HOW TO TASTE COFFEE: A Lexicon for Coffee Lovers
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
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Excellent video, Lance. Thank you for explaining that tasting notes don't necessarily mean that your coffee will taste like lime or apple or tangerine, but that the experience is reminiscent of those fruits. I never understood the term "juicy" before. I really enjoy and appreciate your work! Thank you!
You deserve it 🙏🏻
fantastic! So happy you found this helpful! Always blows my mind that anything i say can have an impact. Thanks for the support!
done!
Thank you!
I find it interesting that you refer to "black tea" as a taste around 9:16. Coming from high end tea and diving into coffee, tasting "black tea" can be as nuanced as coffee (arguably more). However, interestingly when tasting teas I also used "like coffee" without much nuance to describe taste and aroma. Goes to show that we like to aggregate tastes and aromas that we haven't specialized in. I'm sure somewhere there's professional apple tasters chuckling at tea/coffee tasters describing their beverages with wordings like "a hint of apple". Like you said, food is memories. A surprisingly profound insight. I recently tasted fresh mangosteen for the first time when traveling Asia and it reminded me of a tea I drank a long time ago that I had just described as "kind of fruity". I guess the takeaway here is that consciously tasting more food and beverages is a virtuous circle that makes the experience even more fun the more you try.
Probably my favorite video of yours yet! I would love more content like this, it really complements your gear reviews so that us home coffee enthusiasts can really understand what you're saying when you're reviewing grinders. I would be interested in how taste preferences differ between professionals and home enthusiasts. I know that in wine, sommeliers tend to really like super high acidity wines, like dry rieslings, since they're really refreshing after tasting heavy wines all day, whereas people at home might like something different because they don't need to refresh their palette
That makes sense! Issue is the array is so vast in the coffee professional world. Some love boozy coffees, some like clean, etc. I tend to be in the "give me washed or give me death" camp, but I can appreciate and objectively score others. Thanks for the response and will do!
I was a sensory judge for brewers cup prelims for the first time last month and this video resonated a lot with everything I learned to express the cup experience. Great video!
wonderful! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! hope your judging experience was a good one!
this is SUCH a great class. Thank you so much for producing this. Excited to share with my team.
I'm a fairly new coffee nerd so this was super helpful. But the thing I can't seem to wrap my mind around is describing coffee flavor as various food items. I've been assiduously utilizing high-quality beans, purchased from many of the distributors used in these videos, an 1zepresso k-ultra dialed in properly, and a V60 for months now. These upgrades have made my coffee experience 1000% better in recent months. But still, never do I think, "Wow, this coffee tastes like stonefruit, or pineapple, or molasses, etc. To me it just tastes like high-end coffee. I can understand describing different brews with terms like "sour, bitter, strong, sweet, etc" but citing specific foods doesn't make sense to me. What am I missing here?
It’s more like if you hold the coffee in your mouth and move it around and breathe out do the hints of aroma+taste remind you of something. Does it linger or fade after you drink it, etc.. It’s not a primary flavor as much as the hints of other flavors that make up the whole. Like adding florals to an already strongly flavored food, it still mostly tastes like the original food but you can still pick out a lot of the added flavors or can tell what flavor was added even if it doesn’t completely taste like that added flavor.
#metoo. I don't smoke, I cook my own meals, I'd think my palate isn't completely useless. I'm testing a dozen specialty coffees, all rated above 80. And... They taste like coffee to me...
I have enjoyed coffee since I was a teen, but until recently I had never experienced the true complexity of a great coffee that has been brewed with skill and care. I appreciate your insight as it has helped me learn a lot about making myself and my loved ones a great cup of coffee. The only downside I have experienced is that it has set my expectations much higher when I go out and get a coffee from a local coffee shop.
Yes. The expectations now set are a bit high and make it unenjoyable if looking first and foremost for a perfect cup. If, however, your goal in visiting shops is to see new places, experience new concepts, and chat with others, then it should still be good fun! I have had to shift my focus over the years to this, as well.
