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Article: All a-buzz Coffee lovers sip, slurp, sniff their way to the best brews
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 29, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright 1998 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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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