Coffee Taste Profiling sitemap 5M Coffee Company About 5M Coffee Training Consulting Coffee FAQ Contact US Coffee Taste Profiling Helping you to understand the tastes in the cup A single shot of espresso may not look like much but can contain any number of characteristics, tastes, aromas and acidity levels. No two shots are identical as the extraction process helps to mould and shape some of the flavours in the cup. Due to the complexity and combinations we often find ourselves unable to clearly identify the individual elements. Spend some time learning about the various elements to make your coffee experience more enjoyable. Coffee Academy Taste Sweet | Sour | Salt | Bitter   According to popular belief your tongue detects 4 basic sensations - Sweet, Sour, Salt, Bitter. Sweet - the tip of your tongue Sour - the edges of the first third of your tongue Salt - the edges of the next third of your tongue Bitter - the base of your tongue The middle of your tongue is largely void of tastebuds and is used to detect texture. More is known about vision and hearing than about taste. Mangiare (Food) Taste Faults   Storage, Shipping, Roasting and Extraction all play a part in how coffee tastes. Learning how to identify and separate faults in the cup can lead to a better coffee experience and can help you to identify tastes that you like. In some cases slight faults can help bring out more vibrant tastes and aromas. Learn to identify faults Aromas Enzymatic | Sugar Browning | Dry Distillation   Your sense of taste alone will not be enough to identify and enjoy coffee, Smell plays a big part in the experience. Range of Aromas Aroma Taints   Earthy | Musty | Scorched Aroma is broken down into 9 elements ranging from earthy (damp) to baked (dry) and can be caused by a number of roasting faults or the fats absorbing odours or taste from their surroundings. Use Flavour Wheel 1 to help identify these characteristics should the exist. Fault Characteristics Cupping Cupping in small groups helps you to build your coffee knowledge and awareness of flavours and aromas by inviting open debate on the tastes and aromas in each cup more about Cupping Coffee Taster's Flavour Wheel Two variations of the Coffee Flavour Wheel exist, each breaking down various characteristics of roasted coffee Click on the following links to view each flavour wheel Flavour Wheel 1 Flavour Wheel 2       Copyright - 5M Coffee Company Limited - All Rights Reserved