Hi from Malaysia! The term "Fidelity" is definitely a useful one when describing taste, thanks for bringing that up and kudos to Shotwell for coming up with it!
Absolutely! Shotwell is a legend.
Thank you so much, Lance for the great video. I was struggling to understand what people mean. Slowly putting it together but this video just amazing content. Really really love your content so informative and educational. God bless.
The channel really skyrocketed in terms of production. Camera, lighting, audio, everything is perfect.
Props for these intros, so fun and professional looking. Keep it up Lance :D
Thank you! I have put probably too much money into it. Hope to make it back but if I don't, well, i'm having fun!
@@LanceHedrick Kind of overkill on the production. We love you and your contents the most!
I've been really having fun with the production, though! It has unlocked a new creative side of me. Bear with me as I figure out what I think represents me best! Thanks for the kind words and support!
@@LanceHedrick As long as you are having fun! And it does offer a lot new level of viewer experience! Really Enjoyable! I would want to see a quick run-through video demonstration before your detailed explanation of the process. I have been skipping to the real demo part and goes back to the beginning of the video to get a better hang. That being said, quick video run-through, your phenomenal explanation, full video demo.
So, essentially a full out thesis at the beginning?
There is a Japanese scientist who took 2 samples of water from the same source and put them in 2 separate containers.
He cursed at one sample and praised the other.
He then froze the samples and looked at the structure under a microscope.
The one that was cursed was all messy and did not have a nice crystal structure.
The one that was praised had a beautiful structure.
I know i cant not tell the difference of my water if it was cursed or praised, but when i fill my espresso water tank i thank my water and tell it i love it and to please give me a tasty cup.
I also wrote loving words on my water bottle.
Thanks for making the characteristics of coffee much more relatable. I especially enjoy your randomness as you relate ideas and concepts to the audience.
This is the kind of video that start its own playlist. Keep them coming!
When Lance teaches, the world listens 👌
Thank you so much for that video! This was probably the most helpful video I’ve watched yet on tasting coffee, really loved how you explained each aspect of taste separately!
Thanks for this video. It was SUPER informative as well as entertaining. Love the b roll. Thank you for educating.
Great video Lance, you are a great coach and ambassador, bringing a fun experience and appreciation of coffee. Your depth of knowledge, interest and passion are enlightening and I have learned so much from your videos. Thanks for putting yourself and your passion out there! Respect and Gratitude
Excellent video and information. I finally understand “clarity”. It’s funny because just last weekend I was trying to explain a poorly brewed coffee to a friend and said the flavors were “all jammed up so nothing specific really came through.” Was on the right track but now I would say it lacks clarity!
I love my 2 varieties of Stumptown coffee. One tastes like bent hair. The other tastes like an angry Hillbilly.
Thank you for explaining what people mean when they try coffee and immediately start going on about "I'm getting lemon, apple" etc. I think not understanding that is one of the biggest things that gives this field a pretentious air and drives people away, especially when people literally say "I'm TASTING apples" or something, like the coffee magically transformed into a different drink in their mouth that other people can't taste. That poorly communicated gets people who don't get what they're trying to communicate to get immediately pushed away since it sounds insane.
Yeah that's the biggest confusion, very similar to wine, it doesn't literally taste like these fruits it just gives the impression of them and if you don't eat a lot of fruit on a regular basis then your brain just wont make the connection, thats what changed it for me just eating more fruit more regularly
Lance, I expected this video to be about subtleties that were beyond me, but instead, you gave me a guide to tasting that I can actually use. Thanks! -toby
Awesome video thank you!
Favorite Coffee UA-camr!
No one is doing stuff like this.
Thanks so much Lance!
thank you, Jean! Means a lot! I appreciate it loads.
This might still be my favorite intro 😂
I think this is Lance's best video thus far, especially the idea of expanding ones conscious palate along with the lexicon. Awesome work like always!
