I recently read a report that said the last of your senses to start working when you wake up is the sense of smell. Yeah right. Not when the smell of freshly brewed coffee is making its way through the air and into my suite.
Doesn’t matter if it is first thing in the morning or last thing at night, freshly brewed coffee just has that special scent for me that always makes me smile. Some might have other favorite scents as I surely do but this one hits home. Baby powder. Jasmine. Rosemary. All good stuff but none hold a match to freshly brewed coffee.
Maybe it is the thought of the joy of starting a new day or warming up on a cold day but like I said it does not matter if it is morning or night or hot or cold. Though maybe the smell triggers the memories of those things. Ok, now we are getting into Tony Robbins territory huh?
I recently discovered freshly brewed coffee scented candles in case anyone was wondering what to get me for my birthday or for my un-birthday as The White Rabbit from Alice In Wonderland would prefer.
It seems that roasted coffee contains over 800 Volatile Molecular Species, many of which contribute significantly to coffee’s aroma. For comparison, wine only has about 150. With the right amount of heat in the roasting process, the Maillard Reaction or ‘browning” creates over 500 of these as the amino acids and carbonyl / carbohydrates, which are the reducing sugars found naturally in the green been, react to form new aromatic compounds.
We know that aldehydes are the most delicate and volatile aroma compounds created in the roasted coffee process. These compounds give coffee its sweet, caramel, fruit / floral-like aromas, however they are easily oxidized, which is to say, changed into acid and water or dissipated into the air especially when subject to the grinding process.
They say the best Arabica coffee beans, the staple of specialty cafes, typically have a higher concentration of these aldehydes and also contain more of a “butter” aroma. Both of these desirable and flavorsome compounds are readily lost due to dissipation into the air. This loss is accelerated in the grinding process where 50% of these delicate aromas are lost within about 15 minutes of grinding, which is why coffee in cafes often smells far better than it tastes.
Whatever. Just remember the words of Henry Ward Beecher when he said “No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.” I guess he forgot there is coffee in tiramisu.
What do you think of the smell of freshly brewed coffee? Or do you have a special scent you prefer? Share your thoughts in the comments. Would love to hear from you.
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a nice cofee can actually make my entire day! It’s so refreshing.
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Right? And another good thing is there are so many styles of coffee. The regular American style or French Roast which I understand is just like burning the beans. I like Turkish style myself. Check that out. Good stuff.
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Personally I prefer the aroma of coffee beans as they are freshly ground to make that perfect cup of coffee.
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I do love the smell of coffee. We went on an Italian cruise ship once, and the espresso on that ship blew our minds! We looked forward to that smell and taste more than anything, and it is still my biggest memory of that cruise.
I make a body scrub with leftover coffee grinds too. I just put some Epsom salt, coffee grinds (I save my used coffee grinds in a container in the fridge), and olive oil together in a jar, then I use it in the shower. The smell is awesome – it adds a special coffee eliminate to the shower!
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Yes, fresh coffee smell is awesome. Have you had Turkish coffee yet? Mmmm…
But you really have my attention with your body scrub. Have you written a article about that? If so, please do share it hear. If not, perhaps consider writing it. I would love to read it.
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I’ll make sure I write one about it soon!
Sweet article! Hope you don’t mind if I use that quote there at the end on my facebook today. Its perfect… 🙂
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Sounds good Marty. Thanks for asking. I am gonna go check out your site about coffee grinders right now.
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For me, what wakes up my senses is the smell of freshly brewed coffee – one of the few things that I look forward to and make me get out of bed every morning.
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I am sure there are many more things to look forward to than just the smell of coffee…though it sure is a nice way to start the day.
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I think the best is to open a new bag and get the first ‘cloud’ of new coffee bean smell.
Great post again Troy! I really enjoy reading them!
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Oh yes! That smell is awesome. Especially if it is a new brand or bean you are not used to.
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I agree, freshly brewed coffee in the morning can wake up a sleepyhead immediately. I don’t know about you, but coffee can cheer me up every time, no matter what time of day or night.
Agreed, though I try to avoid the caffeine types after supper.
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Do they make coffee aroma candles? If not, they really should. Wouldn’t be nearly as great as the real thing but you could get the smell all day long.
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For sure they do.
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Hey there!
An amazing post indeed 😀
And I agree with you completely, when its about that sweet fragrance of coffee in the morning as it is enough to make whole day beautiful <3
So much in love with coffee!
Awesome post!
Keep sharing 🙂 🙂
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My pleasure Jesse. I would love to have a coffee SO good it does not ‘need’ cream and sugar. Any suggestions?
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Troy,
Have you ever had nitro coffee? It’s cold brew coffee infused with nitrogen. It’s creamy and has enough sweetness for some folks they don’t need sugar.
I wrote an article about it if you’re interested.
Bob
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Hey Troy
Happy to see you again buddy!!
Well, this is really amazing blog. I have tried almost every type of coffee. and I am always eager to taste different coffee.
Thanks for posting
Thumbs Up!!:)
Nice to see YOU!
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This is so amazing,thanks for sharing
Amazing! I’m a coffee lover but I haven’t try this way before. But I think it will be a good recipe for me.
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Let us know how it works out ok?
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Wow Amazing Article………..
Thanks for sharing…….
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Great post, Thanks for sharing this fabulous information. I’m a coffee lover too and just love its intense mesmerizing flavor and aroma
YEAH! A nice cup of coffee results in a great day…
Never start my work without having a freshly brewed cup of strong coffee.
great post 🙂
A nice post. a cup of coffee is my part of my life .every morning is my start to a cup coffee .i really enjoyed. thank you for sharing the post
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