The Beginner’s Guide to Coffee

The Guide
11 min readApr 9, 2018

Understand coffee appreciation and how the coffee process brings about different tastes

“An overhead shot of two coffee machine portafilters next to coffee beans and a cup of coffee” by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

Ah, coffee. The fuel that powers humankind. It is a drink that exist in almost every country in the world from the villages in Nepal to the cities of America. Dating back to the 10th century, it was believed to be first discovered in Ethiopia. By the 15th century, it had reached areas including the Middle East, Persia and Turkey. By the 17th century, it reached the rest of the world such as Southeast Asia and the Americas.

The world of coffee appreciation, much like Wine, is a massive and complicated one. Every cup tastes unique depending on where the coffee beans came from, how the beans were roasted and even how the cup was brewed. For today, we hope to help you better appreciate humankind’s nectar of life through looking at key aspects of coffee tasting and how different components can affect your morning cup of coffee.

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after — Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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