> On Dec 18, 5:07 pm, toci
yahoo.com> wrote:>> On Dec 18, 3:39 pm, SN
gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> because i'm really trying, but its pretty hard to tell them apart, to
>>> me they all taste ...
like....coffee, some minor, subtle differences,
>>> but after 1 sip its all the same, and if brew too long end up just
>>> really nasty bitterness...
>>> i'll try to go buy some different 'gourmet' coffees, but i'm already
>>> skeptical...
>>
>> Try
alt.coffee? I shifted to tea because I had to drink coffee with
>> creamer (lots) and sweetner. Toci
>
> well, i'm asking the tea heads here if they taste coffee in the manner
> we taste tea...
Yes, to a point. I roast my own coffee, because there are internet sites
that sell green beans from all over the world and then I can control the
roast exactly. The freshness doesn't hurt either. BTW: good beans,
properly roasted and freshly ground and brewed are never bitter. I use a
french press, sometimes steeping my grounds for 5-7 minutes. Never bitter,
or I just have a high tolerance for bitterness. I usually roast my beans
just into second crack.
But I understand your point: IMO tea presents a much wider range of flavors
and styles than coffee does. Nuts, chocolate, earth, wood, spice - these
seem to be the predominate flavor components in coffee for me. But the
variations are, I think, much smaller than in tea or wine, for that matter.
I drink my coffee like I do red tea - no milk, just a little sugar. Usually
one cup a day, after dinner.
Regards,
Dean
