Can mean a number of things – it can be an earthyEarthy is a flavor term with some ambivalence, used positively in some cases, negatively in others.: Sumatra coffees can have a positive earthy flavor, sometimes described as "wet... or pungentRefers to an aggressive, intense aroma or flavor, often related to spices (pepper) or roast tastes. Pungent foods are often called "spicy", meaning a sharp or biting character,... 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 processingThe removal of the cherry and parchment from the coffee seed.: Coffee is either wet-processed (also called washed or wet-milled) or dry-processed (also called wild, natural or natural... methods or the preparationPreparation refers to the dry-milling steps of preparing coffee for export: hulling, grading, classifying, sorting.: Preparation refers to the dry-milling steps of preparing coffee for export: hulling, grading,.... 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 intensityWe have a simple scale to rate intensity in our coffee reviews, from Mild to Bold. Low intensity does not mean low quality!: We have a simple scale... of the brewed coffeeBrewed Coffee refers to all coffee preparations produced by adding non-pressurized water to coffee grounds. Contrasted with espresso coffee, which is produced under pressure, brewed coffee is primarily..., if it is brewed in a more concentrated way, with too much ground coffee in respect to the amount of water used. EspressoA small coffee beverage, about 20 ml, prepared on an espresso machine where pressurized hot water extracted through compressed coffee.: In its most stripped-down, basic form, this is... 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.