Coffee Glossary

Terms Beginning with: V (6 terms found)

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vacumn

Water is brought to a boil in the lower of two glass globes. Steam forces the hot water into the upper globe through a glass tube where there are . . .more

valve bag

Valve bags are air tight coffee bags with small one-way valves that allow gases escape but do not allow air into the bag. The valve bag was a . . .more

vapid

An odor taint in the coffee brew marked by a loss of organic material that would normally be in a gaseous state in both the aroma and nose of the . . .more

Varietal

If the coffee has characteristics that both set it off from other coffees, yet identify it as what it is, it has varietal distinction. In one sense, . . .more

varietal distinction or character

If the coffee has characteristics that both set it off from other coffees, yet identify it as what it is, it has varietal distinction. In one sense, . . .more

variety

Bourbon Santos is a single origin coffee named after Santos, the port in Brazil where the coffee is shipped. Bourbon is the variety of coffee tree . . .more

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