JimmyP People like you need to learn to address the issue raised.

This forum is full of folks who are always looking to go an extra notch to get the best out of their coffees

Please start a dedicated thread or two and share your experiences and knowledge. I am sure members will benefit from your rich experience. 😊

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    JimmyP Claims of improvement is overrated as I’ve consumed more espresso than most enthusiasts likely ever will and know exactly what I prefer without feeling the need to ‘train’ anything. You seem to have this mindset that the mind/senses can be forced to stray from what it knows and we are somehow missing out if we don’t buy into that.

      JonWoo187 Personally, I drink the coffee I like. I have spent shed loads on the finest single origin beans, in pursuit of those delicate notes promised on the packaging…..wasted money in my case! I like medium darker beans. I drink them as espresso (sometimes), americano with a smallish amount of water and as cappuccino using the third, third, third recipe. That is what I enjoy and subsequently that is what I drink.I have had and still do have cupboards full of brew coffee equipment.

      So @JimmyP how would you propose to educate my palate exactly please? You could make some instructional videos if that helps as a picture paints a thousand words. I wait with baited breath.

        dfk41 Nah, you’re not looking to learn. It’s obvious from your tone 🫤

        Flair 58, Mahlkonig EK43, Kinu M47, 1zpresso ZP6.

          JonWoo187 Having been paid as a taster for my excellent palate and received training to improve it further I would say you’re wrong there 🙂

          Flair 58, Mahlkonig EK43, Kinu M47, 1zpresso ZP6.

            LMSC Great suggestion buddy. I will give it some thought! 🙂👍

            Flair 58, Mahlkonig EK43, Kinu M47, 1zpresso ZP6.

            dfk41 Thank you for proving my point. Bad attitude bro and you could have learnt a lot 🫤

            Flair 58, Mahlkonig EK43, Kinu M47, 1zpresso ZP6.

            • MWJB replied to this.

              JimmyP He still might, as might the rest of us if you post something useful.

                MWJB The problem from my point of view is that you’ve only shown yourselves as resistant to learning 🤔

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                • MWJB replied to this.

                  JimmyP I have said that I don’t think, cupping specifically (a vague term in reality, if a very specific term in terms of a diagnostic exercise) will help. I have been trying to assist @dfk41 in his search for a different perspective on coffee since before this forum existed. I am as keen as anyone to see if he is able to adjust his appreciation of coffee beyond his catchphrase of, “sink it, or drink it”. I have no agenda in terms of convincing him he is ‘wrong’ in any way, because even (I think) if he is, such an attitude will, quite understandably, result in vociferous resistance, as it is condescending and patronising.

                  You say you are a, “paid taster” I don’t doubt this, but I do doubt that you are a paid coffee brewer & a paid coffee taster (because everyone who tastes coffee in the course of a day at work is usually one, or the other, but almost never both).

                  if you are paid to present coffee cuppings, tell us what your protocol is, in detail (e.g. how you ensure the SCAA/Agtron requirements).

                  If you are a paid taster, tell us what the pre-made coffee beverage is that we can purchase widely, taste with you & compare notes/perceptions.

                  Are you going to partake in Hoffmann’s decaf tasting event? (Both myself & @dfk41 are.)

                  Basically, give us something tangible before we all run out of patience with your attitude.

                    MWJB You’re so full of shit. I don’t even read most of your comment now 😅👍

                    Flair 58, Mahlkonig EK43, Kinu M47, 1zpresso ZP6.

                      I do not understand why people will have to get personal. It is sad actually.

                      JimmyP I’ve searched and forgive me if I missed it, but I don’t see any posts where you have shared your experiences of how to taste more in your coffee? You have critiqued everybody else’s comments but contributed little in the way of knowledge.

                      If you can actually “help” people that’s a primary focus of this forum and the main reason I am here.

                        @JimmyP Please show, share and educate us with what you have got in your bag. You may start with why cupping is a great way to improve one’s palate. Please don’t be generic in your response, tell us how ? Videos, experiences, answers to MWJB’s queries and step by step process to get there are what you may require. Please be prepared as some extremely knowledgeable members will challenge you; and, you may challenge their practice, techniques than going personal. Otherwise, please give it a rest.

                        Enjoy your coffee. 👍

                          JimmyP Folger’s doesn’t cut it, but you do you. I gladly laugh at the mere mention of ‘being trained’ as that’s simply being led to believe what others think is better/different as in being their trained bitch. I taste exactly what I do from my dialed in setup with coffees I choose to roast. My home, my setup, my roaster gives my palate what I prefer and what others choose to pursue makes absolutely no difference in my world.

                            JonWoo187 It’s a shame you don’t understand. Everyone can improve their tasting ability 🙂👍

                            Flair 58, Mahlkonig EK43, Kinu M47, 1zpresso ZP6.

                              LMSC I sense you’re triggered here. By something you don’t like.
                              But I will bear your suggestions in mind 🙂👍

                              Flair 58, Mahlkonig EK43, Kinu M47, 1zpresso ZP6.