Comments on: Tasting Coffee – It is Situational http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/ The Beans, The Build, The Saga Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joe Johnston http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Joe Johnston Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:20:33 +0000 http://www.roasterproject.com/?p=285#comment-134 Nicely stated, Luis. I know that you are a people person as well as a coffee person. Nicely stated, Luis. I know that you are a people person as well as a coffee person.

]]> By: Luis http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Luis Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:23:10 +0000 http://www.roasterproject.com/?p=285#comment-133 This is fantastic! I feel very few people lend credence or credibility to one's subjective experience. One wonderful thing about dining is community, whether in large groups or with family- we are social beings at heart IMHO. The entire context and experience always leaves a lasting impression and lends itself to remembering details. When food evokes an emotion that impression becomes even more powerful. I am always mindful of my sense of smell because of it's power to transport me and evoke a memory... I love the objective part of cupping coffees-the analysis, deconstruction and deciphering-it's all very fascinating, personally, to see how astute I can be. But the reason I do that is to simply relax, share and enjoy good coffee (food or spirits included) with friends and family. I personally think that the "observer" affects, positively or negatively, the experience and doesn't simply watch it. The objective, scientific portion of how we arrive at cultivating and processing coffee, roasting, extracting/preparing coffee is so we can ultimately enjoy it. Great post Joe! This is fantastic! I feel very few people lend credence or credibility to one’s subjective experience. One wonderful thing about dining is community, whether in large groups or with family- we are social beings at heart IMHO. The entire context and experience always leaves a lasting impression and lends itself to remembering details. When food evokes an emotion that impression becomes even more powerful. I am always mindful of my sense of smell because of it’s power to transport me and evoke a memory…

I love the objective part of cupping coffees-the analysis, deconstruction and deciphering-it’s all very fascinating, personally, to see how astute I can be. But the reason I do that is to simply relax, share and enjoy good coffee (food or spirits included) with friends and family. I personally think that the “observer” affects, positively or negatively, the experience and doesn’t simply watch it. The objective, scientific portion of how we arrive at cultivating and processing coffee, roasting, extracting/preparing coffee is so we can ultimately enjoy it.

Great post Joe!

]]> By: Joe Johnston http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Joe Johnston Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:52:49 +0000 http://www.roasterproject.com/?p=285#comment-132 Too true. Thanks, Riley! Too true. Thanks, Riley!

]]> By: Joe Johnston http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Joe Johnston Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:52:21 +0000 http://www.roasterproject.com/?p=285#comment-131 That is always the risk of blind tasting. Very often one is embarrassed by lack of "foreknowledge" in judging coffee or wine. One's presuppositions can be crushed. I have certainly been embarrassed, so your premise could come true. That is always the risk of blind tasting. Very often one is embarrassed by lack of “foreknowledge” in judging coffee or wine. One’s presuppositions can be crushed. I have certainly been embarrassed, so your premise could come true.

]]> By: Joe Johnston http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Joe Johnston Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:50:09 +0000 http://www.roasterproject.com/?p=285#comment-130 Thanks, Matt. I do think that exercising your palate does improve your enjoyment, in general ... situational or not. Thanks, Matt. I do think that exercising your palate does improve your enjoyment, in general … situational or not.

]]> By: Riley Kimball http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Riley Kimball Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:08:54 +0000 http://www.roasterproject.com/?p=285#comment-129 If you fall in love while enjoying a bottle of $2 chuck, that's the best wine ever. If you fall in love while enjoying a bottle of $2 chuck, that’s the best wine ever.

]]> By: Mark http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Mark Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:02:45 +0000 http://www.roasterproject.com/?p=285#comment-127 This is exactly why some sort of bind taste-testing methodology would be so revealing (and fun). What if, in blind testing, your roaster could not produce beans that you would prefer to the same beans roasted in a conventional drum roaster. Or worse, a fluid bed roaster. Scary! This is exactly why some sort of bind taste-testing methodology would be so revealing (and fun). What if, in blind testing, your roaster could not produce beans that you would prefer to the same beans roasted in a conventional drum roaster. Or worse, a fluid bed roaster. Scary!

]]> By: Matt http://www.roasterproject.com/2010/02/tasting-coffee-it-is-situational/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Matt Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:02:01 +0000 http://www.roasterproject.com/?p=285#comment-126 This post makes me think of a saying I have often heard about exercise and I think can loosely be used when talking about wine and possibly coffee... "the best exercise is the one you do". I can't honestly say that it is always true of coffee, but you get the jist. Nice post. This post makes me think of a saying I have often heard about exercise and I think can loosely be used when talking about wine and possibly coffee… “the best exercise is the one you do”. I can’t honestly say that it is always true of coffee, but you get the jist. Nice post.

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