A “wild note” in coffee is a general characterization that connotes something foreign or exotic in a flavor profileFlavor Profile implies a graphical impression of a particular coffee, whether it be an artistic portrait or data graph of the perception of flavor compounds. In the case..., usually somewhat uncleanA general negative description of dirty or hard flavors in a coffee that should have none. These are flavors without positive qualities, that distract from the cup. Also.... This can be found in some Indonesian and East African coffees, flavors of earth, forestyA flavor found in rustic Indonesia coffees, wet-hulled types from Sulawesi and Sumatra in particular, reminiscent of a walk in the woods.: A flavor found in rustic Indonesia... notes, or wild game. For example Yemeni coffees have wild notes of hide, leather, earth, and savory spice. To some these are defectIn coffee, a defect refers to specific preparation problems with the green coffee, or a flavor problem found in the cupping process. Bad seeds in the green coffee... flavors. The term borders on ethnocentricity for sure, a bit problematic!