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Advanced Barista Training

The 40+ minute video features four of the country's most talented baristas demonstrating sophisticated latte art techniques, expanding the viewer's idea of what is possible when espresso and milk are combined in a cup. In addition to The Simple Heart, viewers will learn more complicated pours including The Triple Rosetta, The Apple, The Autumn Leaf, The Little Flower and The Fire-breathing Dragon. The featured baristas also discuss the fundamentals of coffee grinding, espresso extraction and milk texturing.

Member Price: $66.45 Non-Member Price: $69.95
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Espresso 101- New Edition

Espresso 101 is the award-winning professional video training tool for you and your employees. This tape will cut the normal 20-hour employee-training cycle down to three or four hours. This tool pays for itself with the first employee trained. Each package includes a study guide, multiple-choice test with answer key, barista diploma and a durable library case.

Member Price: $85.45 Non-Member Price: $89.95
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Espresso 501

This 75-minute video is an advanced course in coffee and espresso for the specialty coffee industry professional. The perfect companion piece to the award-winning video, Espresso 101, Espresso 501 provides a detailed understanding of the variables essential to create a superior espresso beverage experience.

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NCA Coffee Training Videos

NCA is proud to announce the release of two (2) new video presentation covering Coffee Agronomy and Coffee Roasting. Both videos are contained on a single DVD. These videos will be a valuable tool in any employee training program. Produced in documentary style, the videos concisely and entertainingly relate the fundamental aspects of agronomy and roasting.

Coffee Roasting

In the Coffee Roasting video, the roasting process is brought to life through the eyes of two small regional roasters in the Northwest. The video review the fundamental steps in the roasting process that are common to all roasters. Topics include choosing and buying the beans, testing the bean, cupping, the roasting process, roast types and packing & freshness. (runtime 10:04 min)

Coffee Agronomy

In the Coffee Agronomy video, we travel to the countries of origin to discover the source of coffee. Through lush imagery from coffee growing regions around the world, the story of coffee agronomy is told. Topics covered in this video include Defining species and variety, history or the coffee plant, factors that effect taste, cultivar, factors that affect the yield, wet v. dry processing methods, and traceability.(runtime 10:25 min)

Member Price: $18.00 Non-Member Price: $32.00
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The Passionate Harvest

A historic video for the specialty coffee industry! This 60-minute video is the definitive film chronicling coffee from seed to cup. Shot in Guatemala, Brazil, Kona and Ethiopia, The Passionate Harvest takes a detailed look at the inner workings of the diverse processes involved in coffee production, emphasizing the enormous amount of effort and care required to produce quality coffee, and highlighting some of the issues and decision points that affect final cup quality and character.

Member Price: $75.95 Non-Member Price: $79.95
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