A Beginners Guide to Coffee Tasting

I hope this video is useful - I look forward to your feedback!

Music:
"Nothing Scares Us (Instrumental)" by Super Duper

[MissPoplarLeaf]

2:17 Aroma
3:21 Acidity
6:12 Sweetness
7:58 Body/texture/mouthfeel
9:50 Finish
10:57 Skillshare
11:57 Flavor introduction
13:12 Flavor - Fruity
15:35 Caramelization (aka things that have gone brown and are now delicious)
16:20 Flavor description tips
17:02 Scoring
17:36 Bitterness

[davyboyo]

James, your videos matter. For someone trying to find their own way in coffee, you are a great ally. Thanks again.

[MminaMaclang]

This is a weird side effect of James' videos taking off in popularity: the strengthening of the Filipino coffee community through online groups and how it's starting to reach a wider audience outside of the upper-middle income folks who typically frequent third wave coffee shops. I'm seeing so many people in our local community learn more about coffee, and purchase their very first pour-over kit, and many of them talk about your video as soon as it gets uploaded. No doubt your videos have offered a sense of accessibility and inclusivity for coffee that was once viewed as the rich snob's hobby. Thank you, even if you don't know that this is where it led to. This is great. Keep going.

[HululusLabs]

For the sweetness you're referring to; in Chinese we have a phrase called 回甘 (huí gān) or just the word 甘 (gān) used to specifically describe a non-sugary sweetness, a sort of pleasant and sweet lingering aftertaste typically associated with tea.

[zhehaoleong]

after V60 now this? God i am in heaven.

[TheFloatingBartender]

I’m a cocktail bartender and a professional barista.
I literally watch your videos over and over again man, they help me not to forget pieces that I may have unintentionally.
You have struck a perfect deliverance of amazing content that appeals to both novice and pros alike.
You literally are a guiding light for pretty much everyone in the coffee industry and home baristas alike.

I think I can speak for everyone, thank you sir, we must protect you at all costs.

[noisy_]

me: *sips coffee*
also me: hmm tastes like coffee

[Konspiracyjna]

Sir, I could listen to you talking about coffee forever! Really grateful for all the content you put out, the world of coffee can sometimes seem so difficult and your perspective allows me to just enjoy and try it.

[KohakuNoBaka]

A huge thank you from a person who was intimidated out of existense by people who tried to explain flavours. It always seemed to be like "this roast should taste like yellow fruit and maple syrup and doorknob and how on earth can't you tell". The way you explain things makes me want to experiment more and find out what things actually feel like!

[SimonsShed]

Ah yes, my favourite food-group "things that have gone brown and are now delicious". 😋

[rickkent]

Soooo glad you touched on the sour/bitter confusion. After quite some time, I came to the conclusion that what I was perceiving/describing as bitterness, was, in fact, acidity.

[GadgetViper]

My local coffee shop/roaster (they have the roaster inside the shop) do free monthly cupping sessions, it's been amazing for developing tasting skills. The last time I went, there were six coffees, 3 from Ethiopia and three from Columbia. Having the chance to taste from 6 different cups was great. They're actually fairly close to you (Hertford about 25 miles north of London) if you're ever in the area, you should visit. The shops called the Bionic Bull coffee Lab. They do V60's, Aeropress and batch brews. Ps I'm LOVING your V60 method, I was brewing in a kettle then transferring to the Hario gooseneck, I still do, but now I'm bringing it to the boil before pouring. The swirl is also a great addition :)

[angelabuenafeYT]

Been rough lately and from watching your videos for consecutive days ( as anything about coffee brings me so much relief ), there is one detail in your contents/ videos that actually I want to point out: Your tagline,

" I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. "

I just realize now how very, very simple but to me the most sincere.

So yeah,
I hope we all do.

[danamacarilay]

This was wonderful! I just started trying coffee and was feeling like a failure or an idiot when I couldn't taste the blueberries, jasmine, lemon, toffee, etc. that was noted on the bags... With your two videos on how to cup and taste coffee, I feel a lot more confident about, well, being a beginner! I really appreciated how reassuring you were in this video, and how accessible you made specialty coffee to people like me. Thank you! Definitely subscribing!

[ddgrunau]

I’m a coffee professional and still find this to be useful. You present and teach in ways that make it seem so much simpler than when I started out.

[lukesmith]

10:30pm here in New Zealand and a perfect way to nod off dreaming of that morning coffee 👌🏻

[willshakeyou]

Goddamn you are a charming individual. It's sp great to hear your balanced, selfaware, thoughtful perspective on this whole taste thing. This is lovely to watch!

[Pokebear]

I'm from Guatemala and your videos got me interested in coffee at a deeper level, thanks a lot for opening my eyes to many topics on everything about coffee

[ejschiro]

I’ve seen 100 ads for skillshare before, but this was the first time I wanted to check it out. Thanks for the great content!

[marvinduncan]

You call this a beginners guide but I'm developing strategies to use for Brewer's competition next week as an experienced barista from this.

This was amazing and I'm really grateful for the time and effort you put into your videos.