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Why Fall Is the Perfect Season for Coffee: The Science Behind Fall Flavors
There's a certain point every year in Atlanta when you step outside in the morning and realize you don't immediately regret leaving the air conditioning. The humidity finally starts to let up, there's a little chill in the air, and suddenly that first hot cup of coffee sounds even better than usual...
Milk Chocolate, Orange Zest, and a Little Pepper: What’s Going On Here?
Coffee tasting notes can sound a little suspicious if no one has explained them properly.
Milk chocolate? Orange zest? Cracked black pepper? Dried cherry?
We get it. It can sound like someone went crazy with a thesaurus.
But tasting notes are not added flavors. We are not pouring in chocolate syrup, citrus peel, or peppercorns in the roaster. These are just the natural flavors and aromas we notice when a coffee is grown, processed, roasted, and brewed in a way that lets its character show up clearly.