How good are you at tasting coffee? It turns out, it's one of the most difficult things for anyone to do.
Rebecca Smith, the head educator at Groundwork Coffee in Los Angeles, invited us for a cupping class to help strengthen our tasting abilities. We're sharing what we learned with you, so you can better taste and appreciate specialty coffee (and it's really worth it!).
Plus, we're doing the "Flavor Fun Challenge" (we know... the name needs work!)! We each brought a bag of coffee to cup, and we're going to find out if we can pick out the tasting notes from our respective coffee club coffees. Who has the better palate - Jason or Myles?? Let the games begin! BTW, cupping is one of the most basic ways to brew coffee, and it's how the pros taste coffee (you use two spoons to skim the coffee off the top!). From there, they decide what they purchase to roast, and it also is how they pick the tasting notes the put on the coffee bag.
We also talk about our week: Jason deals with a game-time meltdown and gives you a mostly-unknown rule that shortens the game of Monopoly. Myles shares some tips about training his new puppy to potty!
Grab your coffee and join us!
Ep 73 - Pandemic friendly ideas to make your mom's day! [SPECIAL]
Ep 72 - A coffee star and Broadway star shake things up during the pandemic! [Deaton & Chelsea Pigot / Tectonic Coffee]
Ep 71 - Facing the pandemic with coffee and a smile! [Joanna Heart Milliken - The Palm Coffee Bar]
[SPECIAL] - Coffee during the Corona Virus
Ep 70 - Answers to your burning coffee questions! [ESSPRESSHOW]
Ep 69 - Just the notes! Eating/testing coffee flavor profiles! [ESPRESSHOW]
Ep 68 – Perfect coffee gift ideas for anytime of the year! [ESPRESSHOW]
Ep 67 - A fresh way to save coffee! [Unity Sourcing & Roasting / Nolan Pearson]
Ep 66 - Battling it out: Cuban style! [ESPRESSHOW]
Ep 65 - Party time with adult coffee drinks! [ESPRESSHOW]
Ep 64 - Crazy with a side of buttered-toast-coffee! [ESPRESSHOW]
Ep 63 - French coffee! French pastries! Oui! Oui! Oui!! [Lou the French on the Block / Lou aka Laurent Correa]
Ep 62 - A Coffee Showdown: Myles vs Jason! [Camping Coffee SPECIAL]
Ep 61 - Traveling the world for coffee! [ESPRESSHOW]
Ep 60 - Coffee with our kids! [Father's Day SPECIAL ESPRESSHOW]
Ep 59 - A cup of love in Hollywood [Philz Coffee / Gina Glenbowski]
Ep 58 - Grab a cup of life! [Copa Vida / Steve Chang]
Ep 57 - The force is strong with these coffees! [ESPRESSHOW]
Ep 56 - The word on the street is coffee! [M Street Coffee]
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