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Coffee Cupping, The New Gourmet Way of Tasting

Coffee cupping is also known as coffee tasting and is the practice of observing both the tastes and the aromas of brewed coffee. Although coffee cupping is actually a professional practice it can of course be done by virtually anyone on a casual basis. With the growth in popularity of coffee, more and more opportunities are springing up to practice coffee cupping much in the same way as wine tasting.

Typically, a coffee cupping procedure is done by sniffing the coffee very deeply and then slurping the coffee so that it is forced to spread to the back of the tongue. The one tasting the coffee is trying to measure different aspects of the coffee’s taste, which is known as the body. Read More!!!

April 7th, 2008 Posted by Jasper | coffee, gourmet coffee | no comments