Tasting · Beginner friendly

Coffee, withoutthe confusion

A relaxed 2 hour tasting. Five coffees, simplest to boldest, until you find the cup that's yours. No jargon, no judgment.

Duration2 hours
FormatGuided tasting
Class sizeMax 10
Next startComing soon
Dora Lona DiasDeepak K.Ajay Girish RedijJasmeet Bhasin
Taught byDora, Deepak, Ajay & JasmeetFour working coffee pros, in the room
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Two hours. Five cups. One favourite

Here's exactly how the session runs, phase by phase. From instant to special prep, until you find your cup.

The sessionFri 12 Jun · 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Set up & slurp0:35–0:45

Look at the colour, smell it, then taste. We go in order, simplest first, so it never gets overwhelming. Then you pick your favourite and learn what you actually like.

The five cups0:45–1:10

Cup 1 · Instant Comforting, familiar, flat. The convenient one.

Cup 2 · Low grade Heavy, bitter, earthy. The cheap supermarket kind.

Cup 3 · Commercial Bittersweet and nutty. The classic café taste.

Cup 4 · Specialty Clean and clear, with notes like citrus, berry or caramel. You can taste where it's from.

Cup 5 · Special prep The surprise cup. Wild, fruity, almost like wine. Made with a special fermentation.

1:10–1:20

Pick your favourite and circle it on a simple scorecard

You'll leave withwhat you actually like, and the words for why

plus palate cleansers, small 30ml pours, and take home sample bags.

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In the room, every session

Your four instructors

Not a guest lineup. Four working coffee pros lead every BeanWise course, in the room and hands on, from the first cup to the last.

Dora Lona Dias
Dora Lona DiasCoffee excellence & innovation

Twenty-five years across Coca-Cola, Costa Coffee and SLN Coffee, driving innovation the whole way. An SCA Evolved Q Grader and ISO 9001 auditor, Dora teaches the quality thinking that keeps a cup consistent.

ISO 9001 · Lean Six SigmaSCA Evolved Q Grader25 yrs global coffee
Deepak K.
Deepak K.Green buying & blending

Years with Carritt Moran, Coca-Cola and Costa Coffee, working every link in the chain, from buying green coffee to the cup in your hand. An SCA Evolved Q Grader who'll tell you good coffee is just good decisions.

Carritt Moran · CostaSCA Evolved Q GraderEvery link of the chain
Ajay Girish Redij
Ajay Girish RedijQ Grader · Sensory judge

A Certified Q Grader with ten years in specialty coffee, Ajay judges sensory at national events from the Barista Championship to the National Brewers Cup, and consults Indian growers on lifting cup quality.

Certified Q Grader10 yrs specialtyNational sensory judge
Jasmeet Bhasin
Jasmeet BhasinCoffee pro & pastry chef

A coffee professional and pastry chef with fourteen years behind her, Jasmeet judges WCC-recognized Barista, Latte Art and Coffee in Good Spirits competitions, and teaches at a leading Bangalore culinary institution.

14 yrs experienceWCC competition judgeCulinary professor

The BeanWise Lab,Bangalore

A working bar, not a classroom. A commercial espresso machine + grinder, dump buckets out from minute one, cupping table at the back.

AddressThe BeanWise Lab218, 2nd Floor, Prestige Center Point,Edward Rd, Vasanth Nagar,Bengaluru 560 052
Getting there
  • · 5 min from MG Road metro
  • · Validated parking in the building
  • · Step free entry off Edward Rd

Five cups, kept simple

A few quiet calls behind the bar that keep five coffees in two hours calm, clear and easy on your palate.

Poured fastBrewed ahead

All five, ready to pour

We brew all five cups just before you sit down, so there's no fiddling with gear once it starts, just clean pours and full focus on the cup.

30ml a cupSmall pours

Tiny pours, big range

Each cup is a small 30ml taste, so you try all five styles back to back without a caffeine overload.

Reset between cupsPalate cleansers

Water and a cracker between cups

Plenty of water and plain, neutral crackers reset your palate as you move from heavy instant to clean specialty, so each cup tastes like itself.

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