How to become a coffee expert

Taste the coffee, not only drink it, but also smell it. Although there is no absolute formula for judging whether coffee is good or bad, mastering the following four connoisseur principles will still help you understand and taste coffee:

* acidity (Acidity)

After the coffee is imported, the taste of leaving it on the tip of the tongue. The word "sour" looks eye-catching, but in fact, the original flavor and fresh vitality of coffee beans, like wine, are contained in its sour taste. The acidity of fresh coffee, with its fruity aroma, is like the natural acidity found in lemons, grapes, apples and other fruits. It tastes pleasant and fresh, and must be different from sour, another word used to describe expired coffee. Among the coffee, Yemen "mocha" coffee is famous for its strong acidity.

* texture (Body)

The taste feeling that lingers on the back of the tongue and mouth after sipping coffee-is it strong or light? Mellow coffee, even if the concentration of coffee powder is not high, can still bring strong taste shock. Generally speaking, black Coffee has the lightest taste, while Sumatra (Manning) coffee has the strongest texture. Heavy-flavored coffee is best mixed with milk, highlighting its mellow taste that cannot be concealed.

* fragrance (Aroma)

The mellow smell of coffee in the wandering air. From roasting, grinding to brewing, coffee beans try their best to release their fragrance at every stop of its long journey. Therefore, you might as well make good use of your sense of smell and experience this fragrant journey with coffee.

* flavor (Flavor)

Connect the above three to form a coffee impression. Some coffee has a variety of flavors, sour, sweet and bitter, while others are extremely sour, completely occupying your sense of smell and taste. There are also people who are used to using "feeling" to dominate judgment-does coffee have its own style? Does it have a unique forest or fruit aroma? Is your temperament gentle or masculine? This is the most intimate and emotional stop in all the tasting processes.

What kind of coffee do you drink?

The choice of coffee is like an interesting game of hide-and-seek. Each caffeine variety has a different origin and has its own strong personality, but if you don't have the patience to taste it one by one, the following rules may allow you to find the right kind of coffee according to the map of your mood.

Taste: people who have a lust for taste stimulation can try to deep-fry re-roasted Indonesian or African coffee beans, such as Mantenin and Java; those who like black coffee are not sour but bitter, and Central and South American coffee with good Balance, such as Brazilian coffee and Jamaica Blue Mountain, is the best choice; those who like light nature can choose Mocha and Colombia with acid.

Gender: the masculine Mantenin has a character similar to that of an iron and steel man, while the mellow fragrant Blue Mountain Coffee is most called the gentle woman's yearning addiction.

Personality: strong taste of Mantenin, often give people a clear distinction between love and hate association; a small amount of strong Espresso, emphasizing instant pleasure, telling the artist-like fanaticism, mixed with several kinds of coffee beans to mix the comprehensive coffee, the character is vague, but the taste is also the most ingenious to please, people who taste coffee for the first time can get started.

Coffee shop menu: what kind of coffee, what kind of language

If you do not want to drink coffee as a sitting matter, from sour, sweet, bitter to experience some profound philosophy of life, just want to simply drink a cup of delicious coffee, then, open the coffee shop menu, in addition to the above pure coffee, you can also try coffee and wine, milk, chocolate …... After shaking hands and making peace, the taste of intersection.

Milk coffee: the flavor of milk is from strong to light, in the following order: latte, cappuccino, Olei, macchiharto.

Mixed coffee: Irish coffee (whisky), royal coffee (brandy).

Chocolate coffee: American mocha, Vienna, Dutch coffee.