Roaster's Vocabulary - Insider's Guide to Roast Levels
The coffee roaster's vocabulary is somewhat vague when it comes to pin-pointing a degree of roast or color classification for a particular coffee.
Here, we list the most common terms used to describe each roast level – taking some of the mystery out of the jargon used to describe how a particular coffee is roasted.
Roast Color Classifications & Vocabulary Light Roasts Cinnamon Half City Light New England
Medium Roasts Light American Light City West Coast
Medium Roasts American Breakfast Brown City Medium
Medium-Dark to Dark Roasts Full City Light French Viennese
Dark/High Roasts After Dinner Continental European French Italian New Orleans
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