Coffee Character Wheel

VELVETY

Y
SHARP

CREAM
CRISP
BRIG

ND

PY
ROU

U
TAR

HT

SYR
TA

T
ME

Y
N

OIL
GY

Y
LL

LK
OW

SE
SI

AR
SO

HIGH

CO
TR
FT

SH

TH
OP FL
R

OO
AT
IC HA
ME

AL

SM
DIU

-L
CIT IK RD
E HA
M

RU LO Y
S- W ER
STO LIK GH WD
INT

NE E OU PO
FRU R
EN

IT-L CIT Y
AIN
SIT

IKE RIC
GR

RE
AC
Y

U
ID

XT
BER

TE
RY- ES TY
LI KE T ICL GRIT
PAR
MA
APPLE LIC
-LIKE ACI
D FULL
AC
SOFT DRIN ID ITY
K-LIKE EL HEAVY
PHOSPHO THFE
ACID
RIC MOU
COFFEE WEIGH
WEIGHTT
TARTARIC ACID
GRAPE-LIKE ACID
MEDIUM

BOD LIGHT
WINEY Y
ACID
ACETIC
AF
TE

D COAT
ENTE ING
RT

FERM
AS

VVIISS
TE

ID CCOO STI
RY AC
LL

C
EGA TIC
SSIITT KY
A

VIN AC YY
OVER

LEN

L ID
AC
TH
KE ICK
-LI
GTH

IC
SE UI
N
EE
YIN H-

Q JU
CH
G
DR OUT

E
XITY

IC
LIK Y
CE

T-
M

CLARITY

LO

UR
PLE

TH
BALAN

H R
N
ME
NT

G TE IN
G

YO
COM

T
GE

BI
SHO

DIU
IN
TR

W
M
RT
G

AT
AS

YIN

RATED

ER
X

DISJOINTED

PE
LEX
DR

PLE
COMIGH

Y
MURKY

RS
LOW

Y
CLEAR

GL
COMP

LIN
H

INTEG

IS

N
TI
TE
GE
G

NT
IN

RIN
QUI
ER

NG

G
CK
CK

HI

SY
PU

RC

AS

ED
PA

RIC

POOR
GR

D
DIRTY

CLEAN

UNBALANCE

NC
BALA

The coffee character wheel was developed as part of the AgriFutures Australia project Defining terroir of Australian coffee to increase demand
and investment, a collaboration between Southern Cross University, Processing Methods Bootcamp and the Australian coffee industry.

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