I have come clean about a lot of stuff here. If you have read very long you have figured out I am really not a coffee snob at all; I just like really good coffee. You want to drink Maxwell House? Knock yourself out. If you like it you drink it, you wont get argument from me.

Unless you are doing a review, or are a coffee roaster (or similar) you probably should just enjoy the flavor.
What makes coffee perfect, to my mind, is the reason you are drinking it. I loved the coffee dates Marc and I used to have, …read more

If you are sure that you could truly be a coffee snob if only you had the right cupping vocabulary you are in luck.  Terra Nova tweeted a site this morning with illustrated cupping terms.
The terms are very well defined but the best thing about the site is the illustrations.  It was a great read this morning…despite the fact that I should have been working and not reading.  Memorize this site and you too can be using coffee snob terms like chocolaty and nutty.  The article is Coffee Cupping, and of course, being the sarcastic human being that I am, …read more