Coffee book: "Kaffee – Genuss, Passion, Wissenschaft" (Coffee – Pleasure, Passion, Science) by Nicole Gisi

Nicole Gisi, former head roaster at Delica AG, published this beautiful reference work on coffee in 2016. Across 180 pages, she discusses coffee in a precise, well-founded, yet easy-to-understand manner. The book is elaborately designed and is impressive not only in its content but also in its tactile quality.

Gisi eloquently navigates through history, botany, cultivation, quality, storage, the stock market, chemical components, origins, green coffee, roasting processes, extraction, and cupping, right through to sensory analysis and coffee beverages.

Our verdict:

This is one of the few German-language books about coffee that not only covers the entire coffee chain but discusses it with precision. Gisi's background is in the natural sciences, and you can clearly feel that here. Her own measurements are incorporated into her analyses. Gisi puts frequently mentioned chlorogenic acids into context, explains the roasting process chemically and physically, and avoids the trap of oversimplification. A standard work that belongs in every coffee library.

Who is this book for?

For everyone who really wants to learn about coffee. Gisi provides a great overview from A to Z. If you want to expand, deepen, and complete your knowledge of coffee, this is the perfect book for you.