Tips you can use to find the best coffee

Like the quest to figure out what makes good wine, discovering just what it is that makes a good cup of coffee goes beyond personal taste. This link to the Web site Serious Eats gives a couple of good indicators, which you can put to good use the next time you watch your favorite barista pull shots.

Above photo: A cappuccino I bought last spring in a coffee bar at The Torch, one of the tonier hotels in Doha, Qatar.