5th Edition, 2025
April 23 - 26th Garzon, Huila
The Event
The Specialty Coffee Fair was created as a yearly pedagogical project to serve as a benchmark of quality in Colombia. Held over 3 days, it includes seminars led by a panel of coffee professionals with expertise in areas of post-harvest processing, cupping, sensory skills, physical analysis, roasting, and barista skills.
It is developed in collaboration with our partner Coocentral, with the aim of leveraging the resources we have and teaching best practices in coffee refinement as a raw material, thereby promoting growth in the domestic consumption of specialty coffee through education and awareness.
Event Goals
The aim is to increase consumption of high-quality regional coffees, while bringing young people from Huila closer to the world of specialty coffee and the various careers offered within the industry. The program is set up to also train participants and allow Coocentral to identify potential baristas, lab assistants, or roasters for future employment.
Approach
The methodology involves teaching introductory theoretical and practical seminars in various branches of the coffee production chain. Each seminar has a maximum capacity of 6 students, one speaker, and one station assistant. Participants go through both practical and theoretical evaluations.
There are 6 main subjects at the event:
- Post harvest processing
- Financial health
- Physical analysis
- Roasting skills
- Barista skills
- Sensory skills
