Welcome to the home of the thesaurus of The Daily Grind. The focus of the thesaurus is the terms used to describe the Aroma, Flavour, and Roast of coffee. For information on the history of The Daily Grind and the Thesaurus, see the Background of the Daily Grind Thesaurus.
The Daily Grind web site contains the following information:
About Us -- Information about the creators of
this web site and thesaurus.
Alphabetical Thesaurus -- The main listing
of all our terms.
Hierarchical Display -- A list of our
thesaurus terms from general to specific, for use by the indexers (tasters).
History -- A history of our company, the need
for a thesaurus, how we chose our terms, and how the thesaurus will be
maintained.
References -- An annotated list of the books
and web sites we used to develop our thesaurus.
Roasts -- A photographic guide to the main types
of coffee roasts, sorted according to colour.
Rotated List -- An alphabetical display
of all the significant words contained in the descriptors listed in a
thesaurus of indexing terms, in which each word is treated as a filing
unit.
Search -- A search interface to help customers
choose a coffee that appeals to their taste. It includes a place for customers
to suggest current popular terms related to coffee.
Structural Analysis -- Describes
the technical decisions we made when constructing the thesaurus.
Top Terms -- The most general terms in our
thesaurus.
User Guide -- Instructions about how to
use the thesaurus and interpret results.
©2006 Last updated March13, 2006