Any one that knows me knows that I'm a coffee nut. I love the earthy smell and taste of fresh brewed coffee, the atmosphere of a nice coffeehouse with Norah Jones singing overhead or the scratchy tunes of a 1920s French chanson playing in the background, the slight hint of sweetness of the foam in a cappuccino ... I want to share this article from the Atlantic Monthly, by Giorgio Milos, about the five senses of coffee. Do a search of the author's name on the website and glance through some more of this articles on all things coffee beans.
A bit extreme and excessive? Maybe, but you can say the same thing about the pretentious people that say they can catch all the different aromas and flavors in wine. "Oh, I taste ... hints of oak, wild berries, and summer breeze, mingled with snottiness."
And yes, I am writing this as I'm drinking a cup of coffee. But not Starbucks. I'm too pretentious for that.
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