The smell of heat . . .

[hbuchtel]

This will probably make many of you laugh, which is not exactly my intention . . .

I am quite new to this whole communicating about flavors and aromas thing (and to a certain extent, simply appreciating them) and this afternoon I had a real breakthrough- while trying to describe (to myself) the aroma of an espresso I had just made, I realized that part of the 'aroma' was simply the sensation of inhaling hot vapors!

Funny, once I got this out of the way, a whole bunch of other flavors became clear to me! (clearer would be a better word)

Henry

[malachi]

one of the reasons why coffee cuppers allow coffees to cool.

[another_jim]

It's a lot more apparent (and pleasantly sinus moistening) in the dry indoor air of winter.

[hbuchtel]

one of the reasons why coffee cuppers allow coffees to cool.

Do you let it cool just to appreciate the aroma or also before tasting?

Henry (enjoying the dry winter air)