It's something I've only found a few times, mostly in chain bakeries but I've had a few awful ones in restaurants/cafes who looked like they knew what they were doing - a taste that is overwhelmingly reminiscent of cheap vodka; an alcoholic punch in the mouth.
What do you call that? It's not bitter, about halfway between that and sickly sweet and I've never tasted anything like it before (besides strong, bad grog).
*EDIT* I've also never had a coffee that had a "hint" of it, it's either the entire flavour of the coffee or not present at all. I've just had a thought; could it be that the places I've experienced it use robusta-heavy blends?
What do you call that? It's not bitter, about halfway between that and sickly sweet and I've never tasted anything like it before (besides strong, bad grog).
*EDIT* I've also never had a coffee that had a "hint" of it, it's either the entire flavour of the coffee or not present at all. I've just had a thought; could it be that the places I've experienced it use robusta-heavy blends?


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