Coffee Cupping
Monday, February 9th, 2009
When “coffee cupping”, one of the first thing to look for is flaws - off flavours caused by spoiled beans, poor storage or poor roasting. When coffee is “flawed” you should notice the sour flavour or papery/burlap, etc. flavour at once. If the coffee is not flawed, then there are two basic positive elements to how a coffee cups (tastes): acidity and body.
Acidity is the descriptor of how bright and lively the coffee tastes to you — basically your first impression. It is a good quality, not a reference to sourness or bitterness, both of which are bad qualities.
