Handrip Book

Flavours

Thirteen families and 92 descriptors — the vocabulary every tasting note on this site is written in.

The coffee aroma wheel Thirteen aroma families and the 92 descriptors tasters use for coffee. BerryBlackberryBlueberryRaspberryStrawberryBlackcurrantCranberryFruityApplePearPeachApricotGrapeCherryPineappleMangoPassion FruitLemonLimeOrangeGrapefruitDried FruitRaisinPruneFigDateDried ApricotSweetsCaramelHoneyToffeeMolassesBrown SugarMaple SyrupVanillaMarzipanChocolateMilk ChocolateDark ChocolateCocoaCocoa NibsChocolate MaltNuttyAlmondHazelnutPeanutWalnutCashewPecanRoastedToastRoasted NutsCoffee PulpSmokyAshyBurntTobaccoIndustrialRubberPetroleumPlasticSolventMetallicMedicinalInkSpicyCinnamonCloveNutmegCardamomAniseBlack PepperGingerCerealMaltGrainBreadBiscuitRiceOatGreenGrassyFresh Cut GrassGreen PepperPeaUnder-ripeUnripe BananaHerb / VegetalMintBasilThymeSageTomatoOliveCucumberBeetrootFloralJasmineRoseChamomileElderflowerLavenderOrange BlossomHibiscusBlack Tea

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Every family, every descriptor

Tasting notes on this site are written in this vocabulary, so a note on a bag and a note on a coffee page mean the same thing.

Berry

6
  • Blackberry
  • Blueberry
  • Raspberry
  • Strawberry
  • Blackcurrant
  • Cranberry

Fruity

13
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Peach
  • Apricot
  • Grape
  • Cherry
  • Pineapple
  • Mango
  • Passion Fruit
  • Lemon
  • Lime
  • Orange
  • Grapefruit

Dried Fruit

5
  • Raisin
  • Prune
  • Fig
  • Date
  • Dried Apricot

Sweets

8
  • Caramel
  • Honey
  • Toffee
  • Molasses
  • Brown Sugar
  • Maple Syrup
  • Vanilla
  • Marzipan

Chocolate

5
  • Milk Chocolate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Cocoa
  • Cocoa Nibs
  • Chocolate Malt

Nutty

6
  • Almond
  • Hazelnut
  • Peanut
  • Walnut
  • Cashew
  • Pecan

Roasted

7
  • Toast
  • Roasted Nuts
  • Coffee Pulp
  • Smoky
  • Ashy
  • Burnt
  • Tobacco

Industrial

7
  • Rubber
  • Petroleum
  • Plastic
  • Solvent
  • Metallic
  • Medicinal
  • Ink

Spicy

7
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Nutmeg
  • Cardamom
  • Anise
  • Black Pepper
  • Ginger

Cereal

6
  • Malt
  • Grain
  • Bread
  • Biscuit
  • Rice
  • Oat

Green

6
  • Grassy
  • Fresh Cut Grass
  • Green Pepper
  • Pea
  • Under-ripe
  • Unripe Banana

Herb / Vegetal

8
  • Mint
  • Basil
  • Thyme
  • Sage
  • Tomato
  • Olive
  • Cucumber
  • Beetroot

Floral

8
  • Jasmine
  • Rose
  • Chamomile
  • Elderflower
  • Lavender
  • Orange Blossom
  • Hibiscus
  • Black Tea