Brewing Emotions

In this workshop with Late Knight Coffee you will learn more about:

• the history of coffee;
• the various home brewing methods;
• and the different coffee tasting notes.

Followed by an open discussion about the emotions Dorothy Wilding’s works evoke and how those emotions can be translated into a further sensory experience through five carefully selected specialty coffees from across Latin America.

Hosted by Late Knight Coffee : Instagram: @lateknightcoffee, Facebook: @LateKnightCoffee, Website: lateknightcoffee.com

ITINERARY

INTRODUCTION

• Welcome and introduction to Part 1 of the workshop. A short history of coffee.
• A whistle stop tour through the history of coffee – from 15th century Ethiopia to the present day
• Different coffee brewing methods.
• Short introduction to the various coffee brewing methods with a focus on best options for at-home brewing.
• Tasting notes
• Short introduction to the coffee flavour wheel and how to identify the various tasting notes in a coffee.
• Short discussion on what emotions we associate with different flavours.

MAIN EVENT

• Welcome back and introduction to Part 2 of the workshop.
• The portraits and the stories behind them.
• A detailed look at 5 pre-selected portraits from the Dorothy Wilding exhibition aiming at providing participants with more information about each work and the context it was taken in.
• Coffee-portrait pairing
• Participants will be encouraged to find up to 3 flavour notes in each of the 5 coffee samples and subsequently, match each coffee to one of the pre-selected portraits.

** This interactive part of the workshop encourages participants to use the new knowledge and skills learnt during Part 1 whilst allowing for personal interpretation of Dorothy’s works.

Discussion

A closer look into the participants’ selections to identify similarities and differences aiming to spark a conversation about the emotions which Dorothy’s works have evoked in them and how those emotions have impacted their selections