Italian concentration talking about the Evaluation of Espresso

Note: prepare a glass of ice water before drinking and drink a sip of ice water before drinking coffee to fully stimulate the taste buds.

1. Observe the coffee beans.

Observe the appearance, uniformity, blending type, roasting degree, smell, etc., and have a general understanding of coffee beans.

2, grinding.

Look at the grindness of the coffee beans and smell the aroma. The degree of grinding of coffee beans largely determines whether a cup of espresso can be completely extracted.

3. Extract coffee and predict its taste according to the production process.

According to the thickness, smoothness and color of the coffee flow from the handle, you can predict whether the cup of espresso is properly filled and whether it is fully extracted.

4, look at the crema color

The normal espresso is a yellow-brown delicate and smooth crema. If the extraction is insufficient, the color will be white, and if the extraction is excessive, the color will be reddish brown. Of course, machine pressure, water temperature and other factors will also affect the color and thickness of crema to a certain extent.

5, smell the incense.

Through the aroma, you can smell the sour, sweet and rich taste of coffee. The aroma of a good espresso is soft and warm, with some sweet aromas of dried fruit.

6, drink.

Take a hard breath. Let the tip of the tongue fully touch the coffee liquid. The tip of the tongue will feel sour, the middle bitter, pause for a moment, there will be sweetness gushing out on the tongue.

Take a few more sips and the fragrance will spread to the whole mouth and nose.

7, alcoholic degree

Swallow coffee in the form of chewing and feel the consistency-mellowness of the coffee liquid.

When you gently lick the gums and lips with the tip of your tongue, you will feel smooth and sticky because of the fat and protein ingredients in coffee.

8, Huigan

After drinking, the sweet taste left in the mouth and tongue is Huigan, just as the Old disabled travels says, "the voice surrounds the beam for three days", which describes the singing. In fact, the sweet taste of coffee can also be "full of fragrance and aftertaste for a long time"-- well, it depends on the sweetness of coffee.