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SCA INTERMEDIATE BARISTA SKILLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (101)
Which plant does coffee The Coffea genus of the Rubiaceae family of
come from? flowering plants - shrubs or small trees (4-7
foot tall)
Name 5 species of coffee Arabica (66%), Canephora/Robusta (33%), Liberia,
Racemora, Eugenioides
What is the origin myth Discovered by a goat herder in Ethiopia in the
for coffee? 1300s - discovered a change in his goats
What is Typica? The oldest variety of coffee - discovered in Ethiopia
What is Bourbon? Natural mutation of Typical - on the island of Reunion
(known as Bourbon)
What is Timor Hybrid? Natural hybrid of Arabica and Robusta - discovered
Timor
What are Bred by Scott Labs in Kenya in the 1930s - high-quality,
SL28/SL34/SL14? resilient, fruity
What is Pacas? Found in 1949 in the Santa Ana region of El Salvador
What is Gesha/Geisha? Wild Ethiopian coffee - cultivated in Central America
Flavour profile of African Floral/fruity
coffee
Flavour profile of South Nutty/chocolatey
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American coffee
Flavour profile of Asian Earthy/spicy
coffee
How are coffee cherries Strip-picked (doesn't discriminate between ripeness)
picked? or hand-picked (more likely for specialty coffee)
How are coffee cherries Floated on water channels - ripe cherries sink so
sorted? floaters can be removed
What does pulping Removing the skin and fruit of a cherry using a depulper
involve?
What does washing Soaking the bean in tanks of water to remove remaining
involve? fruit and then rinsing
What does drying Laying out the bean or cherry in the sun on raised beds,
involve? nets or patios
What does hulling Removing dried fruit or parchment from the green
involve? coffee bean
What does the natural Drying the whole unwashed coffee cherry - as would
process involve? happen in nature
What does the Pulping the bean and then drying without washing
honey/pulp natural
process involve?
What does the washed Pulping and washing the bean before drying
process involve?
Taste profile of the Low acidity, heavy body
natural process
Taste profile of the Light flavours, light body
washed process
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SCA INTERMEDIATE BARISTA SKILLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (101)
Which plant does coffee The Coffea genus of the Rubiaceae family of
come from? flowering plants - shrubs or small trees (4-7
foot tall)
Name 5 species of coffee Arabica (66%), Canephora/Robusta (33%), Liberia,
Racemora, Eugenioides
What is the origin myth Discovered by a goat herder in Ethiopia in the
for coffee? 1300s - discovered a change in his goats
What is Typica? The oldest variety of coffee - discovered in Ethiopia
What is Bourbon? Natural mutation of Typical - on the island of Reunion
(known as Bourbon)
What is Timor Hybrid? Natural hybrid of Arabica and Robusta - discovered
Timor
What are Bred by Scott Labs in Kenya in the 1930s - high-quality,
SL28/SL34/SL14? resilient, fruity
What is Pacas? Found in 1949 in the Santa Ana region of El Salvador
What is Gesha/Geisha? Wild Ethiopian coffee - cultivated in Central America
Flavour profile of African Floral/fruity
coffee
Flavour profile of South Nutty/chocolatey
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American coffee
Flavour profile of Asian Earthy/spicy
coffee
How are coffee cherries Strip-picked (doesn't discriminate between ripeness)
picked? or hand-picked (more likely for specialty coffee)
How are coffee cherries Floated on water channels - ripe cherries sink so
sorted? floaters can be removed
What does pulping Removing the skin and fruit of a cherry using a depulper
involve?
What does washing Soaking the bean in tanks of water to remove remaining
involve? fruit and then rinsing
What does drying Laying out the bean or cherry in the sun on raised beds,
involve? nets or patios
What does hulling Removing dried fruit or parchment from the green
involve? coffee bean
What does the natural Drying the whole unwashed coffee cherry - as would
process involve? happen in nature
What does the Pulping the bean and then drying without washing
honey/pulp natural
process involve?
What does the washed Pulping and washing the bean before drying
process involve?
Taste profile of the Low acidity, heavy body
natural process
Taste profile of the Light flavours, light body
washed process
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