fandomhigh | A Shot in the Dark: A Comprehensive Guide to Coffee; Thursday, 4th Period [06/27].

"For our final class of this session," said Ignis, standing in the front of the classroom with the usual assortment of various coffees and cups, "I'd like to almost go a little full circle, but in a way that expands further on something we've touched on a little bit through each class, and that is the art of coffee tasting. Just as with tasting wines, tasting coffee can sometime require a refined palate, but it is also a palate that can be trained, but only if you know what to look for. We've done a little light comparison and consideration in our tastings throughout the course, but our attention has mostly been in difference in preparation styles and methods, and noticing the more obvious differences, like between, say, a light roast and a dark roast. Today, I'd like to leave you with the tools to go beyond the surface level and into the deeper layers of notes and flavors in a coffee, with an intensive overview of what to seek out when you sip.

"Before me, I've got variety of some of the highest regarded coffee roasts known to this world, one of which," he smiled briefly, "should already be familiar to you. We will have a tasting, and, in doing so, we will break down the essentials for how to do a proper coffee tasting and the finer points of notes and how to find them.

"So, with that...." He began to pour from the first carafe, "let us all come grab a cup and enjoy while we learn..."

A Shot in the Dark: A Comprehensive Guide to Coffee; Thursday, 4th Period [06/27].

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