About the flavor characteristics of coffee how to describe the flavor of coffee

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Eating fine chocolate is not just a simple indulgence, but a complex sensory experience, full of flavors, aromas and textures. From delicate floral aromas to creamy tastes, the best cocoa and chocolate can create unique flavors.

We often hear or see some special words when we buy coffee beans, which are often used to help us understand the description of the taste or flavor characteristics of coffee beans in this area.

It is not easy to try to describe the flavor of coffee. Coffee is popular because of its unique and rich flavor and aroma. Consumers, bean bakers, cup testers and traders all want to describe the flavor they drink into words.

But is it possible that we cannot describe it more accurately?

When the flavor we describe is more accurate, will it increase the experience of coffee drinkers?

A flavor that we cannot describe.

It's all because we have to record the flavor of newly purchased Ethiopian Kelloo washed coffee. Everyone in the bean baking factory quickly distinguishes the sweet and sour taste of fruit like oranges and pears, but it has a strong and floral flavor, which is difficult for us to describe.

The closest description is "rose", but none of us think it is very accurate. In the end, we chose the word "rose water" to describe this cup of coffee, trying to convey the weight and sweetness of the rosy aroma in the coffee.

I don't think we caught the rose-like aroma, but it all became clear a few weeks later, and my partner and I spent a rare and unforgettable holiday on a farm in Ireland.

The farm is a place full of pastoral scenery, and between the shed and the orchard, the vats of apple juice are slowly turning into vinegar. The strawberry scaffolding next to it extends sideways. In the store on the farm, mountains of apples give off an incredible fragrance.

It is this aroma that reminds me of Kelloo, which not only reminds me of the sweetness of ripe apples, but also has a rich floral flavor, which reminds me that roses and apples are actually distantly related. James Hoffmann has mentioned in the past how difficult it is to describe the flavor of an apple, which makes me think again about how we can more accurately describe drinking floral coffee.