How would you describe the taste of coffee? What are the words for coffee flavor wheel?

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the taste of coffee

Acidity

It is all the sour and strong characteristics of coffee grown in the plateau. The acrid taste is different from bitter or sour, and it has nothing to do with acidity, but a refreshing and lively quality that promotes coffee to exert its functions of invigorating the mind and cleansing the taste.

Aroma [smell]

Aroma refers to the aroma and aroma emitted by coffee after conditioning. Bouquet is a less commonly used word for the taste of ground coffee. Aroma is usually specific and comprehensive. Aroma words include caramel, charred, chocolate, fruity, grassy, malty, rich, rich, spicy, etc.

Body [Alcohol]

Is the conditioning of coffee after drinking, in the tongue to coffee leaves some taste. Alcohol varies from light to light, medium, high, fatty, and even syrupy in some Indonesian coffees.

Bitter

Bitterness is a basic taste, and the sensory area is distributed in the root of the tongue. The bitterness of dark roasts is deliberately created, but the most common cause of bitterness is too much coffee powder and too little water. Bitterness is not the assent word for sour.

Briny

Coffee brewed, if overheated, will produce a salty taste. Some coffee shops have coffee that tastes like this.

Earthy

Usually used to describe spicy and earthy Indonesian coffee. But these references to mud do not refer to coffee beans stained with mud taste. Some commercial coffees are mixed with cheap coffee, and the muddy taste may turn dirty, apparently because of the drying and rough processing techniques used to spread the beans on the ground.

Exotic

Coffee has a unique aroma and special smell, such as flowers, fruits, spices like sweet characteristics. Coffee grown in East Africa and Indonesia usually has this characteristic.

Flavor [Flavor]

It is the overall impression of aroma, acidity, and alcohol. It can be used to describe the overall feeling of coffee.

Mellow [Aromatic Alcohol]

Coffee is an adjective used to describe coffee with low to medium acidity and good balance.

Mild

It indicates that a coffee has a harmonious and delicate flavor. Highland latin american coffee usually described as mild. It is also a term used in coffee circles to refer to all highland coffees except those produced in Brazil.

Soft

A coffee with low acidity, such as Indonesian coffee. It can also be described as aromatic or sweet.

Sour

A taste zone located primarily on the back of the tongue and characteristic of light roasted coffee.

Spicy [Spicy]

A flavor or smell reminiscent of a particular spice. A type of Indonesian highland coffee (especially aged coffee) with a cardamon-like sweet aroma.

Strong

Technically, it describes the number of advantages and disadvantages of various tastes, or the relative proportion of coffee and water in a particular conditioning product. In colloquial usage, intense describes the intense flavor of dark roast coffee. In addition, it misleads people into the illusion that it contains a lot of caffeine. In fact, canned light coffee is high in caffeine because it contains more decaf coffee.

Sweet [Sweet]

A commonly used adjective, almost fruity in nature and associated with alcohol. Coffee grown in the highlands of Costa Rica usually has a strong flavor. Wild describes coffee as having extreme taste characteristics. If ordinary people could not accept it, they would call it odd, but it could also be an attractive feature, depending on personal preferences. Winy describes a charming flavor reminiscent of wine. Fruity acidity and smooth body, creating a special flavor contrast. Kenya coffee is the best example of wine flavor.