Random 60: Coffee. | Favorite on Viddler.
Soooo you’re having a cup of joe, some mud, an expresso, a Starbucks, or maybe you just call it coffee. No matter how you take it, how you like it, or what you call it – we’re all addicted to it.
Recently I switched to black coffee which has opened my eyes to the quality of coffees from different vendors, restaurants, and even the stuff I buy at home. Â Ironically, this morning I’m drinking some coffee with a little milk and sugar.
How do you like your coffee?
I love my coffee black…no need or desire to mask the flavor of a great brew. I get my coffee from Ithaca Coffee Company (http://www.ithacacoffee.com), they offer some great blends and have a great cafe right on Six-Mile Creek in Ithaca, NY.
Next time I’m in the area I’ll have to stop by.
In the immortal words of the Beastie Boys: “I like my sugar with coffee and cream!”
I’m a relatively new coffee drinker, so I tend to flavor it up a bit. But let me emphasize a BIT.
Initially, I was one of those people that candied up the cup, but I find that the more I drink, the less additives I want. I’m not quite to the “give it to me black and strong” stage yet, but who knows, I may be there soon.
There are a few good coffee shops around the Phx that I like to go to, but my favorite is just sitting at home with my fiance and enjoying a pot of coffee together. Nothing better than that.
I’m having fun going back and forth between black and cream and sugar right now (depending on the coffee).
There’s no X in espresso.
Say it with me “ESSSSSSSSS PRESSSSSS OOOOOOOOH”
D’oh! I knew that!
light and sweet!
No, Gary, I didn’t ask you to describe me. I asked you how you like your coffee. Haha!
Coffee is bad for me! (But espresso is nice at dessert time)
Get you too hyper?
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Cream only here. I will drink it black if its good coffee, but that is hard to find sometimes.
Indeed it is.
I’m a bit of a coffee snob. I manage a small local cafe here in mid-Michigan (www.brewtopiacoffee.com). If it is brewed coffee the only way to drink it is black. On the espresso end I usually drink a small double shot latte with skim or a macchiato (traditional, not the Starbucks stuff).
Lance: Nice to hear from an “expert”! I wouldn’t say that the ONLY way to drink it is black, I think people should make their own choices. But, I think trying coffee black is something everyone should do.
why do you assume i drink coffee? i do not, i like water and an occasional lemonade.
Lemonade is a great drink.
I rarely drink coffee. But when I do it really depends on the time of day, if I am drinking it in the morning I prefer it to be black, if I’m drinking it in the afternoon-night I prefer it to be sweet and add a lot of sugar/cream.
That sounds reasonable. Sometimes at night I think I might want a cold coffee instead of hot.
I add fat free Hazelnut Creamer. Nothing beats it.
Nothing!!
Hah.
I’m half-English, so most of the time I drink tea at home (English Breakfast tea + whole milk + raw sugar = mmmm), but I drink coffee when I’m out, and the last few years espresso is my drug of choice.
I used to drink coffee (mostly Dunken Donuts, they were closest), but got to the point a few years ago where I couldn’t drink regular coffee (with cream + sugar) without feeling ill. So I switched to espresso — Starbucks to start — and haven’t looked back.
I’ll have a latte on occasion, but my mainstay is a triple espresso, sometimes with 2 raw sugars. This week in Austin, I discovered the Halcyon cafe, and its espresso was so incredibly dream-like that I wish I could have it every day. Much thicker than Starbucks, and smoother/tastier too. Unfortunately, Starbucks has the best espresso I’ve been able to find in South Florida, so I’ll keep sticking to my corporate habit for now
Though I’ve had espresso on occasion – I’m far from a connoisseur. I plan on trying more. The selection around here, like the Fort Lauderdale area it seems, isn’t very vast. So I’ll have to hit up Starbucks as well.
I’m a bit of a Coffee snob. I have to have it French Pressed, with 1 part soy creamer to 5 parts coffee; to which I generally add one t-spoon of raw sugar. I can’t stand Starbucks.
Yep. Snob. Ha!
Aloha Colin!
I am a coffeeholic from way back! Used to drink it black, so I relate to your comments on tasting the full flavor of the bean!
Now I drink primarily KONA coffee! It’s grown on the Big Island only. Rich, Smooth, Strong, yet sweet! I drink so much of it that I usually add a dash of milk to make it a bit creamy. Doesn’t need sugar.
Did you know that coffee is a great source of several antioxidants? Yup, coffee is good for you!
Studies show if you’re over 40 (so this doesn’t apply to you =) Drinking a cup of coffee is more effective to stay alert than taking a nap!
Okay… I’m preaching to the chior! Coffee! Now try KONA… a bit more costly but worth every sip!
Mahalo!
Arleen Anderson
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Arleen: When Eliza and I were in Hawai’i in October we had Kona every morning!
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I’ve never had caffeine-free coffee, but a lot of people I know make 50/50 coffee later in the day and at night. I don’t drink coffee too much at night….
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I’m actually one of those weird people that doesn’t like coffee, at all.
That said, this is an interesting conversation.
As you know, I don’t really need stimulants like coffee to get me going. Although, I like a hint of coffee in some of my chocolates. Mmm!