Which brand of black coffee is authentic? What are the benefits and characteristics of black coffee?

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Have you ever heard someone say that the coffee in front of you has a faint "berry flavor", but actually drank it and found that the taste is no different from ordinary coffee? Don't be discouraged, and don't lose faith too soon in the appeal of the third wave of coffee, because these unique ways of describing coffee come from a source, not a marketing gimmick.

Text: Xi Mengge, Ruby. Ashbiol

Cultivate your coffee taste

Have you ever heard someone say that the coffee in front of you has a faint "berry flavor", but actually drank it and found that the taste is no different from ordinary coffee? Don't be discouraged, and don't lose faith too soon in the appeal of the third wave of coffee, because these unique ways of describing coffee come from a source, not a marketing gimmick. Coffee, like wine, tastes different depending on where it is grown and how it is processed. With practice, you can also learn to recognize complex coffee flavors.

cup test

Coffee cup testing is a professional technique whereby bean roasters and buyers evaluate the quality of a batch of beans by tasting and smelling them. There's a standard procedure for cupping that works all over the world, from a Colombia estate to a downtown bean parlor.

The cup used for the cup test should have a capacity of between 150 and 200 ml. Put 10 grams of ground coffee powder into it and pour boiling water at 92 degrees Celsius. Let stand for 5 minutes until a layer of scum forms on the surface of the coffee solution.

Destroy scum, remove surface foam and let stand for 5 minutes.

Take a deep breath, smell the coffee, then take a sip and rinse gently so that the aroma fills the mouth and spreads to the back of the tongue.

Many bean baking chambers hold cup test sharing meetings, from which coffee lovers can get a lot of harvest. Imagine waking up early in the morning, trotting into the kitchen without even changing into your pajamas, sipping your first sip of fresh coffee, and instead of saying,"Mmm, delicious," you say,"Honey, this morning's coffee has a strong animal flavor. I love the rich, slightly sour taste and the lingering chocolate finish." What a beautiful description!

Processing determines coffee flavor

Regardless of where coffee beans come from, the key to flavor is the way they are processed. Many test records state dry, wet, or semi-dry treatments, which have been described in previous chapters, and their effects on coffee flavor are described below:

Wet-processed coffee: coffee beans usually taste more consistent, clean and bright. Compared to dry processing, the fruit acid taste is more refined, and the appearance is greener and cleaner than natural sun-dried beans or semi-washed beans.

Dry-processed coffee: naturally sun-cured, beans usually have a slightly "complex" and "personality" flavor, a mellow taste, and a yellow-green appearance.

Semi-dry processed coffee: Semi-dry processed coffee beans, like sun beans, have a less uniform appearance than washed beans; flavor characteristics are more pronounced after brewing.

Have a cup of black coffee (beware of addiction)

Want a glimpse into the third coffee wave? Then put down the milk jug, because black coffee is now popular among professionals, er, only occasionally. The reason, of course, is not that black coffee looks stronger, but that milk overshadows many of the coffee's subtle and complex flavors. The same goes for sugar. If you're the kind of person who needs four spoons of sugar to take a sip of coffee, you're not going to get the natural sweetness of fine coffee.

Pure drinks without any additives can drink the natural flavor of beans, although milk or even sugar, with some of the stronger flavor of coffee (especially Italian concentrated) effect complement each other, but if you are willing to open your mind, try black coffee without foreign interference, you will find that seemingly ordinary coffee beans, flavor unexpectedly so varied, the impression of black coffee will be completely changed from then on.

Kuroshio Studies for Coffee Spectators: Understanding Origin, Bean Seed, Grinding & Roasting, Starting Your First Hand-Made Coffee, Mountain Culture Publishing