Coffee and Chocolate: A Connoisseur’s Pairing Guide
Discover the art of coffee and chocolate pairing. Learn how to match roast levels, origins, and processing methods…
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Tasting notes, food pairings, and recipes
Why Does My Coffee Taste Sour
Pull a shot of espresso for 18 seconds instead of 28, and you’ll know immediately. The cup that…
Read ArticleWhy Does Coffee Taste Bitter and How to Fix It
In 2007, a team at the Technical University of Munich led by food chemist Thomas Hofmann identified the…
Read ArticleHow to Taste Coffee Like a Pro
In 2016, the Specialty Coffee Association updated its Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel — a tool originally published in…
Read ArticleWhat Does Civet Coffee Smell Like? The Aroma Profile
A study published in Scientific Reports in October 2025 settled something that specialty coffee professionals had long suspected…
Read ArticleCan You Actually Taste the Difference? Kopi Luwak Blind Test Results
In July 2004, researchers at the University of Guelph ran a study whose conclusions became one of the…
Read ArticleDoes Kopi Luwak Actually Taste Good? An Honest Review
The honest answer is: it depends on whose kopi luwak you’re drinking, when it was roasted, and what…
Read ArticleKopi Luwak Tasting Notes: What to Expect From Your First Cup
Food science researcher Murna Muzaifa of Universitas Syiah Kuala ran kopi luwak through the Specialty Coffee Association’s standardized…
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Does Luwak Coffee Taste Different? Yes — Here’s the Chemistry
Researchers at a laboratory in the Netherlands published results in 2024 showing, for the first time, that kopi…
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