James Hoffman has a video about tasting coffee for yourself. Basically looking at acidity / bitterness / body / strength / sweetness. Rating out of 5 kinda thin

James Hoffman has a video about tasting coffee for yourself. Basically looking at acidity / bitterness / body / strength / sweetness. Rating out of 5 kinda things. Always comparison based and using cupping. (I have not done it yet but I’m going to treat myself to some barista training. It’s actually very affordable thing to do) Then pick out any comparisons that come to mind but don’t think too hard about “is it a strawberry or raspberry”. Doesn’t matter. Whatever comes to mind. I can’t even pick fruits is just think “acidic, sweet” The purpose, rather than to sound sophisticated is to get an idea of what coffee you like. For me a dark roast and chuck in some milk can’t be beaten, but it’s interesting trying the fruity stuff. And when I say fruity … it ain’t subtle like wine. Some coffees taste like tea!