From the Yanaka Coffee shop, which specializes in coffee beans, a blended coffee "Drinkable Bunko" that has the image of the "after-reading feeling" of masterpiece literature has appeared. It will be sold as a bean package (bean set) for a limited time from October 27th "Reading Day" to November 30th.

Jointly developed by Yanaka Coffee's cup tester (a profession that assesses the quality of coffee beans and inspects the taste) and NEC's AI (artificial intelligence). More than 10,000 reviews of literary works are converted into coffee taste indicators (bitterness, sweetness, afterglow, clearness, and mouthfeel), and the radar chart created based on this data is used as a recipe to give each work a feeling after reading. Is reproduced with the taste of coffee.

The target literary works are Toson Shimazaki's "Wakanashu", Osamu Dazai's "No Longer Human", Soseki Natsume "I am a cat", "Kokoro", "Sanshiro", and Ogai Mori's "Dancing Girl".

● What kind of taste does each have?

According to the radar chart, the characteristics of the after-reading feeling and taste of each work are as follows.

"Wakanashu" has a high clearness, followed by a slightly higher drinkability and a lower bitterness. You can enjoy the refreshing acidity and clear taste that reminds you of youth.

"Human disqualification" is a chart in which non-sweetness is intricately intertwined, with the highest finish and clearness, followed by bitterness and drinkability. It is said that it expresses the weakness of human beings, which is said to be plain, with a smooth mouthfeel, easy to drink, and high-quality rich bitterness.

"I am a cat" has a significantly higher clear feeling, followed by a slightly higher bitterness. It seems that the story of a satirical and funny cat is reproduced with a bittersweet and sweet, fragrant and sharp aftertaste.

"Kokoro" has a high bitterness and finish, a high drinkability, and a slightly low sweetness and clearness. From the deep richness and satisfying body, you can get a glimpse of the bitter human ego that lurks in everyone's heart and appears in an emergency.

"Sanshiro" has an extremely low clearness and a pronounced sweetness. The flavor reminiscent of mellow red wine reminds me of the sweet and sour days that are at the mercy of a woman who seems to be reminiscent.

"Maihime" has a high bitterness and sweetness, and is also delicious to drink. A young love drawn in a beautiful style revives with a sweetness like chocolate and a smooth and soft body.


The price is 100g (3.53oz) 950 yen (tax included, same below). In addition, a "drip bag set for comparing 6 works" will be available for 2,340 yen. Both are on sale, but will end as soon as they are sold out.



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