Maple-Bacon Flavoured Coffee Anyone?

About this episode

This episode explores the divisive topic of flavoured coffee, discussing its appeal and the opinions surrounding it.

This week we’re continuing our exploration of the fringes of the specialty coffee world as we dip our toes into the delightfully divisive world of flavoured coffee. Is adding syrup to your espresso a playful twist or a specialty coffee sin? From the coffee aficionado’s horror at artificial flavourings to the syrup-loving masses, we unpack why flavoured coffee stirs such strong opinions. You’ll learn how coffee gets flavoured, what it does to the taste and whether flavoured beans are ever a go...

People in this episode

Host: Angela Holder

Topics covered

• flavoured coffee
• specialty coffee
• coffee tasting
• coffee opinions
• syrup in coffee

Keywords

• maple-bacon coffee
• flavoured coffee
• espresso syrup
• coffee aficionado
• taste
• coffee beans

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