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Qianjie-Coffee flavor description

The taste of coffee: when tasting the sour taste of coffee, beginners should not pay too much attention to the name of the specific sour taste, but should learn to distinguish between uncomfortable acid, irritating acid, strong acid, dead acid and refreshing acid.

Sour taste is one of the terms used to describe the flavor of coffee. If the coffee has higher acidity and the rest is crisp, refreshing and pleasant, if the acidity of the coffee is low, it will produce a dull aftertaste.

Because acidity is often misunderstood, bright and lively words can be used to describe it. Among them, the acid of coffee can be divided into two kinds: one is "bright, lively, moderately acidic fruit acid", and the other is "sharp sour taste." overfermented fruit acid ", the former belongs to high-quality acid, the latter is inferior acid.

The aroma of coffee: the so-called aroma is the taste of coffee after blending, describing the aroma of coffee including caramel, fruit, flower, rich and spicy. Wait. The unpleasant aroma is caused by defects in raw coffee, improper roasting or final improper brewing, while the normal aroma is what we can perceive, whether it is wet or dry.

1. Fruits: lemon, orange, plum, peach, asparagus, grape, plum

2. Flowers: rose, wild ginger, jasmine, violets, mint leaves

3. Sugars: honey, black sugar, caramel, sweet potato

4. Spices: cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cocoa

5. Wood: pine, cypress, Chinese fir, sandalwood, forest bottom

6. Special aroma: wine fermentation, musk, cream, leather

The overall flavor of coffee:

Taste is the taste of coffee in the mouth. For example, coffee may taste chocolate or caramel slightly. When describing the coffee flavor, you can start with the acidity of the coffee, and then the aroma. For example, you might describe the coffee as follows: "Coffee has a crisp, bright taste, with subtle citrus flavor and rich chocolate flavor."

The description of flavor contains subjective factors, although everyone has different degrees of sensitivity to taste, but generally there will not be much difference.

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