Cupping scores indicate the quality of brew the bean produces. Points are awarded in 10 different categories, such as fragrance/aroma, flavour, body, acidity, and balance. They are summed to achieve a score on a scale of 60-100, with anything over 80 considered “specialty” grade coffee.
Specialty coffee involves several organizations such as the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), and the World Coffee Research (WCR) who standardize what can be considered Specialty...
Specialty coffee involves several organizations such as the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), and the World Coffee Research (WCR) who standardize what can be considered Specialty...
Espresso started to be offered with milk and other tastes in the 1930s, when the newly invented machines had spread around the world. Today, espresso is one of the most...
Espresso started to be offered with milk and other tastes in the 1930s, when the newly invented machines had spread around the world. Today, espresso is one of the most...
Roasting has developed into a significant industry and hobby. Coffee beans can now be roasted using a variety of techniques and machinery, from a drum roasting process to air roasting...
Roasting has developed into a significant industry and hobby. Coffee beans can now be roasted using a variety of techniques and machinery, from a drum roasting process to air roasting...
Coffea is a type of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. These are shurbs or trees native to Africa and Asia, whose seeds (or coffee beans) from the coffee fruit...
Coffea is a type of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. These are shurbs or trees native to Africa and Asia, whose seeds (or coffee beans) from the coffee fruit...
