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Premium Gourmet Coffee: How to Choose a Gourmet or Premium Coffee Bean
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Choosing a premium gourmet coffee bean goes beyond buying the “Select” version of your local store brand. It's about choosing a bean that's fresh, smells good and is the proper roast. However, with so many roast variations, how do you know which one is for you? Keep reading for a breakdown of popular gourmet coffee roasting techniques to find out.
Light Roast Gourmet Coffees
A light roast is often used for milder coffees. The beans are typically light brown in color and they tend to be absolutely dry, rather than slightly oil. Popular light roasts include Light City Roasts or New England roasts, depending on the roaster.
Medium Roast Gourmet Coffees
Slightly darker than a light roast and with a stronger flavor, medium roast coffee beans often have a very subtle taste that's sweeter. It's almost like a quarter teaspoon of sugar has already been put into each cup. The beans, again, tend to be non-oily. Most standard American coffees are medium roast, particularly commercial brands. Popular medium roasts include full City roasts and American Roast.
Medium-Dark Roast Gourmet Coffees
These beans will have a thin oily film coating them and be a dark, rich brown in color. Medium-dark roast premium gourmet coffee beans also tend to have a discreet aftertaste that's bittersweet. Because of the low acidity in the medium-dark roast, most breakfast blends are a medium-dark roast coffee bean.
Dark Roast Gourmet Coffees
A dark roast is simple to spot with its shiny, oily surface and dark, black beans. The darker the roast, the lower the acidity in the coffee. However, the darker the roast, the more bitter the taste. Popular dark roasts include French roast, Italian roast, European roast, Espresso roast, New Orleans roast and many more.
Like a glass of fine wine, coffee has characteristics that change with every manufacturer, bean, roasting batch, brewing or even, cup. The flavors and aromas present are always distinct and open to interpretation.
When you're choosing a premium gourmet coffee bean though, always pick one that smells good to you. This simple technique is always a surefire way to pick a bean and roast that you'll love.
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