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C Story / Maximillian Wee
What Does Light
Have to Do
with Coffee?
The Drinker
We often find ourselves perplexed by the question–what makes specialty coffee special? Specialty In our day-to-day lives, coffee has two faces. For those of us that are unable to function before a
coffee, at least on the surface, is coffee grown in specific climatic regions, each with its own unique morning cuppa, we’re no strangers to the hustle and bustle of morning commutes, the rush hour
flavor profile. It is a complex and volatile crop with an incredible number of factors that influence grab-and-go coffee where the baristas themselves are awake at an ungodly hour to get you that
business activities and models employed by producers across coffee growing regions. And light is first caffeine boost of the day, with a smile no less. Then there’s slow coffee time, dim the lights
one of these factors. Without light we would not have colors and we certainly would not have coffee. for a moody atmosphere, put on some lo-fi or jazz, and treat yourself to a nice filter brew with
Colors are an extension of light, essential to how we perceive our physical realm and the world we the outrageously expensive coffee gear that you’ve splurged on. I find that sipping on a cup of
live in. As Goethe once said, colors are the deeds and suffering of light. Light and colors may very drip coffee is especially enjoyable on gloomy rainy days accompanied by the sound of raindrops
well be the most crucial variable that drives the modern coffee industry that we know today. cascading down the window panes–it has a certain Zen quality to it. So, do you prefer your cof-
fee in bright mornings or when those lights dim?
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