The Coffee Connoisseur Collective & The Coffee Sensorium Present
Multisensory Flavour Perception Course
With Dr. Fabiana Carvalho
Dates & Venues:
Dubai: 26 & 27 April 2025 – Victoria Arduino & Nuova Simonelli Experience Lab
Muscat: 30 April & 1 May 2025 – Crowne Muscat International
Time: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Investment: AED 2500.00 + VAT or US$ 680.00 + VAT
Registration: coffee@cleiajunqueira.com
Reserve your seat now! Spaces are limited.
Each day consists of a theoretical lecture in the morning followed by practical exercises in the afternoon.
Suitable for professionals across the coffee industry, including producers, graders, roasters, baristas, and marketing professionals.
Meet Your Instructor: Dr. Fabiana Carvalho
A neuroscientist with an MSc in Biochemistry and a PhD in Psychobiology, Dr. Fabiana Carvalho specializes in sensory perception research. As the founder of The Coffee Sensorium, she explores how multisensory factors influence coffee experiences. Her research collaborates with SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) and Professor Charles Spence (Oxford University, UK), investigating how elements like cups and packaging affect sensory judgment in coffee.
Course Overview
Day 1: Multisensory Flavour Perception in Coffee
Explore how taste, smell, touch, sight, and sound interact to shape coffee perception. Learn about sensory anticipation, the role of crossmodality, and how factors like colour, cups, and packaging influence flavour. The afternoon session includes practical exercises on taste sensitivity, mouthfeel, and crossmodal aroma descriptions.
Day 2: Aromas in Coffee – Perception & Description
Develop your ability to identify and describe aromas in coffee. Understand how olfactory perception works, train your senses using crossmodality techniques, and refine your ability to recognize and verbalize flavour notes in coffee. The afternoon session focuses on hands-on aroma identification and flavour analysis.
Organized by: Cleia Junqueira
Presented by: Fabiana Carvalho – Coffee Sensorium
Supported by:
Dubai: Victoria Arduino / Coffee Knowledge Hub
Muscat: Crown Muscat International