The Vancouver Indy Coffee Scene

Drawing coffee into the mouth by slurping it so the roast mixes with the oxygen in the air allowing it to release more flavour and spread it evenly across the tongue. In a cupping, aspiration helps attain a better sensory evaluation of a coffee’s nuances.

Author’s note:
When cupping it helps to have a cup of water on hand and to not eat anything while trying different roasts.

A term used in the tasting of coffee that refers to either the over roasting or over extraction of the espresso from the bean.

Author’s note:
Some reference the Ashy aroma as a dark roasted bean. In my opinion this is more of a coffee tasting term and not commonly referenced in my neck of the woods.

There will be fewer baristas slinging powdered, non-fat, mocha frappuccinos with processed whipped cream in Richmond, as the Aberdeen Centre’s Starbucks is the first to shut down in Canada.

You might remember Starbucks announcing the elimination of 100 cafes nationally last January. Well happy April Fool’s Day, this Starbucks is out.

Some experts blame the economic downturn others the competition from independent coffee shops. But maybe it’s an overall understanding of high quality coffee.

Perhaps Richmond will be a little less pretentious, but really from what I heard this location was always a little empty and quiet anyway.

Which Starbucks is next on the chopping block?