What is a coffee cup test to determine the overall flavor of coffee

The so-called "cup test" is like tasting red wine to objectively and generally judge the sweetness and sour taste, bitterness, aftertaste and aroma of coffee, as well as the quality of coffee.

"Cup test" is actually held in coffee producing areas and producing countries, and it is the most direct way to convey the unique flavor of coffee. When purchasing raw coffee beans in the place of origin, a cup test should be carried out to determine whether to buy it or not.

Cup test method

Here I would like to introduce you to the "DISCOVERY cup measurement method".

(1) prepare props.

Coffee beans 10g x 3 cups

Prepare 2 coffee beans roasted before explosion. Grind with FUJIROYAL coffee grinder and R202 scale ⑥.)

A glass or container of the same size x 3

Boiled water (100cc) ×

Special spoon for cup test (spoon or spoon can be replaced if not. Some acquaintances think the spoon is very useful!

Timer

Clean the cup test spoon with a water cup (the same cup test spoon should taste 3 cups of coffee, and in order not to mix the coffee with each other, use it after each cleaning.)

A cup used to hold removed lye and spit coffee. ("Cup timing" contains coffee in your mouth, feels its taste and aroma, and then spits it into the cup.)

Why prepare three cups of the same coffee?

If you take a cup test with a cup of coffee, the coffee will not be graded as long as a defective bean is found in the coffee bean. Therefore, in order to more correctly carry out the "cup test", one kind of coffee should be prepared for 3 cups.

Let's start the cup test now!

(2) smell the aroma of coffee powder in the cup first. (the coffee is called "DRY" when it is divided into powder, and the state of boiling water is called "CRUST".)

First, feel the aroma of "DRY".

Put your hand over the mouth of the cup, shake it and you can smell the aroma of coffee.

(3) add 100cc hot water to each cup and time it for 3 minutes with timer.

Smell the aroma of "CRUST" in the clock. Put your nose as close to the coffee as possible and slowly inhale the aroma.

(4) after 3 minutes, use a cup spoon to remove the coffee from the cup noodles.

In order to feel the aroma of the coffee and keep the nose close to the coffee, extend the cup spoon to the bottom of the cup and stir up slowly and widely for 3 times, damaging the surface of the coffee.

(5) remove lye and suspended coffee bean particles from the liquid surface with a cup spoon.

(at this time, if there are too many suspended coffee bean particles, you may choke when inhaled, so try to remove them.)

(6) gently pick up the liquid with a cup spoon, put it into the mouth and inhale it in a fog to spread in the mouth, and then taste the sweetness, sour taste, bitterness, aftertaste, consistency and taste, quality uniformity and taste balance of the coffee.

It is easier to judge the taste when it spreads in the mouth in the form of fog.

Lean the cup spoon against the teeth in front of the lower row, slightly downward, and inhale with a strong breath.

Because inhaling hard may make a whistling sound like "beep" and "whew".

(7) observe the change of taste when it gets cold slowly.

Each degree of cooling shows the characteristics of coffee.

Be able to understand the taste of coffee,

Be able to inhale skillfully,

The most important thing is to repeat the "cup test" every day, remember all kinds of flavors, and form habits.

The expression of coffee

The following is an expression about coffee.

A world very much like red wine.

■ Aroma aroma

Spicy, herbal, nutty, floral,

Caramel, vanilla, red wine, fruit, grass,

Dry, green, muddy, fermented, charred, smoked

■ Acidity is sour and refreshing.

Smooth, smooth, bright, refreshing, soft, sweet, if real,

Like apples, lemons, oranges, peaches, mangoes,

Like yogurt, strong, irritating, vinegar

■ Body consistency taste

Greasy, buttery, creamy, greasy, slender,

Smooth, rich, silky, velvet, watery, light

■ Aftertaste Yu Yun

Long-lasting, reverberating, mild, bright, sweet, immediately disappearing, astringent

Clarity of ■ Clean

Clear, free of impurities, transparent, turbid

Repeat "cup test",

You can learn how to express the taste and aroma of coffee.

While carrying out the cup test,

While enjoying the coffee, try to express and interpret the coffee bit by bit.

In this way, you should encounter a slightly different taste and aroma of coffee.

(Cup of Excellence=COE)

When deciding on fine coffee, the international evaluation committee should also conduct a "cup test", and it is up to domestic and international censors to judge and make a decision.

Many people hate the sour taste of coffee, but it plays an important role in the evaluation of coffee. The sweetness of sour coffee is often combined with high scores.