Coffee cupping is vital when purchasing coffee beans.ย Rhino Coffee Gear have designed a cupping bowl that has black on the inside of the cup as opposed to the normal white. These bowls will help you focus less on the color and clarity of the roast and focus more on the flavor and aroma.
Features:
- Meets requirements for SCAA Volume Standards
- High quality ceramic, which retains heat
- 88 mm internal diametre (3.46")
- 220ml Capacity (7.43 fl oz)
- Curved internal base
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Why the Interior is Black
Standard cupping bowls are white inside โ and that turns out to be a problem. Human perception of taste is strongly influenced by visual cues: the colour and clarity of a brew in the cup primes expectations before the first sip, and those expectations shape what the palate actually registers. A dark roast in a white bowl looks different from a light roast, and that visual difference creates a bias that even experienced cuppers can't fully override. Rhino Coffee Gear's response was to make the interior black โ removing the visual variable entirely. In a black-interior bowl, the colour and clarity of the coffee are invisible. The evaluation stays where it belongs: in the aroma and the taste.
SCA Standards, Ceramic Heat Retention
The Rhino Cupping Bowl is designed to meet Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) volume standards, making it appropriate for professional cupping sessions, competition use, and SCA-protocol evaluations as well as everyday home cupping. The internal diameter of approximately 87mm and capacity of approximately 220ml (7.43 fl oz) conform to the standard dimensions used across professional cupping tables worldwide. The ceramic construction retains heat effectively, keeping the coffee at a stable temperature through multiple evaluation rounds without the surface cooling that thinner materials allow. The curved internal base supports consistent brewing and ensures even coffee distribution in the bowl. Each bowl is individually boxed.
Part of a Complete Cupping Setup
The Rhino Cupping Bowl pairs naturally with the Rhino Coffee Gear Professional Cupping Spoon โ also SCA compliant, holding 4โ5ml per spoon, made from non-reactive stainless steel that won't taint the sample. For a complete cupping table, Coffee Addicts also stocks the Rhino Cupping Spittoon and Rhino Oval Cupping Tray. If you're new to cupping, the black bowl removes one of the most common obstacles to accurate sensory evaluation at home: the tendency to let what the coffee looks like influence what you taste.
