Welcome to Australia's most comprehensive barista training program for baristas, café operators and home espresso lovers - the Danes Gourmet Coffee Institute (DGCI).

Based in Sydney (view map) the DGCI offers barista courses, accreditation and training to support new or existing cafés and baristas wishing to update their skills and anyone that would like to make a career as a barista from Australia’s premier barista training program.

We have trained thousands of students from all over Australia and the world since 1999 in world class methods of the perfect espresso extraction, milk texturing and latte art and now NEW to the Institute, Siphon and Chemex classes.

Our programs are comprehensive, envied, emulated and proven. Training at Danes Gourmet Coffee Institute means not only a premium specialty coffee education, but you can also join the ranks of Australia’s best and become a Danes Accredited Barista.

Barista Courses

Cupping
Danes Gourmet Coffee have been at the forefront of specialty coffee appreciation tasting since 1995 to share our passion for great coffees of the world with our fellow coffee lovers.

The Complete Home Espresso Course
Learn how to make a better coffee than the café's! Bring your own machine along or practice on one of ours. An absolute 'must-do' for any owner of a home espresso machine.

Essence of Espresso and Espresso Workshop 
Two Part Course. To be a true barista, one must firstly study and understand the essential principles of coffee excellence. The machine, the grinder, the tools and knowledge required to make consistently exceptional coffee. The 2nd course "Espresso Workshop" provides the second, vital step in your journey towards coffee excellence. The power of the knowledge gained from course No. 1 is put into practice under the expert tutorlidge of our instructors.

Latte Art Workshop
When you have nailed your extractions and your milk is silky the customers love nothing better than the myriad of latte/coffee art creations that the DGCI has now dedicated a whole course on.

The Other Black
Siphon, Chemex, Turkish, Otto, French Press, Presso DGCI has created this 3 hour course to examine and teach the new world of “Other Black” coffees through some famous old brewing methods, coupled with some contemporary methods to match.

Barista Accreditation
This is a theory and practical test used to evaluate a Barista's skill for those in the industry and our students who have completed the DGCI range of courses.