Thank you so much! Check out my new release! Appreciate the support
Super helpful! Thank you so much Lance! Trying to learn roast at next stage. This is the fundamentals that I needed! 🤜🤜
Your presence in front of the camera has improved and I find it easier to follow your train of thought. Keep up the good work!
Additionally, I think you bring some attention to a confusing aspect of specialty coffee. Anything that reduces the confusion and/or allows easier entry into specialty coffee is a good thing.
This has cleared up so much. Thanks a lot mate. Massive fan of the videos and the work you do 👌🏼
Thank you so much! Really means a lot, friend!
when I was a barista and we'd open in the morning I started off by getting other baristas to help me dial in. I eventually got used to the taste of what they wanted and got used to dialling in to that taste but after watching your video, I know my palette wasn't developed enough to really understand why it was good or bad.
Thanks again this helps so much to understand what is going on and how to taste, just like your video how to taste espresso helped so much. There is alot to take in. I will be watching this video many times and taking my notes! Keep up the great work!
Wonderful! That's awesome to read. Thanks for the support!
It deserves a comment because I forgot to like this video the first time I watched it!
Awesome video!! Also couldn’t help but notice a distinct square-shaped coffee machine in the back… are you planning a review of the xBloom? Would love to see that!
Why yes. Yes I am. Mainly because im on the advisory board of the xbloom haha!
@@LanceHedrick Oh haha I had no idea, but that’s awesome! Can’t wait for the review! Reserved two of them. One for me, and one as a gift for my parents so the can finally get away from Nespresso pods lol. super stoked
Thanks a lot for offering us all your knowledge. Excellent video quality in all aspects. 🙏🏼
I appreciate that sincerely! Thanks for the kind words!
That apple bite made my day.
hahaha! Stoked you enjoyed it.
Loved the interaction with me and my coffee, while still learning about taste. Really nice to kind of feel like a part of the video
Hey Lance, excellent video, having learned much of this in the beer world it’s always great to see the coffee perspective on taste.
One thing I think is worth clarifying in your video is in the balance section, that balance can be different between coffees and roasts. A beer example is that a balanced IPA will have a huge amount of hops present in the profile where a balanced Pilsner will have a very subtle hop profile. On this same token a balanced dark roast might have a lot more body to it than a balanced light roast, which might be far more acidic.
Sure! I guess I should have been more explicit. I gave an example of a sentence on balance to hopefully ignite the imagination as to what they would entail. The idea is balance can be achieved with any style of coffee, but the balances will always inherently be different.
Well done as always Lance. Keep vids like these coming
Your Production Levels are stepping up! Thank you and great work. 💥👊🏻💥 #YouRockLance
thank you! Love the hashtag haha!
Pure brilliance Lance (as always).
I would like to challenge you on caffeine strength. Put simply when I drink lighter roasted (singles or blends) I will literally not sleep that night. But when I drink darker roasted blends I can manage to sleep that night. It is blindingly obvious to me that the lighter roasts have way more caffeine in them (shot for shot). So much so that I fear drinking lighter roasts as I know I will probably not get to sleep that night.
I understand but it is likely placebo. There are plenty of studies out that price caffeine isn't really lost during the roasting process. My stance is rooted in objective data (meaning it is proven they have roughly the same caffeine- the difference is negligible bean to bean)
In any event, thank you so much for watching!
Hey thank you man! I have avoided cupping for years due to inability to describe what I'm tasting. Your breakdown is an absolutely perfect way to dive straight in.
I think fidelity v's clarity is definitely the hero of the day.
Much appreciated 🙏
Wonderful! So glad you jive with it and love to hear the regained confidence in cupping! Couldn't ask for a better result.
Well done. Thanks for helping to bridge the gap between professional and hobbyist.
thank you, Jonathan! I appreciate your kind words! Cheers
Doing the Lords work bridging the gap between home consumers and professionals. Amazing video Lance! qq, what scale did you use in the very beginning of the video? Thank you!
