A New Sensation- JSonia Primerano- Café Crawling in Montréal
With a generally more conscious population, straying away from huge corporations like Starbucks and the Canadian chain Tim Hortons is almost to be expected. Coffee and café culture in Montréal( appropriately termed by Montréalers as“ café crawling” or the“ MTL café crawl”) represents an appreciation for the coffee beverage and its tastes and smells, rather than solely being a method to boost our energy with
caffeine during our regular morning routines. It’ s about augmenting the characteristics of its flavours and aromas on our palettes, and for all the coffee connoisseurs and aficionados out there it’ s even about going as far as being able to identify the varying flavour profiles of different kinds of coffee- from sweet, delicate and mild, to fruity with hints of citrus and apple, to flowery and fragrant, to nutty, spicy, and even chocolaty. Notably, on top of the primary focus on espresso and filter coffees, independent coffee shops are also using alternative coffee methods like syphon, vacuum and pourover to reveal and heighten the naturally occurring flavours in each freshly brewed cup.
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