How to Describe the Flavor and Mouthfeel of Pour-Over Coffee? Where to Learn Coffee Sensory Courses in Guangzhou

If a 20-yuan Americano and a 68-yuan pour-over coffee were placed before you, would you taste them in the same way?

Often, our tasting preferences are not purely about flavor, but about the value behind it. With a pour-over coffee, you might identify 3-4 flavor notes, but with an Americano, it might simply be a matter of good or bad.

How to Truly Appreciate Coffee

Some friends might ask FrontStreet Coffee, "How should I taste the flavors in a cup of coffee?" FrontStreet Coffee can tell you that you can start by experiencing its dry aroma and wet aroma, then taste its acidity and sweetness, feel its body with your tongue, and finally enjoy its aftertaste.

However, this is ultimately just methodology. Without understanding the meaning behind it, mechanically applying this approach will prove disappointing.

Hardware vs. Software in Coffee Tasting

How to taste a cup of coffee—FrontStreet Coffee prefers to understand this question as "How to appreciate a cup of coffee!" Just as most people's sensory "hardware" is not significantly different—everyone can taste the five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, salty, and umami. The only difference lies in the varying sensitivity to flavors caused by different life experiences.

For example, those with long-term high salt and high sugar habits may have slightly diminished perception of saltiness and sweetness. This is why the same food might taste very salty to some people while others find it moderate. Long-term smoking and drinking habits can also lead to taste deterioration.

The Importance of Attitude in Coffee Tasting

Setting aside these hardware issues, what remains is the software problem—that is, whether there are deviations when taste buds perceive flavors and transmit them to the brain through nerves. This problem is easily solved. For example, wine tasting courses or coffee sensory courses are essentially designed to help students truly recognize the flavors of wine or coffee, bringing sensory cognition to the same channel.

Whether it's "hardware" or "software," FrontStreet Coffee believes that what matters most is the heart, or attitude. Some might say this is rather abstract. But think about it—when you eat, are you simply filling your stomach, or are you experiencing the flavors that food brings? When eating lemon chicken, have you considered whether lemongrass or lime leaves were used?

This is the attitude toward food. If you are someone who enjoys experiencing the flavors of every food, then evaluating a cup of coffee will be as easy as taking something out of your pocket. If you don't have this habit, then before learning to taste coffee, you might as well start with your dinner and experience the flavors of food.

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