Article: All a-buzz Coffee lovers sip, slurp, sniff their way to the best brews

First there was wine tasting. Now there's coffee cupping done with a slurp instead of a sip.

While "cupping" coffee sounds like a snooty diversion for "Frasier" psychiatrist Niles Crane, the compare-and-contrast tasting method is a natural for a beverage that's come a long way from cowboy campfires and instant Folger's.

The fact that prime time television has moved into coffee bars a la "Frasier" and "Friends" indicates something is afoot in pop culture. Cappuccino, espresso and mocha lattes may share the limelight. But coffee has become so trendy that devotees make it their business

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