Midnight i just have start smoking a pork butt,i take a sip of my espresso freddo and i listening to you breaking down a topic that not many of the " UA-cam" barista can even understand.
Thank you again for giving us so many infos to make a better coffee at home...one sip at the time.
That sounds delicious. Save me some! And thank you for the kind words! So glad you enjoy the content. Motivates me! Enjoy that pork butt!
A little late to this video but i really loved it! It provided me with some much needed vocabulary to understand what I'm tasting at home. Keep up the awesome work Lance ♥
Thank you; very very helpful
Recently all am using is my areopress. It's easy for my working condition as well as doing my own experiments.
I wish I could have an experience of one month working with you. Wondering , What an experience it will be
Oh I love this video !
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy it!
A very helpful, thorough video. Thank you, and greetings from the UK
thank you, geoff! Glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful. I've been deep diving seeking help so I can better communicate what I am tasting without spending thousands on some heavy course that's likely more than I need. Keep it up. Maybe slow it down and break it down over more videos? Thanks again.
Extremely helpful video especially for non native speakers like myself.
fantastic! This makes me so happy to read ;)
Great video on the taste profiles of coffee. I still have so much to learn. Oh...I love the new digs... your studio is really awesome.
Thank you so much, Jennifer! Been trying my hardest to improve production value while also increasing the quality of the content delivery. Really appreciate the kind words!
You are a fantastic speaker. I suspect your cuts (or whatever is the correct jargon for an unedited segment of video) are much longer than most UA-camrs.
Excellent content! I’m going to bookmark this one because I know I’ll be watching it again. I was just at your old stomping ground in Rogers and bought one of those “fancy spoons.” I’ve taken a cupping class, but determining flavors has always been a mystery to me. This video helps!
Fantastic! We have the same spoon! It's my favorite.
Great vid, brotha
Great video! Also, the production is just amazing. I would love to see a video about processing methods actually, I don't think anyone covered this topic! Keep up with the great work!
Can you just stop making me share every single one of your uploads with my team?? Great resource, and a great idea to add the notion of fidelity!
Haha! I hope that never stops selfishly lol! Thanks for watching and commenting on yet another video. Really appreciate the algorithm boosts!
Thanks for the explanation, some people make it very complicated to know how to taste coffee
thank you! So glad you vibed with it. Cheers!
You're a king man, I needed this video!
Thank you, Sergio! I appreciate greatly your support
Hehe nice juggling skills. Great video!
thank you!
Great video Lance! Tons of knowledge while being accessible and easy to understand.
Have you thought about releasing your own version of a cupping/"evaluation" sheet? I know there are tons of them out there and it tends to get a bit frustrating searching through them all.
I have thought about it... maybe if this video does well i'll go throug with it haha!
Super helpful definitions and explanation of the terms! I struggle to identify specifics in anything, food, beverage, etc. Would love to get better at this. Also, I've been seeing a lot of discussion recently about how typical coffee tasting notes are fairly often very westernized or more plainly, white. As we can only really speak from and identify from our own experiences, it seems important to diversify our experiences and the people who contribute to these tasting notes. Any thoughts about how to do that better in the coffee industry?
totally! One major thing is to go to local markets that are different culture (local Indian or Mexican or Asian, etc, markets) and buy all the fruits and vegetables and spices you can. The more we can immerse ourselves in flavors around the world, the better. in addition, it is always good to familiarize ourselves with the most global foods possible to better articulate our experience (banana, for instance, is fairly global).
Thanks for the video and the great explanation Lance! I learned a lot! Hadn't heard about fidelity before but it's a nice distinction and makes clarity easier to grasp. Keep up with the amazing content. Greetings from Costa Rica!
Thank you so much! SO glad you enjoyed it!
Lance, this was a helpful videos! thank you so much.
