Archives: Glossary Terms

E61

A classic espresso group-head design, originally invented by Faema and used on a variety of machines. The E61 is easily

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Earthy

Earthy is a flavor term with some ambivalence, used positively in some cases, negatively in others.: Sumatra coffees can have

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Ecuador

Ecuador has everything it takes to grow great coffee. Positioned between Colombia and Peru, the interior mountain ranges have plenty

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Effervescent

A combined mouthfeel and flavor sensation, hinting at a dynamic and lively cup: While coffee is not a carbonated beverage,

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El Salvador

El Salvador coffee had an undeservingly poor reputation for years, marred mostly by the inability to deliver coffee of high

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Emulsion

In coffee, “emulsion” typically refers to the suspension of coffee oils in water. While brewed coffee is primarily an extraction,

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Endothermic

A term applied to thermodynamic reactions, referring to one that absorbs heat. Most parts of the coffee roasting process are

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Erna Knutsen

Erna is known as the first dedicated “Specialty Coffee” importers/brokers in the US … in fact she coined the term

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Erpsig

Erpsig is German for pea-like; cooked bean, pea, or lentil sensation. It is called Peasy, but related to earthy, mushroom,

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Espresso

A small coffee beverage, about 20 ml, prepared on an espresso machine where pressurized hot water extracted through compressed coffee.:

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Estate

A “coffee estate” is used to imply a farm that has its own processing facility, a wet-mill. In Spanish this

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esters

Esters

An ester is an often fragrant organic or partially organic compound formed by the reaction between an acid (including amino

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Ethiopia coffee

Ethiopia

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee: it is in the forests of the Kaffa region that coffee arabica grew wild.

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Ethyl Acetate

A chemical decaffeination process, but one using a mild type with low toxicity. It sometimes imparts fruity flavors to the

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Kenya - Coffea Eugenoides at Coffee Research Foundation at Ruiru

Eugenioides

The botanical genus and species name for Eugenioides coffee, otherwise written as Coffea eugenioides is one of the “parents” of

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Excelso

A Colombian coffee grade referring to screen size of 15-16. In the traditional bulk Arabica business, Excelso is a step

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Exothermic

A term applied to thermal reactions, referring to one that releases energy. A classic example is burning. Most parts of

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Extraction

Refers to the process of infusing coffee with hot water. Hot water releases or “extracts” the flavor from the roasted,

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