I attended the 1st coffee series in 1Borneo's Starbucks Coffee last Tuesday. ( yeah super late entry ) .The purpose of the 'seminar' is pretty cool. The coffee master ( yes there is such a thing ) :P taught us all about coffee. The history of coffee, history of Starbucks, the type of coffee beans from different regions and of cuz how to actually make really good coffee and experience the taste of it.
Let's see what i've learned :-
I've learned that coffee grows between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This area is also known as the Coffee Belt. It consists of
We have tasted 5 different types of coffee for the night. They are known as House Blend ( me fave ),
There are 4 steps to experience the taste of coffee :
- Smell : Besides igniting the sense of smell, u can determine if the coffee's 'super' roasted, nutty,sweet, fruity or earthy ( yes it is possible, though i did not sense that ). You smell it by covering half of the cup's surface with your palm, leaving the small gap at the side of your cup, you smell the coffee with your nose :)
- Slurp : Next, you slurp your coffee so that the coffee has a whole pathway around your tongue. This helps to sense the presence of an after taste. Believe me.. some can linger longer in your tongue that the others - and i dun mean the burning sensation of a hot cup of coffee ;)
- Locate the experience in tongue : After you smell and slurp the coffee, you can determine where the sensation will linger. Some lingers at the front of your tongue, while other coffees on the side of your tongue. Therefore, you can determine if it's 'sweet' or 'sour' in a way. Coffee can be acidic, did you know? :)
- With all these information, you can now identify the characteristics of your coffee.
That's pretty much the gist of the 1st series. can't wait for the next one.... :D
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