A research funded by an Australian government agricultural agency has produced the “Coffee Character Wheel”. A cupping tool designed to more thoroughly describe or identify coffee with the concept of terroir. The Coffee Character Wheel provides terminology for the coffee qualities of acidity, mouthfeel and aftertaste, and their extending to different levels, so the wheel breaks down to a final list of 95 terms. Also, the Coffee Character Wheel expressly as a tool to more closely associate coffee characteristics with terroir.
According to the study’s authors, there are approximately 50 coffee producers spread across two primary coffee-growing areas in Australia, and Australia-grown coffee represents less than 1% of domestic roasting and consumption. However, when leading cuppings of 150 coffee samples, the research produced results that the study’s benefactors are sure to find promising.
“Our results found Australian-grown coffee is sweeter, nuttier and fruitier in flavor than others,” two of the study authors wrote in The Conversation. “This pleasant terroir is probably due to the cooler temperatures and longer ripening periods in our coffee-producing areas.”
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