Among the varieties of flavor that coffee tasters handle, fermentation notes (phenolics and others) are generally reported as a defect.

Honey, washed, natural, dry… Have you ever wondered what all those names that appear on the packaging of your coffee mean? or even more importantly, which of these processes do you like best?

The term specialty coffee dates back to 1978, when Erna Knusten, of Knusten Coffee LTD, first used the term to describe how different microclimates produced beans with unique flavors and profiles.