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SubscribeAugust 13, 2009 4:52 PM
Coffee Club of Seattle organizer creates 'smiley face method' for judging coffee
Posted by Melissa Allison
Anyone who's confused by -- or just tired of -- the terms people use to describe coffee will appreciate Michael Allen Smith's smiley face method. The guy who runs the Coffee Club of Seattle has reduced the eloquent-yet-vague chatter about coffee slurping to symbols even a toddler could understand.
It's not as granular as the Cup of Excellence Cupping Form, which also seeks to simplify and codify coffee language, but you don't always need granular.
Maybe something for the folks at this weekend's Roasters Guild meeting at Skamania Lodge after they've had a few beers?
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