morning cupping can be art

This morning, Hannah and I cupped several coffees, as we do every morning.

One coffee that really stood out to me was a Peruvian, La Florida. Has anyone ever tried a coffee that tastes like a hot pepper? A coffee that tastes like a jalapeno? And, at the same time, is entirely enjoyable?
I hadn't until today.

One amazing thing about coffee is that it doesn't just taste like coffee (I find that to be true with a number of things). I'm not sure how it would taste actually brewed, or with milk in it. But, in the moment that I tasted this Peruvian, and a totally unexplored ( for me) flavor in coffee, time stood still for an instant, and it was
Art.

~Emily