Cottle Coffee Academy · Coffee Roasting Lab
Start with two practical days. Return to develop coffee through coached Sunday roasting, finished-beverage evaluation and a pathway that can take you from your first roast to professional practice.
Led directly by Tristan Creswick27 years of Australian coffee-industry experience.
Choose your path
I am starting from the beginning
Two weekdays or two consecutive Saturdays
RM2,490The practical starting point. No previous roasting experience required. Dates are confirmed directly.
Ask about the next Fundamentals intakeI want to develop my own roasts
Four rolling Sundays + final tasting
RM4,490Four rolling Sunday labs plus a final tasting. Fundamentals required.
Ask about the next SundayI want to work as a professional roaster
Ten rolling Sundays
RM10,900Ten rolling Sundays of deeper coached practice and development.
Apply for mentorshipSeparate branch
I want to launch a roasting business
Six-week weekday consultancy
A separate six-week owner/operator consultancy—not a replacement for practical roaster development.
After professional development
I want to teach coffee roasting
Three-day train-and-assess program
Three-day train-and-assess program after the Ten-Week Mentorship. Not an AST credential.
Tell Tristan what experience you have and what you want to achieve. He’ll recommend the correct starting point—not simply the most expensive program.
Talk to TristanThe practical progression
Begin operating, observing and understanding the roast.
Repeat, evaluate and change with coaching.
Build professional judgement through deeper practice.
Learn to plan, facilitate and assess roasting education.
Business consultancy sits to the side of this ladder. It is for an owner/operator building a roasting company, not a higher skills rung on the same path.
Complete the Four-Week program and its full RM4,490 value is credited toward the Ten-Week Mentorship. Remaining balance: RM6,410.
Repeatable practice
Espresso, milk drink, filter, iced black or another defined service format—the finished beverage is the primary feedback loop. Cupping supports quality control and comparison. Sunday labs are a rolling laboratory with a maximum of six active students—not a numbered Week 1–10 syllabus.
The roasting lab
Platform 01
Platform 02
Platform 03
SCA Roasting
Specialty Coffee Association
Practical skill + optional official credential
| Practical program | Credential enhancement | Enhancement | Standalone price | Saving | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Day Fundamentals | SCA Roasting Foundation | RM400 | RM1,890 | RM1,490 | RM2,890 |
| Four-Week Development | SCA Roasting Intermediate | RM950 | RM3,590 | RM2,640 | RM5,440 |
| Ten-Week Mentorship | SCA Roasting Professional | RM995 | RM5,990 | RM4,995 | RM11,895 |
Enhancement RM400. Standalone RM1,890. Save RM1,490. Combined RM2,890.
Enhancement RM950. Standalone RM3,590. Save RM2,640. Combined RM5,440.
Enhancement RM995. Standalone RM5,990. Save RM4,995. Combined RM11,895.
The reduced enhancement price is available only when selected with the original SamCart enrolment. It cannot be added later at the same price.
Learn directly with Tristan
Tristan Creswick · Academy Director & Founder
Which route is right for me?
Most people start here
You want to roast well, develop coffee, and keep improving on real machines. You want practical roasting capability without adding a separate credential.
If a certificate also matters
Build the skill first, then add the matching official credential at enrolment — Foundation, Intermediate or Professional — at the reduced enhancement price.
Credential without the labs
You want the official SCA roasting certificate without the Sunday development pathway. Take Foundation, Intermediate or Professional as a standalone course.
Questions
No. Two-Day Coffee Roasting Fundamentals is the practical starting point. No previous roasting experience is required.
Sunday labs assume you can already operate, observe and understand a roast. Fundamentals builds that starting competence so Four-Week and Ten-Week time is spent developing coffee, not learning the machine from scratch.
Sunday labs are a repeating development loop, not a numbered Week 1–10 syllabus. You join the next available Sunday after you are eligible. The coffee and experiments change; the six-part structure stays the same. There is a maximum of six active Sunday-lab students.
Complete the Four-Week program and its full RM4,490 value is credited toward the Ten-Week Mentorship. Remaining balance: RM6,410.
No. Official SCA roasting credentials are optional. You can take the practical pathway only, add the matching SCA enhancement at original enrolment, or take a standalone SCA course without the practical program.
No. The reduced enhancement price is available only when selected with the original SamCart enrolment. It cannot be added later at the same price.
No. Foundation is not required for SCA Roasting Intermediate.
Yes. SCA Roasting Intermediate is required before SCA Roasting Professional.
No. Launch Your Coffee Roasting Business is a six-week owner/operator consultancy. It is a separate branch, not a replacement for practical roaster development. If you will personally roast, you still need the practical pathway.
Write to Tristan on WhatsApp and we will explain the next available intake for your starting point. Dates are confirmed directly rather than published as a live calendar on this page.
We’ll help you choose the right starting point, explain the next available intake and show you whether an SCA credential adds value for your goal.