About coffee

Thursday January 16, 2003

There are three primary criteria for judging coffee:

Acidity: refers to the crispness or bite of the coffee. It is the vibrant burst of flavor you experience with your first taste.

Body: is the weight of the coffee, the way it feels on your tongue. Latin American coffees tend to be light and medium-bodied while Indonesian and African coffees tend to be full-bodied.

Flavor: is the total combined impression of aroma, acidity and body. The term is used to express intensity and to identify specific tastes of characteristics.

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