Coffee 101: Dial In Any Bag
The variables that decide the cup (grind, water, ratio, freshness) and how to change them on purpose. A framework, not a recipe, that works on any bag you own.

Join us at Bean & Bean Little Neck for a cupping featuring lots from the Alliance for Coffee Excellence's Legends program: coffees from producers who've built careers on consistently winning Cup of Excellence awards, 12 producers across 6 countries this year. Each Legend's lot is capped at just 10kg total, and we've secured a taste of every one for this cupping.
You'll taste alongside Jiyoon Han, Bean & Bean co-founder and international Cup of Excellence juror, who'll walk through what makes these lots stand out. No cupping experience needed, just curiosity.
Limited seats · Little Neck
The Fort Lee series
Two classes on the same two coffees, four weeks apart. Coffee 101 shows you what to do and why. Hands-On is where you actually brew it, round after round. Take either on its own, or bundle both and save.
The variables that decide the cup (grind, water, ratio, freshness) and how to change them on purpose. A framework, not a recipe, that works on any bag you own.
Where Coffee 101 leaves off. Six people, dedicated stations, brew after brew until it's muscle memory, with us coaching. Skipped 101? You'll still walk out knowing what to do.
Take the full path, taste it then brew it, on the same two coffees. Both Fort Lee classes together.
$170 → $120 · save $50
What you'll taste
The Fort Lee classes brew these two side by side: a reference point, then your own preference. Both are the kind of cup that's easier to appreciate once you know what you're looking for.
An experimental collaboration between Diego Bermudez and Allan Hartmann, built to push flavor beyond what's expected. Grapefruit and raspberry up top, a cinnamon finish, heavy body.
The farm's first Gesha planting, revived from near-abandonment in 2014. Delicate and floral: jasmine, brown sugar, and fresh berries with a crisp finish.
Who it's for
Bought beans you loved at the cafe and couldn't recreate at home? You'll leave with a framework that works on any new bag, plus the language to describe what you're tasting.
Time at the brewer with controlled variables most home setups can't run, plus structured palate work alongside other people who care about the same details.
October 3 in Little Neck. Seats are limited.
Questions before you book? Email Rachel and Jiyoon at hello@beannbeancoffee.com.