Why do you need a cup of coffee? Cup test is how to sip in order to better judge the flavor?

The most direct way to express the quality of a cup of coffee is to judge by cup test. In the coffee cup test, the method of sipping is recommended. Sipping coffee with exaggeration, making a lot of noise, what on earth is the purpose of sipping? In coffee tasting, flavor is a combination of taste and smell.

The definition of cup test

Cup testing is a way used by cup testers to judge the flavor and characteristics of coffee. In order to understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of each kind of coffee beans in each producing area, it is necessary to put all kinds of coffee beans together with objective and standardized procedures. Usually, a cup test can find out the shortcomings, advantages and characteristics of a bean flavor, and a common cup test report can also be used as a communication language for international coffee quality. Sip in an upright position. Relax your shoulders, don't shrug when sipping, make use of the suction of your stomach.

Skill description

The amount of coffee liquid scooped up with a cup spoon should be the same each time. The amount of the liquid will affect the suction force. When the suction force is different, it will cause the position of each feeling to be different, which will indirectly affect the judgment.

02 spoon is naturally placed between the lips

03 the lips are slit with the spoon and then inhaled naturally slowly and quickly

04 at the beginning, you can practice with water. The density of water is lighter and easier to inhale than coffee.

05 from shallow to deep to sip atomized liquid at the junction of upper jaw and nasal cavity

06 for the atomized liquid, use the whole tongue to feel all kinds of items

Principle

After atomization, the surface area of the liquid becomes larger, which makes it easier for the taste buds to feel the strength and quality of the taste.

After atomization, the surface area of the liquid becomes larger, which makes it easier for the nasal cavity to smell its aroma.

It can accurately distinguish the flavor of fine coffee when it produces metal sound when sipping, but this action is not necessary.

The metal sound is sipped to the junction of the upper jaw and the nasal cavity to prove, but do not put too much emphasis on sipping the metal sound.

What is the purpose of sipping?

In coffee tasting, flavor is a combination of taste and smell, which are related-they use the same type of receptors and are stimulated by molecules in solution or air, while sipping can better judge and describe flavor. Taste is generally defined as the feeling in the mouth when eating. Traditionally, it is generally believed that taste has five main taste sensations: sour, sweet, bitter, salty and fresh. The sense of smell is the aroma felt through the nasal cavity. These aromas need to be volatile. If the surface of a substance does not release molecules into the air, it has no fragrance. Sipping can improve the taste measurement efficiency of the sense of taste and the sense of smell behind the nose, while inhaling the air to make the coffee foggy in the mouth, the taste of coffee is more evenly distributed in all areas of the tongue, and the gasification components in the coffee oil are also more easily released. rising from the nasopharynx behind the mouth into the nasal cavity to speed up the flavor judgment.