I like the intention that Lance is attempting, cause some people are really out there with their descriptions.
absolutely. Not only out there, but with a complete disregard of definitions haha! I've heard so many different understandings of the word "clarity"
Wow, awesome video.
Such a good resource on tasting.
Also sipping on a washed Kenya PB while watching.
Fantastic. You better believe I love me some washed Kenya!
This is my first time watching one of your videos, and I absolutely loved it! I think I would have enjoyed it even more with less cuts, and more time spent with the stationary front camera. I enjoy the dynamic shots, especially for following action, but they were a little disorienting. Can't wait to see more from you!
I can see that! I'll chat with my editor! He does love jump cuts haha! Thanks for the feedback
I like how your are slowly morphing into a young Ron Jeremy. The look is a nice shout-out to a forgotten legend.
Just don't look for my other streaming platforms. I definitely do not go by "young ron jeremy" on other sites...
That intro was epic! Nice video, keep up the Good work
Thank you so much! Appreciate the kind words. Glad you liked it!
0:10 Instructions unclear. I’ve sat in a puddle of coffee.
hahaha! That was the hope, tbh. Glad you have coffee pants.
Another great video!!! Maybe next another brew recipe and explanation? Thx lance
Excellent video, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to learning along with you!
appreciate that so much, Matthew! Thanks for watching!
Love the whole Ron Jeremy vibe ;-)
trying to make dad proud!
@@LanceHedrick ;-)
Sometimes we dress based on music tatse... what music do you like? @@LanceHedrick
The video was brilliant, production is fantastic, and the hair is glorious!
thank you so much, william! Trying to up my game.
So cinematic! You’re a clown in such a good natured way. Brings … balance to the content.
I’ll see myself out.
Killing at the moment Lance - good to see you at MICE man ✌🏻
appreciate that! And nice to meet you, as well! Thanks for watching
I just did an experiment with my cousin before pulling shots of espresso tasting for sour, sweet, salty & bitter. Definitely helped highlight aspects of espresso.
Wonderful! I love when people have their "aha" moments!
@@LanceHedrick he was struggling with bitter & sour and it helped.
Fantastic!
Subscribed dope video! Helpful info for me since I am working on a coffee farm! Thank you
Oh fantastic! So glad you found it helpful! Where are you working? What country?
@@LanceHedrick I’m based in Nicaragua and working on rebuilding my family’s coffee farm. I post videos too and working on my UA-cam skills. Your videos motivate me to keep pushing on UA-cam. Cheers brotha!
Wonderful! I'll have to check out your tube! I love Nicaragua. Went a lot growing up. Beautiful country.
@@LanceHedrick nice! What part of Nicaragua did you visit?!
Would you be able to put together a video of some of your favorite roasters and coffees? Also, thanks for all the great videos!
Ever since I picked up photography again a couple of years ago, I've become increasingly weird. Like noticing that your shirt pocket is hiding your other nipple and that asymmetry bugging me enough that I find myself going back to it a dozen times during this video. 🤣
I strive to become this weird when it comes to tasting coffee.
Great video; I would love to learn more. Maybe at some point, give a heads up on the coffee used and provide instructions on a v60 brew and allow us to follow/understand the difference and flavor notes, as we brew the coffee along with you. 👍
We will definitely do a cupping soon. I'm working on something with Scott Rao...
Best one so far, Lance.
Thanks Lance, this video is very inspiring, I'll take the advice and try to be precise with the words I use on the daily.
Cheers!
Thanks, Scoff! Glad you enjoyed it. I think being intentional with our relaying of taste experience is imperative to continuing the forward trajectory of coffee.
Hey, Lance! New sub, long time Onyx drinker. Love your content. You've helped me educate me on brewing and tasting coffee. So thanks and great job on your videos! Also, this who Suave Weird Al look you've got going is by far my favorite! 👏👏
Lovely! And thank you! Appreciate the kind words. Might need to do some satirical covers of songs for funsies.
