Now that you’ve brushed up on your Coffee Tasting Terms, here’s a quick guide to tasting – REALLY tasting, not just drinking – your favorite cup:
Start by smelling it. Smell the grounds before brewing…smell the brewed coffee…think about it, what does it remind you of?
Now, when you taste the coffee, slurp it to get the most flavor, and spread the coffee around your mouth, try to get it to all your taste buds at the same time. If possible, taste several coffees at the same sitting, all brewed using the same method. This will really help illustrate the different flavors available from something seemingly as simple as using different coffee beans.
Over time, you’ll notice that coffees from different regions have similar tastes…which is better is really up to the individual drinkers, so try them all!
