Soft is a term with several meanings in the coffee trade. In BrazilBrazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of coffee in Brazil".: Brazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra... ...more, Soft is a positive flavor term, particular to the Brazil grading system: Soft is the grade just under Strictly SoftThe highest rating in the Brazil Grading scale, based on cupping.: Brazil has its own grading system for defects in the cup - Strictly Soft is the highest... ...more, meant to describe clean, mild cup flavors, and as opposed to “Hard” taste which is negative. But in the rest of the world a trader would call a coffee “soft” for being low grown, and not a dense coffee bean. Low altitude coffees usually have less quality in the cup, also marked by lower acidityAcidity is a positive flavor attribute in coffee, also referred to as brightness or liveliness. It adds a brilliance to the cup, whereas low acid coffees can seem... ...more.
