Saturdays with Maggy: Cream of the Crop: Kona Coffee and Dessert Tasting

Saturdays with Maggy: Cream of the Crop: Kona Coffee and Dessert Tasting

The Lingo of Coffee

     Writing about Coffee is kind of tough when the terms differ from the actual definition most people would assume it mean.  For example, when using acidity to describe coffee, it has nothing to do with pH balance.  Mild is another example.  It does refer to the taste but not in the sense of strong or light taste.  With these different terms and meaning, reading a coffee review might be a bit confusing.  Here I list some of the more common terms and the meaning in coffee lingo.  For coffee reviews go to www.infohut.net.

Acidity:
Refers to the liveliness of coffee flavor, not the acid or pH level.  With out it coffee will be a bit dull.

Bitter:
This actually means bitter as in one of the 4 basic taste (ex: sweet, sour, salty, bitter).  A little bitterness in coffee is actually good, it brings out the flavor.  Dark roast usually is more bitter than their medium roast counterpart.  Though I do find the Hawaiian Isles Kona Sunrise to be a uniquely flavored dark roasted coffee when compared to other dark roasted coffee because it has a strong tangy aftertaste in the end.

Body:
 Refers to the thickness of the coffee when it is in your mouth.  Is it thin like water?  Is it thick like whole milk?  Kona coffee, to me, is medium bodied, somewhere between water and whole milk.

Complex:
Refers to the taste or the aroma of a coffee that has many aspects.

Mild:
A coffee that is balanced and sometimes has an acidity or sweetness to it.

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Godiva Coffee

     Godiva, the name that brings memories of wonderfully delicious truffles that melts in your mouth.  Fortunately there is also a coffee with the same name and the same wonderful taste.  A part of me hoped that the coffee would taste like the candy but nope, it taste just like how it is advertised, flavored coffee.  The coffee has no added sugar and dairy free.  Even though this coffee taste great on its own, it's even more wonderful with milk and sugar.  It comes in  a variety of flavors so go ahead, give this coffee a try!
     For more reviews on coffee check out www.infohut.net.

Hawaiian Isles Coffee, Always a Favorite

          Ahh yes Kona coffee.  My favorite coffee because it is smooth and mild with an earthly aroma.  100% Kona coffee is expensive.  The blended ones are actually pretty good.  I like the Hawaiian Isles Kona Coffee brand because it does not have that bitter after taste like other coffees.  It comes in different flavors, Classic, Sunrise, Chocolate Macnut, Hazelnut.  My favorite is the chocolate macnut.  It has a wonderful chocolate aroma and the chocolate flavor can be tasted in the end.  This is a very good coffee and I highly recommend this coffee to people who like their coffee mild.  Here is a site with a review on the coffee, www.infohut.net.