Coffee knowledge

When you pick up a bag of specialty coffee and read “notes of strawberry, peach, and jasmine”, it might sound more like a fruit smoothie than a morning brew. But here’s the thing—those tasting notes aren’t just marketing fluff. Coffee can taste like berries, and the secret lies in tiny flavour compounds called ESTAs.

1. Natural Process: Description: In the natural process, ripe coffee cherries are carefully hand-picked from...