Strong Coffee

Can mean a number of things – it can be an earthy or pungent coffee or a coffee brewed in a more concentrated way. : Many people say that they like “strong coffee” but this term needs to be pulled apart a bit to have any meaning. Some origins can be more pungent or intense than others, usually due to the processing methods or the preparation. Dry-processed coffees will in general have more earthy and potentially wild flavors. Aged coffees definitely have strong flavors – pleasant to some, not so much to others. We refer to this as “Bold” in our reviews – a vague term, but opposed to mild. Strong is in opposition to “weak” and can only mean brew strength, the intensity of the brewed coffee, if it is brewed in a more concentrated way, with too much ground coffee in respect to the amount of water used. Espresso is obviously one of the strongest coffee drinks since by definition it is a coffee extract, i.e. very little water in proportion to a large dose of coffee. Strong might also be interchangeable with “Bold”, another vague descriptor and both of these could also refer to a dark roast level.

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