I believe good coffee can change the world.

Loupe Coffee Consulting

Hola! I’m Sandra Elisa Loofbourow, a certified Q Instructor through CQI, a seasoned green buyer, roaster, barista, and published author. I was a founding Director of The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room, and am co-host of the bilingual podcast Cafetera Intelectual. I am dedicated to creating a sustainable, ethical, and quality-focused coffee supply chain.

Check out my offerings below!

photos by @Lindsey Shea and @Contento Estudio

Upcoming Courses

Become a certified Q Grader

  • Q Combo @ Firedancer Coffee Educators Chicagol, IL

    Monday May 13 - Saturday May 18

    Firedancer Educators has a state-of-the art lab in Schaumburg IL, just outside of the Chicago. They are the only CQI certified In-Country Partner in the US!

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  • Q Combo @ Pacific Coffee Research, Hawaii

    Monday June 3 - Saturday June 6

    Teaching quality evaluation on a coffee farm is a dream come true. Get Q Certified in this intimate class on a working farm on the island of Hawaii!

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Group training

Learn about specialty coffee from its origin through to the cup. I offer group trainings on coffee evaluation, sensory skills, green buying & inventory management, roasting, brewing, and latte art. Want a private experience? Schedule a training to bring your team into calibration, tighten your protocols, or build some team bonding.

Consulting services

Are you a business owner looking for support from an expert? Whether you’re opening a café, roastery, or international business, I can put my years of experience and expertise to work building successful strategies for project management, business development, and social media.

Interpreting & translation

I’ve been doing professional Spanish/English interpretation for longer than I’ve been in coffee (a long time!). Facilitating communication across language barriers with accurate technical vocabulary is one of my passions.

 

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What people are saying

  • Traveling to a new location can be daunting but Sandra created an environment that allowed her students to excel and maintain confidence

    Q Student

  • Sandra is a motivator when all the students were worried. Sandra's best strengths as an instructor are patience and reassurance.

    Q Student

  • Sandra is a wonderful and thoughtful instructor. Lectures and exercises were always well structured and easy to follow. Her ability to condense complex ideas into digestible and easy to understand material was incredibly helpful. Her support for all of us students throughout the process felt genuine and heartfelt. Super thankful to have had her has an instructor during a long and stressful week!

    Q Combo Student

  • Sandra was an overwhelmingly supportive instructor who took time to instill confidence and knowledge in her students by encouraging them and providing them with all of the tools necessary to succeed. She is gifted with communication and excels in lecturing students while simultaneously creating a space for them to grow professionally and personally. I would highly recommend any and all courses that Sandra provides.

    Q Combo Student

  • Sandra is great, so knowledgeable and down to earth. It’s really great to hear from someone who is so well immersed in coffee to share from personal experiences.

    Spanish For Coffee People Student

  • As a fluent Spanish speaker, I enrolled in Sandra Loofbourow's "Spanish for Coffee People" summer series primarily for the content in Lessons 3 and 4 - cupping Spanish and Spanish for Roasting Coffee. However, I found myself thoroughly enjoying each class. Sandra's teaching methodology is playful, kind, patient, and thoughtful, making the learning experience both engaging and enriching. I'm now eager to explore advanced Spanish with the vocabulary from the guías de catación y tostación, and I hope Sandra offers deeper dives into this fascinating subject in the future

    Spanish For Coffee People Student

  • I loved this class! I feel like the few short weeks gave me a surprising boost in my existing practicing, and certainly answered coffee specific vocab I wouldn’t have gotten otherwise. It’s super nice to have all the vocab saved now and I can keep practicing, and it was very helpful to do this right as I started learning to get pronunciation down by hearing someone talk in real time. Definitely worth the time and money.

    Spanish For Coffee People Student

  • Sandra has a deep and wide knowledge of all parts of a coffee roasting and cafe business. Her insights and recommendations were clear, informative, and actionable. We've worked with many consultants over the years, and Loupe Coffee Consulting stood out in terms of how clear it was that the work we did added value. I'm sure we will continue to work together on future projects. Great work! Highly recommend.

    Consulting Client