There is a secret to tasting coffee! What are the tips and knowledge for drinking a good cup of coffee?

Tasting coffee is a very pleasant and personal behavior. Some people taste coffee with their tongue, while others enjoy the mellow taste in their mouth. In addition, it depends on the physical condition and the surrounding atmosphere when drinking coffee. But no matter how you want to drink coffee, there are some particularities and knowledge in tasting a cup of coffee. When a cup of good coffee is served in front of you, don't rush to drink it. It should be a gradual process like tasting tea or wine, which can also achieve the real purpose of relaxation, refreshing and enjoyment.

Tip 1 for enjoying coffee: Don’t wear lipstick, you can drink it at night

Before a big meal, many people dress up, but what about coffee? Strictly speaking, drinking a good cup of coffee also requires preparation before going.

Especially for women, it is forbidden to wear perfume and lipstick, not only in cafes, but also when dining. If you want to seriously enjoy a good meal or a cup of good coffee, both are taboos, which is also a respect for the chef or barista. Perfume can easily interfere with the smell of coffee, and the oil in lipstick can make coffee oily and affect the taste.

If you are more sincere, coffee fanatics may try to scrape the tongue before going to the coffee shop to fully awaken the taste buds. Well... if you feel embarrassed, just pretend that I didn't say it~

In addition, the timing of drinking coffee is very important. Many people do not like to drink coffee at night because they are worried about not being able to sleep. However, in addition to personal physical factors, generally speaking, the caffeine content of Robusta beans is one to two times that of Arabica beans. Robusta beans are usually used to make canned beverages, and advertisements for this type of coffee also mostly appeal to the effect of refreshing.

If you drink Arabica beans instead of Robusta beans, the situation should not be too serious. On the contrary, after drinking coffee, the whole person will fall asleep due to the relaxation of the aroma. I believe that many colleagues in the coffee industry will have experienced falling asleep after drinking coffee.

Coffee is not suitable for drinking right after brushing your teeth in the morning, because it will only taste like black toothpaste or Colgate. Coffee is also not suitable for drinking on an empty stomach, because caffeine will accelerate intestinal peristalsis, and drinking on an empty stomach will easily make you feel hungry, and in severe cases, it will cause stomach pain.

Tips for tasting coffee 2: Three tips for beginners, water is the key

There are three tips that coffee beginners can make use of after entering a coffee shop: the first is water, the second is roasting degree, and the third is notes.

Water not only quenches thirst, but also provides the function of clearing the mouth - removing the remaining odor in the mouth. Sometimes you drink more than one cup of coffee, and water is also the dividing point between coffees.

Water actually has a hidden code. If the store provides lemonade instead of water, it may mean that it is not professional enough. The acidity of lemonade or the bitterness of lemon peel will increase the bitterness of lightly roasted or darkly roasted coffee. It is best if the store is willing to provide ice water, which can enhance the sensitivity of taste buds. The second is the degree of roasting. The coffee shop MENU lists a lot of difficult varieties, production areas, and place names. If you are not sure, you can start with a broad range: choose dark roast or light roast, which determines the main taste.

Take steak as an example. Deep roasting is like rare or well-done steak, which fully shows the burnt aroma and bitterness of coffee, but the disadvantage is that everything is covered by the burnt bitterness, and it is difficult to see the original characteristics. Light roasting is like rare or well-done, which retains the original aroma of coffee, but the acidity will be more obvious. This is why many coffee shop owners ask customers the first question: "Do you like sour or bitter?"

In the early days, coffee had varying degrees of freshness, quality, transportation and storage, and the coffee bean roasting technology was not well developed. Just like fish, if the fish was not fresh enough, it would be fried or cooked with sweet and sour sauce, so coffee shops mostly provided dark roasted coffee. Now that many coffee beans are air-shipped, the new generation of coffee shops has set off a trend of light roasting.

Finally, write down the name, roasting degree and taste of the coffee you drink. Having your own coffee notebook will help you become more and more skilled.

Tip 3 for tasting coffee: Break the misconception of drinking it while it’s hot and pay attention to the aroma at the bottom of the cup

Drinking coffee is only part of tasting coffee, so having more skills in drinking it can help you understand the whole picture of coffee.

The first is the "dry aroma". The moment the coffee beans are ground into powder, the prelude to coffee tasting has already been unveiled. This is also one of the items that will be carried out in the formal cupping (evaluation). The strength of the aroma of the same bean can be used to judge whether the coffee beans are fresh. If the aroma is strong, it is fresh, otherwise it is not.

Therefore, it is only natural to tell the store to smell the "dry aroma", which is also the right of consumers. In addition to the strength of the aroma of coffee powder, it also provides the pleasure of feeling the aroma. You may smell the aroma of dried meat, chocolate, flowers, or fruits and nuts. The highlight is the taste of the coffee. The sour, sweet, bitter and salty tastes are the keys to unlock the aroma. As for how to drink it, you can find it on the Internet. The more important concept is that coffee should be drunk at different time periods, rather than "coffee should be drunk while it is hot" as many people think. The coffee liquid shows different changes at high, medium and low temperatures. This is also the standard procedure for cupping and is a very professional practice.

After drinking the coffee, don’t forget to enjoy the aroma of the dried coffee remaining at the bottom of the cup. The aroma is very charming, different from the dry and wet aromas. You can even feel the two different aromas from the bottom and edge of the cup.

Coffee, for some people, may just be a refreshing drink, but for real coffee fans, it is a sweet and refreshing drink! So, don't worry about how others look at you, just enjoy the cup in the most comfortable way for you!

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