This was a great video lance! As always.
Thank you, Anthony!
Lance! I've been loving your videos lately and this one is no exception! I'm huge into coffee (I've been a barista since college and am now managing a coffee shop), I've got a decent coffee setup at home, and am hoping to roast my own beans. One thing I'm struggling with though is identifying flavors. I live in Northwest Arkansas and was wondering if you know of any resources around here (classes, workshops, tasting events) that could maybe help me learn the finer points of tasting more directly. I have almost no sense of smell (born this way), so sometimes it's difficult for me to pick out specific flavors or notes, since my taste doesn't work quite as well as others'. However if I have someone to help me pinpoint things, that helps! Sorry for the long comment, I just want to grow in my coffee skills!
Man I love the set. Looks so good.
thank you so much, David! Hopefully we will only increase quality as we go on.
I have a damaged sense of smell so my sense of taste seems to have dulled. To me, all coffee is like “meh” but seeing people describe coffee as “juicy” or “chocolatey” I was like, “WTF? How!?” I brewed my own and I can’t say it tasted like that but I felt something that was like biting into a citrus fruit. And that’s when I was like, “Oooooh…so that’s what they mean!”. I’ve fallen into the rabbit hole and been going down it ever since! Lol
Of course he can juggle, at this point im sure this isn't a coffee channel, he just likes to show us all of his talents XD
Very nice video, i don't eat much fruit (never tried most of then) and i think that might be one reason it's hard for me to describe the taste of some coffees, i lack tasting experience. Thanks to this video and because i love coffee, i will start eating and really tasting more fruits
Hey love the video, and all the videos of course. I have a question though. If we're differentiating clarity and fidelity in this way, where does that leave body? Are there high fidelity high body coffees? Is fidelity some new axis to the clarity-body spectrum?
Great video from the side of the brewer/barista/coffee expert. But there is another perspective from the side of the consumer, who is not necessarily any of that. He would understand "strength" in a different manner and would not even fathom clarity and mouthfeel etc.
Thank you as always!
definitely! I am using my platform here in the hopes of helping spread a more common understanding. Since the vast majority of my followers here are consumers and not professionals, i'm hoping it is a start! Cheers!
@@LanceHedrick Thank you Lance. We are very grateful for the work that you are doing of educating us. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you! As long as people watch, i'll pump out videos! Appreciate you
The stache is becoming more powerful every vid
hahaha! I just trimmed it so probably looking a bit more tame and in charge.
Really nice video! It would also be very useful if you could have a video on tips/techniques about how to improve clarity/body/fidelity etc. for espresso (by controlling e.g. flow/dose/grind size, etc.)
That's where the real convolution begins haha! I can try to figure out something for a future series.
Great video! Question from 3:37. You mention that a coffee/process could be both high fidelity and high clarity. Did you mean at the same time? If so, what are some examples of a process that creates a high fidelity and high clarity cup of coffee (am I using the terms correctly?)
I can't help but uncontrollably salivate when he get to the (somewhat overt, graphic, in a good way) descriptions of taste.
haha! love it.
Extremely helpful, thanks Lance!
thank you for watching and for the support! Appreciate it.
Very informative. Thank you Lance 🤟
thank you for watching!
Instructions not clear: I brewed myself a cup of coffee, then I poured it out.
You got it exactly. Dump coffee on floor, lie in it, make a snow angel but in coffee. Caffeine angel by Martina Mcbride
What an incredible set of information you’ve provided us today! Would love to request a video on iced pour over coffee. Want to know your thoughts on it or how you would approach to brewing a cup of iced pour over. ❤
Thanks for watching! I'll consider the iced pourover. I traditionally don't enjoy cold coffees because the lack of aroma production but perhaps i'll make one!
You really hit us with that slurp at the end...
Haha! Had to throw down the gauntlet so to speak lol
perfect as always👌🏾
Great video🎉🎖️🎖️