For the last year I've been desperately trying to taste some of the tastes people describe in coffee, but I can't seem to have any luck.
I tried drip, french press, espresso, cupping, and recently the aerobie aeropress.
I tried different grind settings, different water at different temperatures and different steeping times.
I can definitely taste difference in various coffee and some coffees turn out better tasting than others, but no matter what I do I can't taste citrus or strawberries or molasses or lemon zest in coffee. I can just taste coffee, a complex taste that I can't really describe. I can also taste the metal in the french press sometimes.
I'm also having difficulty discerning the difference between bitter and sour in espresso.
I'm using a Mazzer Mini E for all my grinding, which is not ideal I suppose but I'm guessing it should be sufficient.
Is everything lost, should I keep trying or should I just accept that my taste buds are not very good at tasting coffee.
HELP!
ps. when tasting food I don't have this sort of problem as I can taste the different spices and different ingredients used in the food.