Our Fourth Q-Grader at Masteroast

Congratulations to Alicia Fieldhouse 

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Alicia Fieldhouse
Account Manager & Q-grader

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We'd like to take this moment to congratulate our latest Q-grader to the Masteroast Grading team, which puts us into a strong position when it comes to offering the best coffee advice to you, our customer. 

​Alicia now joins the Masteroast Coffee Development team which comprises of Jonny England, Marie-Anne Rodgers and Lloyd Retzlaff.

So what is a Q-grader?
A Q-grader is certified by the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) as capable of analyzing Arabica coffee through smell and taste something often referred to as “cupping”.

Participants learn olfactory (smelling analysis) and sensory analysis skills, as well as cupping protocols, how to triangulate coffees (find the “odd one out” in 3 coffees), how to match organic acids, and how to identify sample roasts.