What’s the strongest coffee? How to compare taste, roasts, and caffeine content
The answer depends on how you define "strong"
I've wondered, "What's the strongest coffee?" many times, yet in a completely different scenario. Sometimes, I wonder what the strongest coffee is because I need a coffee loaded with caffeine to keep me awake on a long-haul flight. Other times, I'm sipping on a cup of coffee that's far too weak, leaving me to question what coffee I should order for a bolder taste. The meaning of the question of "what's the strongest coffee?" is up to interpretation, but I set out to find out the answer to every variation. Here's what to know about the strongest variation of coffee in every sense of the term.
What makes coffee strong?
On a technical level for coffee roasters, the strongest coffee can be defined as one with the highest dissolved solids, measured as Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). In layman's terms, the more dissolved coffee grounds in a cup of coffee, the stronger it is. While this is important for manufacturing coffee, this is unlikely to mean much to the average coffee drinker. You're more likely just want to know how to brew the strongest, boldest cup imaginable and how to get the energy boost you need (especially if you've built up a caffeine tolerance like me).
