Coffee quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which alcoholic liquor is traditionally combined with hot coffee and sugar in an Irish coffee?

   Answer: Whiskey

   Why: Chef Joe Sheridan invented the warm cocktail in the 1940s at a flying boat air base in Ireland to comfort stranded, shivering passengers.

2. 2 Medium

   Which coffee drink name means "stained" or "marked" in Italian?

   Answer: Macchiato

   Why: Latte macchiato flips the idea: a tall glass of milk 'stained' with just a shot of espresso.

3. 3 Hard

   What is the professional term for a trained coffee taster and grader?

   Answer: Q Grader

   Why: Often likened to wine sommelier certification, the Q Grader programme moved from CQI to the Specialty Coffee Association in October 2025.

4. 4 Easy

   Which Italian dessert is espresso poured over vanilla ice cream?

   Answer: Affogato

   Why: In Italian, affogato literally translates to drowned, describing how the cold ice cream is submerged in warm coffee.

5. 5 Medium

   Why does cold brew taste less acidic than hot coffee?

   Answer: Heat extracts acidic compounds faster

   Why: Brewed side by side, cold brew measured 0.2 to 0.4 pH units less acidic than hot brew, and the gap widened with darker roasts.

6. 6 Hard

   What is it called when espresso water rushes through cracks in the coffee?

   Answer: Channeling

   Why: Channeling creates a double flaw, causing harsh over-extraction along the fast channel while leaving surrounding grounds under-extracted.