Lots of people think that I think the world revolves around me.
Doesn’t it?
I am, as you know, very skeptical of cupping terms. I have always been very skeptical of wine tasting terms as well.  It just seems to me that the same tired old terms get used over and over again. I live for the day that I am at a cupping or a tasting and someone looks up, with a thoughtful look and a quiet tone and says…
“has the piquant flavor of Good and Plenty with nuance of fritos.”

Until then…my cupping terms.

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