Coffee beans come in a wide range of complex flavours. Much the same as wine a great tasting coffee is one that appeals to you! Here are some simple characteristics to consider when tasting a coffee you really love - or one you don't like at all. These pointers will help you decide which coffee to purchase.

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The acidity:
it is the pleasant, tangy feeling left on the tip of the tongue. A coffee with too little or no acid will taste flat and lifeless, whilst one that is very acid will leave a tangy feeling lasting several minutes.

The aroma:
although very strong when coffee is roasted, ground or even brewed. It should be subtle and only set up your taste expectations before drinking.

The body:
as for wine, body is the feeling of richness, thickness and heaviness that the liquid will leave in your mouth. Easy to detect and analyse, simply move the coffee from the back to the front of the mouth, working it over and through the tongue. Coffee that is full-bodied will have a detectable volume and texture whilst a light-bodied one will seem watery and thin

The flavour:
it is the method by which the tongue will interpret the aromatic characteristics of the coffee whilst in the mouth. It conveys a specific taste or flavour such as chocolaty, spicy, nutty or smoky.

Coffees available from Stokes of Lincoln

Pure Kenya - Beautiful aroma, pleasant acidity

Costa Rica – Distinctive nutty flavour

BlueMountain Blend – Our most famous blend in which only the finest coffees are used to emulate the smooth blue mountain Jamaica taste.

Pure Colombian – Mild with a good body. (Fair-trade also available)

Decaffeinated – The caffeine is removed from the raw coffee beans prior to roasting in the normal way

Breakfast Blend – Good all day, medium roast coffee

Bridge Blend – A robust African Blend

Poacher Blend – Good quality American blend, fully roasted

Old Brown Java - mature, thick liquor

Continental Roast - Strong and stimulating

Italian – Roasted to the point of burning.

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