coffee farmers. Stop for a drink of freshly-roasted coffee at local cafes. Tour starts and ends in Makati Business District.
October 24, 8 am – 5 pm (Duration: 8 hours)

PRE-REGISTRATION IS A MUST!
To register for the seminars and tours, call the PCBI Head Office at telephone numbers 408-6513 or 813-1028 and look for Joyce Montalban or Pamela Serquiña or email marketing.pcbi@gmail.com.

SECOND NATIONAL COFFEE SUMMIT
Fee: P 2,500/ person includes meals

If you are interested to know the coffee industry’s direction towards self sufficiency, meet the country’s coffee players in this annual event. Presentations by partners and area directors of the different regions will shape the industry’s future. Theme: Creating Partnerships for Self Sufficiency in Coffee. AIM Conference Center October 26, 2009, 8am – 5pm

COFFEE ORIGINS

A celebration of the best Philippine coffees at the Greenbelt Mall. Sample coffee from different roasters and processors. Taste coffees from small towns and private farms. FREE coffee throughout the event. Greenbelt 3 and 5, Ayala Center October 13-26, 2009 read more»

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