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Get familiar with the coffee lingo then match the CPR blends with the aromas

Chocolate:
This is considered gold as far as aromas go and is highly sort after,  try CPRs Dr Ropata
Floral:
often hard to determine just think flowers and try the Mexican (fair trade)
Fruity:
Get the tangy fresh and fruity aromas of melon , mangoe s, paw paw, wild berries, Match with CPR fair trade blend Body n soul or single origins Timor, PNG, Ethiopian(Sidamo), Kenyan.

Words To Describe Coffee

POSITIVE WORDS FOR COFFEE
Sweet:
The presence of sugar in roasted coffee. Roasting for too long reduces the sweet sensation.
Bitter:
Positive if it does not exceed certain levels a taste sensation experienced at the back of the tongue (or makes you screw up your face).
Mellow:
Full bodied and creamy. With medium acidity.

NEGATIVE WORDS FOR COFFEE

As with all smells there are also some aromas which you should avoid. You want to tell your barista if your coffee smells anything like this:
Strawy:
This aroma comes from faulty beans
Grassy:
An aroma of freshly mown grass typical of unripe beans
Rancid:
Usually associated with old coffee caused by fats’ oxidation. More common in old coffees.
Earthy:
When fats in the coffee absorb organic materials from the soil in the drying process during harvesting.
Stinker (rotten flowers!):
Unpleasant smells coming from damaging micro-organisms attacking beans.
Rialto:
Similar to the smell of a cork in a bottle of wine.
Brackish:
Comes from bad filters or badly cleaned machines which leave behind salts and alkaline that come from excessive heat after brewing.
Wet Jute:
A smell which green coffee absorbs in wet bags – sometimes it means it is rotten.


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