Cuppings & events
Taste with us.
Every Saturday, free, no booking.
Cupping is how the coffee industry tastes coffee. We do it every Saturday at the bar, with the four coffees on rotation. No experience needed. The only rule is to slurp.
The schedule
What is on this season.
- 60 minutes
Public cupping
Every Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Taste the four coffees on bar this week, side by side. We pour, you slurp, we talk about what is happening in the cup. No experience needed.
Free
- 90 minutes
Brewing class | pour-over
First Sunday of the month, 11:00 a.m.
A hands-on class on V60 technique. We cover grind, water temperature, pour pattern, and how to taste your way to a better brew. You leave with a ratio that works at home.
$45
- 75 minutes
Origin night
Last Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
We pick a single producing country, taste three coffees from it, and tell the story behind each lot. Recent nights: Burundi, Honduras, Yemen.
$35
- 120 minutes
Wholesale partner cupping
By invitation, monthly
A working session for our wholesale partners. New lots, blend updates, equipment troubleshooting, and questions from your bar team. Email wholesale@vellumcoffee.ca to be added.
Wholesale customers
How a cupping works
Three steps. Twenty minutes. Anyone can do it.
- 01
The dry smell
Beans freshly ground in a glass. What do you smell before water arrives?
- 02
The crust
Hot water poured at 1:18, four-minute steep. We break the crust together and smell again.
- 03
The slurp
Spoon, slurp, and taste. Sweetness, acidity, body, finish. Same vocabulary, four cups, side by side.
Just show up
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.
We start the kettles at 9:55. Come a few minutes early, grab a chair at the bar, and we will hand you a spoon.