Clearly time of day and mood are a component of taste.   Your pallet changes
through the course of the day depending on your activity and mood, as well
as your metabolism.  A part of this would also be your mind-set about the
drink.  If I'm making an after dinner drink, it will vary vastly from what I
have when I first rise in the morning.
Now having said all that, I'd add...  There are some beans that will deliver
the same taste to me no matter the circumstances. My level of pleasure in
them might differ, but the taste is the same.  I find a bean like Guatemalan
Huehuetanango to be very consistent through the course of the day.  I tend
to enjoy a real jolt when I first rise and my first drink is usually a one
or two ounce shot.  The Cona comes out for breakfast and occasionally after
dinner.  in the evenings lately I've really been hung up on Cafe Crema (not
a complaint at all - its my choice).    My wife prefers Ghimbi in the
evenings, claiming its the flavor, but I suspect that mind-set about
sleeping after drinking coffee enters into her formulation of that choice.
Thankfully there are so many beans that I can ALWAYS find one to sip and
enjoy.
John - doing a Cafe Crema as I type :O)

just a thought but i seem to like -dislike the same coffee i roast depending 
on my mood,or time of day i drink.makes it very confusing when it's time to 
reorder green beans as to what beans taste good and should be reorderd and 
which one's should be left out of the order. does anybody else  have this  
problem?
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Problem? I guess it's a matter of attitude or opinion. Yes, our tastes vary
greatly in the same day. I don't find it a problem I find it a joy, the wide
variety of choices. Sometimes a problem deciding the moments choice though.
I'll often drink 4 or 5 different in a day. Guess that's why I always have a
wide variety roasted, average 8 or 9 at any given time. Virtually always two
or three Indonesians, a couple three Konas, Costa Rican and or Panama,
Puerto Rican, Uganda and Australian then it varies Yerg, Malabar, Old Brown,
Galapagos, JBM, St Helena etc... It's also one of the things I love about
Miss Silvia, brew an Americano or Cafe' Crema or Espresso as the mood sees
fit. Don't have to brew a "pot" of just one bean... JUST one bean or brewing
style, how boring! (IMO)
MM;-)
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does the taste  of coffee change with one's mood ...yes, I think. I 
can cup better when I am in a good mood, and I totally avoid it when 
I am not. Traveling to producing countries is a problem because you 
tend to think any half-way decent coffee is  incredibly good ... 
simply because you have probably only had airport coffee for a few 
days while en route. I think location is a BIG part of why people 
revere Jamaica and Kona... Tom
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On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:46:35 -0400, Tom & Maria wrote:
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I hate to admit this but one of the most enjoyable cups of coffee I
ever had in my life was a cup of instant 'brewed' and drunk around
2:00am on a J35 in the middle of Long Island Sound and one of the most
appreciated was another cup of instant drunk on a C&C 39 off the coast
of North Carolina in the middle of a 3 day storm in the spring of '86
-- I have no idea what time of day or night it was and it was great
despite the fact that it was a bit salty. Of course, in the latter
case, I would have probably enjoyed hot bilge water just as much.
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I second this.  Just like my favorite meal of all times was a can of 
Campbell's Pork and Beans heated up at 2 in the morning, after a long 
hard slog to windward.
- al r.

The most enjoyable cup of coffee I ever had was on a farry boat from
Newfoundland to North Sidney, Nov. We had driven over a hundred miles
in a snow storm in an MGA. Once aboard, we went to the galley and had
a cup. It had a slight nutty taste and was WONDERFULL! I've been
searching for something like ever since. That search brought me to
home roasting, and continues. I wonder how much was the coffee and how
much the circumstance.
Bart
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Gosh, if you can afford a J35 you could afford a chef :O)  I was a =
partner on a Cal35 for a couple of years and it sure spoils you for land =
travel.  My wife used to sarcastically hand me my Floating Thermos when =
we'd head out for a Ma & Pa class week-ender.

I am in the midst of my income taxes and am sorely tempted to say that my 
coffee really sucks, big time. But it *doesn't*, it tastes great as usual.
That is why I enjoy my coffee so much. Coffee changes my mood, not vice
versa. Hmmm, time for another cup or maybe twelve.
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On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:45:08 -0500, John - In Deep Southern Texas
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Heck, if I could afford a J35, I'd have the chef roast my coffee for
me. "A touch too 'roasty' today Charles. Don't let it get so far into
second crack next time."
John Blumel
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