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At a minimum, an entry in your coffee journal should include the coffee shop that you are visiting, the date, the name of the coffee and your rating. Your rating scale could be a number scale (e.g.: 1 to 5), a star rating (e.g.: 5 ★) or a descriptive evaluation (e.g.: dishwater all the way to ambrosia).
You could also include information about the origin of the coffee, the grind and brew method. Additionally, use your five senses to comment on or rate your cup of coffee.
Professional coffee tasters (cuppers) consider sweetness, body, acidity, flavour and finish. Lots of opportunities here for expanding your coffee vocabulary.
Your coffee experience can also be influenced by your environment. Other suggestions for your coffee journal would include commenting on the shop that you are visiting. Make notes about the cup in which your coffee was served. Note the background sounds, such as, music or customer chatter.
You could take a photo of your cup of coffee and include it in your coffee journal entry. Coffee themed washi tape or stickers are great options for adding some colour to your journal. Use a pen with brown ink to write your notes. There are lots of fun ways to create a coffee journal that you will enjoy reading again and again.
Drinking coffee in moderation has positive health benefits, as does journaling. Together they have the potential to impact both your physical and mental health. Get out there, grab a cup of java and start journaling.
• Cupola Corner sells a selection of handmade and handbound journals that would be perfect for a coffee tasting journal.
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