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How to sip hand-brewed single-piece coffee tasting method? Teach you hand-in-hand to taste coffee flavor characteristics!

Published: 2026-06-09 Author:

Last Updated: 2026/06/09, "Swoosh ~ In the coffee shop, we can occasionally hear some guests making such noises while drinking coffee. The reason why this sound occurs is because the taster uses a drinking method called "sipping". Although it sounds a little "rude", it still

"Swoosh ~ In the coffee shop, we can occasionally hear some guests making such noises while drinking coffee. The reason why this sound occurs is because the taster uses a drinking method called "sipping".

Although it sounds a bit "rude", many friends still choose to use it when drinking coffee. As for why... That's of course because by drinking in this way, we can better capture the flavor of coffee. Many friends may be curious why this method can better capture the flavor of coffee. In fact, it is easy to explain that sipping can bring changes in the temperature and shape of the coffee we drink. No matter which kind, it will help us better taste the full picture of coffee. Qianjie first comes to introduce sipping! The specific method of sipping is to first close your lips, press your mouth against the rim of the cup, open a thin slit, and then quickly inhale the coffee liquid into your mouth. If you have actually tried it, you will know that sipping is actually a drinking method that you are very familiar with. Because it's not just coffee, we actually use sipping in our daily lives. For example, when drinking hot porridge or hot soup, you will sip to lower the temperature of the liquid.

Since the liquid is inhaled quickly, it will be atomized directly, which will double the surface area of the liquid. Not only does the temperature drop, but it also makes it easier for us to capture the flavor of coffee. Because a larger surface area will accelerate the evaporation of aroma, we can feel more aroma in a short period of time, and then better feel the flavor of coffee. As Qianjie mentioned earlier, in addition to increasing the evaporation rate of aroma, a drop in temperature will also increase the perception of flavor. Its role is not just to make coffee easier to taste. Because as Qianjie often shares, our taste buds 'perception of taste is affected by temperature. When the temperature is too high or too low, it will reduce our taste buds' ability to perceive taste, making it impossible for us to taste coffee well. Complete taste.

Here, take herbal tea as an example! The taste of the same cup of herbal tea when it is hot and when it is cold are completely different. Hot herbal tea is not as bitter as cold! This is because at high temperatures, our taste buds 'perception of bitterness and sourness will be reduced, so many things that are originally bitter will not taste so bitter. But once it cools down and our taste buds have been restored, then if you drink this cup of herbal tea at this time, it will be so hard that you doubt life. So this is why herbal tea should be drunk while it is hot... The same goes for coffee. High temperatures can make our taste buds "dull" and we cannot feel the full picture of coffee well. But when the temperature is slightly lower, as the perception of the taste buds is restored, we will be able to taste the taste of coffee clearly and clearly, and we will be able to more easily associate the aroma with the specific flavor.

Take Qianjie as an example. Xizhao, the dividing line between Qianjie and Qianjie in the Qianjie bean list, is a coffee bean with a very prominent flavor and rich layers. If we drink it immediately when we are just brewed, the flavors we can feel are grapes, apricots, and passion fruits, which are slightly sweet. Does that sound good?

But if we sip the drink at this time, then we can have a richer and more exciting experience. In addition to flavors such as grapes, apricots, and passion fruits, you can also taste exquisite flavors such as berries and floral flowers. The taste will also become more plump due to the increase of sourness. These are the "Early Access" brought to us by the drop in coffee temperature and atomization. So we can know that sipping does allow us to better capture coffee flavors. If you are still at the beginning and cannot distinguish the flavor well, then the use of sipping can indeed be considered. But it's best to use it when no one else is around, unless you don't care about the strange stares of others ~~

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