Basic knowledge of boutique coffee familiar with coffee

1: how to get the coffee cup?

The correct way to hold a coffee cup is to hold the handle of the cup by your thumb and forefinger and then pick up the cup.

2: how to add sugar to the coffee?

When adding sugar to the coffee, the sugar can be scooped with an available coffee spoon and added directly to the cup, or you can use a sugar clip to clip the cube sugar on the close side of the coffee plate, and then use the coffee spoon to put the cube sugar into the cup. If you put the sugar into the cup directly with a sugar clip or by hand, it may sometimes spill the coffee and stain the clothes or tablecloth.

3: how to use a coffee spoon?

The coffee spoon is specially used to stir the coffee and should be taken out when drinking the coffee. Do not use a coffee spoon to drink coffee, and do not use a coffee spoon to mash the cube sugar in the cup.

4: what if the coffee is too hot?

Freshly brewed coffee is so hot that you can gently stir it in the cup with a coffee spoon to cool it, or let it cool naturally and then drink it. It is very impolite to try to blow the coffee with your mouth.

5: the use of cups and saucers

The cups and saucers for coffee are specially made. They should be placed on the front or right side of the drinker, with the cup ear pointing to the right. When drinking coffee, you can hold the cup ear of the coffee cup in your right hand, hold the coffee plate gently in your left hand, and slowly move it to your mouth to drink. It is not advisable to swallow a cup or bow your head to drink coffee. Don't make a sound when drinking coffee. When adding coffee, do not pick up the coffee cup from the coffee plate.

6: drink coffee and snack

Sometimes you can have a snack for coffee, but don't take a snack in one hand or a coffee cup in the other. Put down the refreshments when drinking coffee and the coffee cups when eating snacks.

7: how to taste coffee?

There are different flavors of coffee, so you can't drink 3 or 4 cups in a row like tea or cola, but the formal coffee cup is appropriate. If you want to drink 3 or 4 cups in a row, you should dilute the coffee concentration, or add a lot of milk, but still take into account the degree of physiological needs, to increase or decrease the concentration of coffee. There might as well be more changes in the allocation of sugar to make the coffee more delicious. Drinking while it is hot is a necessary condition for tasting coffee, even in hot summer.

Second: the correct way to drink coffee

1: take a sip of cold water to keep your mouth clean.

2: please drink coffee while it is hot, because the tannins in coffee can easily change during cooling, making the taste sour.

3: take a sip of black coffee. Every cup of coffee you drink takes five years to blossom and bear fruit, and it is made through tedious procedures such as harvesting and baking. Therefore, drink a mouthful of "black coffee" without sugar and cream while it is hot, and feel the flavor of the coffee before applying powdered fat. Then add the right amount of sugar, take another sip, and finally add cream. Don't forget to have a sip of plain coffee first.

4: before drinking coffee, take a sip of ice water, which can help the coffee taste emerge brightly and prepare every taste bud of your tongue to taste the coffee.

5: drink the right amount. Coffee contains caffeine, so drink it in moderation.

Enjoy a cup of coffee according to the above process, you can not only experience the different levels of coffee taste, but also help to improve the ability to appreciate coffee.

Third: how to distinguish the taste of coffee?

A good cup of coffee should be clear, bright and transparent. Concentration is different from turbidity, generally speaking, the causes of turbidity are nothing more than the following: bad roasted coffee beans or powdered coffee beans are put too long and brewed too much (the brewing temperature is too high, the brewing time is too long, the way of flushing water is too fast)

When you put the coffee spoon into the good coffee, the light of the coffee spoon will sparkle, and then scoop up a spoon and go back, you will find that at the moment of dripping, the coffee liquid will form a jewel-like bead across the surface, which can be called a cup of moist and transparent coffee.

Four: details to avoid when drinking coffee

1: when drinking coffee, do not spoon up the coffee to taste.

2: when drinking coffee, hold the handle of the cup with your index finger and thumb and drink it without picking up the coffee plate. When drinking coffee when standing and walking, you should pick up the plate, hold the cup in your left hand and hold the cup in your right hand. After drinking the coffee, put the coffee spoon on the plate.

3: when drinking coffee in a coffee shop, behave politely and don't stare at others. The softer the conversation, the better. Never talk loudly regardless of the occasion.

4: when drinking CAPPUCCIONO in a restaurant, it is best to use a spoon to mix the milk foam with the coffee, taste the milk foam first, and then taste the coffee. In this way, you won't finish your drink and turn into a beard.

The delicacy of coffee always coexists with a warm heart. tasting a good cup of coffee in the right way will not only make it easier to taste it, but also live up to the heart of the brewer.