What exactly do we mean by "coffee smell"?

For some coffee lovers and baristas, they often hear an unknown word "coffee flavor" from others. However, the "smell of coffee" is always unclear, which makes many coffee lovers feel confused, so many consumers who go to cafes say they like the smell of coffee in the cafe, but they don't have it when they drink it.

In the consciousness of most enthusiasts now, coffee must first have sour taste, then no bitterness, and at the same time have sufficient strong aroma, this kind of coffee is normal, and then it has a special flavor, which is the characteristic of a cup of fine coffee.

However, in the consciousness of the mainstream consumers of coffee, coffee should be bitter and not sour. After all, most of these people haunt Starbucks, and some people work overtime to buy Nestl é, Maxwell instant coffee refreshing.

As a result, many people will come into contact with a single cup of coffee, the first sentence is "Why is it so bitter", the second sentence is "Why is it still sour", and the third sentence is surprising: "there is no coffee smell".

Sometimes, to a certain extent, coffee appears in people's minds as a "taste symbol", just as most people feel that they are more receptive to the taste of tea drinks like Master Iced Black Tea, rather than the pure tea taste of oriental leaves. not to mention the next Jin Junmei, Dianhong, Dahongpao, Pu'er, etc., may drink a cup of tea with relish, aroma rising, lasting flavor Perhaps others will think why this tea is so light, but also show an awkward smile, this tea is delicious, but I can't taste it.

But what exactly is the smell of coffee?

The following are the author's personal views

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First of all, from the drinking or aroma are slightly bitter taste, moderate bitterness can play a refreshing and relieving role. As a cup of coffee, combined with people's sense of taste, with a little bitterness, at the same time can effectively stimulate the sense of taste, rather than just like a cup of juice, but weak.

Second, the complex taste, in fact, as an instant or Starbucks, drink into the mouth is always a complex and full taste, there is bitterness and sweetness, a little cream or milk aroma.

Third, gradually reached a consensus on the sour taste, coffee as a combination of fruit and crops, its sour taste in the initial controversy, in fact, how sour taste, fruit acid geometry, can not lack the change after the sour taste, alcohol thickness, rather than just a single fruit acid.

As an imported product, coffee lacks its own cultural heritage, so it still has a long way to go at home. Coffee is more recognized by the public as a new thing, consumption, we need to learn more, to tolerate. Above.

What do you think coffee tastes like?