About this Event
GUIDED DIASPORA COFFEE TASTING
Six Origins. One Shared Story.
Taste across six coffee traditions and discover how place, process, roast, and preparation shape what you experience in the cup.
Join Six Rows Café for a guided specialty-coffee tasting built around comparison, curiosity, and conversation. In this two-hour, in-person experience, participants will taste a curated flight of six coffees inspired by Ethiopia, Kenya, Jamaica, Colombia, Yemen, and Sumatra.
This session focuses on origin-to-origin cupping comparisons: how coffees can differ in aroma, sweetness, acidity, body, texture, and finish—and how to develop language for the flavors you notice.
This is a welcoming tasting experience for coffee lovers, curious beginners, hospitality professionals, TSU students, and anyone interested in specialty coffee and global coffee culture. No previous coffee knowledge is required.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
• A guided tasting flight featuring six origin-inspired coffees
• Side-by-side cupping comparisons across the tasting flight
• An approachable framework for aroma, sweetness, acidity, body, balance, and finish
• Conversation about coffee traditions across East Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia
• Tasting-journal prompts and practical flavor-vocabulary guidance
• Time for reflection, questions, and connection with fellow coffee lovers
WHAT TO EXPECT
Coffee will be served in small tasting portions as part of a facilitated educational experience. We will move through the flight together, so please plan to arrive early and stay for the full program.
No previous coffee knowledge is required. Bring your curiosity, an open palate, and a willingness to compare what you taste.
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES
• A guided two-hour specialty-coffee tasting experience
• Curated tasting portions across six origin-inspired coffees
• Origin-to-origin comparison and sensory-education guidance
• Tasting-journal prompts and flavor-vocabulary support
• A welcoming community space for conversation and discovery
ABOUT SIX ROWS CAFÉ
Six Rows Café is a Houston-based coffee and cacao platform rooted in thoughtful sourcing, coffee education, and community connection. We create experiences that bring people closer to the people, places, and practices behind every cup.
Please arrive 10 minutes early for check-in. Because coffees and tasting materials are selected and prepared in advance, tickets are nonrefundable. If you can no longer attend, please contact us as early as possible.
Presented by Six Rows Café and Travel Villa Kitchen / VK Capital Ventures Inc.
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3005 McGowen St, 3005 McGowen Street, Houston, United States
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