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Hit 200 reviews on my local bean roaster, now I get the hype
I used to think people who tracked every coffee they drank were taking it too far. Then I hit 200 entries in my tasting log, all from the same roaster in Tulsa, and noticed my palate actually shifted. The 150th cup was the turning point, I finally caught the blueberry note in their Ethiopian batch without checking the bag first. That specific moment convinced me the log wasn't about showing off, it was about training my own senses. Has anyone else had a number like that where the habit finally clicked for them?
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beth2761mo ago
Funny thing, I had a similar moment but it was with chili peppers, not coffee. Around the 50th pepper I tried, my mouth finally stopped lying to me about heat levels, I could actually tell a jalapeño from a serrano blind. That kind of muscle memory for taste is real, once you hit a certain amount of reps, your brain just rewires itself.
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