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8 Flavor & tasting

Mouthfeel

The tactile experience of a coffee in the mouth (silky, syrupy, tea-like, creamy, drying, prickly), separate from flavor and aroma.

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Mouthfeel is the broader sensory umbrella that includes body but also describes specific tactile qualities: silkiness from emulsified oils, dryness from astringent over-extraction, prickly from carbonation in nitro or naturally fermented coffees. Cuppers describe mouthfeel as much as flavor: "syrupy with a clean finish" or "tea-like and drying."

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