SensoCup CVA: The Free Digital Tool for Sensory Evaluation According to SCA Standards
So far, coffee professionals — Q Graders, roasters, importers — faced an uncomfortable choice: paper and pen, outdated and incomplete software, or paid platforms that did not implement the new SCA 2024/2025 protocols.
That gap has just been filled.
Garage Coffee Bros. has launched SensoCup CVA, the first free Progressive Web App that *simultaneously* implements the three official Specialty Coffee Association CVA protocols in a single interface accessible from any device, with no installation required.
The Problem It Solves
Sensory evaluation is critical in specialty coffee. It determines real quality, enables reliable comparisons between lots, and guides blending decisions. Yet the available tools were:
- Paper forms: manual tracking, transcription errors, no integrated history
- Legacy software: not updated to the SCA 2024/2025 protocols
- Paid solutions: out of reach for many professionals, complicated, oversized
Those working with sensory rigor deserved better.
How SensoCup CVA Works
The app implements the certified SCA protocols:
- CVA 103/2024 — Descriptive Assessment (sensory descriptor analysis)
- CVA 104/2024 — Affective Assessment (preference and pleasantness)
- CVA 105/2025 — Extrinsic Assessment (external attributes and biases)
- Physical Protocol — currently in beta testing
Inside: a CATA (Check-All-That-Apply) system with over 60 descriptors calibrated to SCA standards, an automatic CVA Score calculation engine, and multi-sample management for advanced comparative evaluations.
Exportable results, full consultable history, access from smartphone, tablet, desktop. No downloads. No plugins. Open your browser and evaluate.
Available in 9 languages — including Arabic with RTL support — for a truly global audience.
Free. For Everyone. Now.
The free version supports single evaluation sessions. A Pro plan — coming in the next few weeks — will add multi-sample sessions, advanced comparator, and personal analytics. Dedicated plans for Q Instructors and training academies will follow.
But the core remains free and accessible. It’s a deliberate choice.
"I wanted a tool that spoke the language of coffee professionals: rigorous in protocols, simple to use, available everywhere. SensoCup CVA is the answer I wished for years ago." — Davide Cobelli, Founder of Garage Coffee Bros.
Who Should Use It
- Q Graders and SCA Trainers — standardized documentation of evaluations, multilingual access for international sessions
- Roasters — systematic quality control, batch-to-batch profiling according to recognized protocols
- Importers and Coffee Scouts — lot evaluation at origin with comparable and reproducible data
- Sensory research laboratories — multi-sample sessions, export for statistical analysis
- Serious enthusiasts — the free version is open to anyone who wants to learn and document their evaluations
Technology Behind
SensoCup CVA is built as a Progressive Web App: modern technology, responsive, offline-capable, no installation. Backend supported by Supabase. Open-minded development to global SCA standards.
Intellectual property is registered with SIAE (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers).
How to Access
Go to cva.garagecoffeebros.com
Log in with Google or email. Choose the CVA protocol, enter sample data, evaluate, save, export.
No subscription required to start. No pricing surprises. No artificial limits on what matters — sensory rigor.
