Coffee and ink are both dark liquids used artistically. This commonality is used to great effect with âInk Blend,â which uses Chinese ink painting to great effect to describe roast levels and taste:
“Combining Chinese ink and coffee with playfulness, taste the art of a Chinese ink painting. In the concept of Chinese ink painting, the ink has the concept of “five color levels of ink”, which means that the ink color changes from thick to light. With the concept of “ink-divided five-color levels”, the flower theme in ink painting is combined with coffee roasting and flavor. Roasting degree is burnt, strong, heavy, light, clear, and flavors are plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, pine and cypress.
In Chinese ink painting, plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and pine and cypress have different meanings.
