SCA BARISTA INTERMEDIATE COURSE
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTION AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Name 5 species of coffee. Answer: Arabica (66%),
Canephora/Robusta (33%), Liberia, Racemora, Eugenioides
⩥ What is the origin myth for coffee?. Answer: Discovered by a goat
herder in Ethiopia in the 1300s - discovered a change in his goats
⩥ What is Typica?. Answer: The oldest variety of coffee - discovered in
Ethiopia
⩥ What is Bourbon?. Answer: Natural mutation of Typical - on the
island of Reunion (known as Bourbon)
⩥ What is Timor Hybrid?. Answer: Natural hybrid of Arabica and
Robusta - discovered Timor
⩥ What are SL28/SL34/SL14?. Answer: Bred by Scott Labs in Kenya in
the 1930s - high-quality, resilient, fruity
, ⩥ What is Pacas?. Answer: Found in 1949 in the Santa Ana region of El
Salvador
⩥ What is Gesha/Geisha?. Answer: Wild Ethiopian coffee - cultivated in
Central America
⩥ Flavour profile of African coffee. Answer: Floral/fruity
⩥ Flavour profile of South American coffee. Answer: Nutty/chocolatey
⩥ Flavour profile of Asian coffee. Answer: Earthy/spicy
⩥ How are coffee cherries picked?. Answer: Strip-picked (doesn't
discriminate between ripeness) or hand-picked (more likely for specialty
coffee)
⩥ How are coffee cherries sorted?. Answer: Floated on water channels -
ripe cherries sink so floaters can be removed
⩥ What does pulping involve?. Answer: Removing the skin and fruit of
a cherry using a depulper
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTION AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Name 5 species of coffee. Answer: Arabica (66%),
Canephora/Robusta (33%), Liberia, Racemora, Eugenioides
⩥ What is the origin myth for coffee?. Answer: Discovered by a goat
herder in Ethiopia in the 1300s - discovered a change in his goats
⩥ What is Typica?. Answer: The oldest variety of coffee - discovered in
Ethiopia
⩥ What is Bourbon?. Answer: Natural mutation of Typical - on the
island of Reunion (known as Bourbon)
⩥ What is Timor Hybrid?. Answer: Natural hybrid of Arabica and
Robusta - discovered Timor
⩥ What are SL28/SL34/SL14?. Answer: Bred by Scott Labs in Kenya in
the 1930s - high-quality, resilient, fruity
, ⩥ What is Pacas?. Answer: Found in 1949 in the Santa Ana region of El
Salvador
⩥ What is Gesha/Geisha?. Answer: Wild Ethiopian coffee - cultivated in
Central America
⩥ Flavour profile of African coffee. Answer: Floral/fruity
⩥ Flavour profile of South American coffee. Answer: Nutty/chocolatey
⩥ Flavour profile of Asian coffee. Answer: Earthy/spicy
⩥ How are coffee cherries picked?. Answer: Strip-picked (doesn't
discriminate between ripeness) or hand-picked (more likely for specialty
coffee)
⩥ How are coffee cherries sorted?. Answer: Floated on water channels -
ripe cherries sink so floaters can be removed
⩥ What does pulping involve?. Answer: Removing the skin and fruit of
a cherry using a depulper
