What kind of coffee do you drink?

Albert Diaz · June-4th-2003, 12:33 PM

I can't live without my coffee. About 90% of the time I usually drink my coffee black. No sugar, no cream, no milk. Otherwise, I drink Swiss Chocolate Almond or French Vanilla, and when I want to really treat myself I get Hawaiian Kona. mmmmmmmmmmmm yummy!

clinthopson · June-4th-2003, 12:41 PM

black

Sergio Zamora · June-4th-2003, 12:46 PM

With lots of heroin.

hornplayer · June-4th-2003, 12:48 PM

Black 99% of the time.... I prefer Kenya (wish I could get AAA here...)

In France, for breakfast, I like cafe au lait.

and also espresso.

June-4th-2003, 01:15 PM

Prefer Jamaican Blue Mountain (beans) w. cream (not milk) and moderate sugar.

Also like espresso.

Can't stand any of the flavored coffees.

Been drinking more tea lately--Twining's Earl Grey, mostly (w. milk and sugar)

Jimmy Cantiello · June-4th-2003, 01:19 PM

As long as it's Colombian I'm good with it. I drink it either black or with a little bit of cream. Espresso after dinner is de rigueur.................

Dr Dave · June-4th-2003, 01:20 PM

Cappucino, made fresh every morning on the faithful La Pavoni Europiccola. I've tried all kindsa fancy coffee, but the stuff that works best in my machine is also the cheapest: Goya. Canned only--the brickpack is a coarser grind.

James Lee · June-4th-2003, 01:47 PM

Any good Columbian will do. Mostly black. Haven't ever cared for French Roast.

Hate all of the flavored coffees.

Albert Diaz · June-4th-2003, 01:48 PM

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Originally posted by Chris A
Prefer Jamaican Blue Mountain (beans)

Now that's some good coffee!

GoodSpeak · June-4th-2003, 02:41 PM

I have only three requirements for my coffee:

Hot,

Black,

and in a Cup.

Tanager · June-4th-2003, 04:15 PM

I can't stand the stuff by taste (although I *love* the smell of good coffee beans - go figure), so I'm a hot cocoa and tea drinker, myself. Mrs. Tanager and I have teatime every day when we get home from work.

tippy · June-4th-2003, 04:21 PM

My favorite coffee is home-brewed medium roast, full body, with milk. I don't like the Frenches and Italians neither. Tastes burnt to me.

Squaredancecalling Steve · June-4th-2003, 04:28 PM

With three gourmet coffee shops in our little town, including one that roasts their beans on site, we drink a variety -- Columbian, Kenyan, Sumatran, Guatamalan, Italian, French, Kona, everything. I usually like just a bit of milk or cream in mine. When we're out, we're partial to lattes, although I think Rita's losing her taste for them. The only flavored one we like, once in a while, is hazelnut.

shrugs · June-4th-2003, 04:30 PM

Lately I have been drinking Ethiopian Limu. In fact, I was just about to brew some. It is one of the many Fair Trade coffees that are available. I am not sure if the whole Fair Trade thing works but this is some great coffee.
Guatamala/Antigua is another Fair Trade coffee. I will probably get some next. I also like it very much. I had my first cup down in N'awlins at PJ's. PJ's is a great chain of coffee stores down there. And of course I love coffee with chickory with certain things.
I usually put a little sugar in until it's not sweet but just right.
I do like a latte every now and then as well but never with flavor and I only drink one if I make it. I can get a half lb bag of killer espresso for the price of one latte from most coffee shops. If people looked at the money they spent in coffee shops, I am sure some would be shocked.

I also grind my beans fresh right before making it. I use a KRUPS grinder that I have found to be very good. I have had it for a long time and it actually went out to sea with me every underway/patrol/deployment. I get the espresso already ground since it has to be very fine.

Ron Thorne · June-4th-2003, 07:55 PM

Anchorage has gone the way of Seattle in terms of "coffee madness", with lots of shops and coffee/espresso stands all over town. Because of the amount of coffee consumed here year-round, we have a huge variety of fine coffees available to us, virtually anything you can imagine, actually. We also have two sizeable local roasters, and several smaller roasting operations, which keeps things competitively priced.

As with SDC Steve and Rita, I enjoy coffees from many lands, with favorites from Kenya, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kona and Kauai. I use a ½ tsp. of sugar and a little milk or half & half. I always grind my beans just before brewing, using the same old time-tested Krups grinder shrugs mentioned.

I don't care for flavored coffees, generally, but one of my son's bought me a ½lb. of hazelnut whole beans for Christmas, which was quite tasty, actually.

Patti's not a coffee person, though she loves the aroma. She's a tea/cocoa person all the way.

bostontricky · June-4th-2003, 08:08 PM

Ethopian Yirgacheffe for me, please. With milk.

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Road brew: Large Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee, milk and sugar. Two of these will get me through at least six hours of driving without further nourishment.

Albert Diaz · June-4th-2003, 08:32 PM

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Originally posted by bostontricky

Road brew: Large Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee, milk and sugar. Two of these will get me through at least six hours of driving without further nourishment.

hmmmmmmmm...interesting. I'll have to look into that.

Tanager · June-4th-2003, 08:32 PM

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Originally posted by Ron Thorne
Patti's not a coffee person, though she loves the aroma. She's a tea/cocoa person all the way.

I like her already.

shrugs · June-4th-2003, 08:39 PM

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Originally posted by bostontricky
Ethopian Yirgacheffe for me, please. With milk.

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Road brew: Large Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee, milk and sugar. Two of these will get me through at least six hours of driving without further nourishment.

Get one of these and you'll never drink dunkin iced again!!

hermann · June-5th-2003, 03:36 AM

home made only by myself it's

and from time to time changing actuell plugged like now

Knike · June-5th-2003, 05:44 AM

Espresso or Ristretto, and mainly Italian brands like Lavazza, Segafreddo or Jilly.
In the morning, I enjoy sometimes a large one with cream and sugar. when at a restaurant, I can also be a Cappuccino or Latte machiato. I'm so happy I'm in Italy next week. And if it's raining all the time or even snowing or whatever. Having a cup of Espresso in Italy makes the trip worth !!

john williams · June-5th-2003, 08:31 AM

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Originally posted by Tanager
I can't stand the stuff by taste (although I *love* the smell of good coffee beans - go figure), so I'm a hot cocoa and tea drinker, myself. Mrs. Tanager and I have teatime every day when we get home from work.

My partner Louisa and I always drink tea. Twinings baby.

I have coffee about twice a year.

Tanager · June-5th-2003, 08:35 AM

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Originally posted by JBW
My partner Louisa and I always drink tea. Twinings baby.

We drink Brooke Bond Red Label for afternoon tea, late night tea is a very hard-to-find Afghani green tea that Mrs. Tanager's mom buys at a store in Old Delhi - it's wonderful stuff.

john williams · June-5th-2003, 08:45 AM

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Originally posted by Tanager
We drink Brooke Bond Red Label for afternoon tea, late night tea is a very hard-to-find Afghani green tea that Mrs. Tanager's mom buys at a store in Old Delhi - it's wonderful stuff.

We pretty much stick to the Indian teas.

English Breakfast
Irish Breakfast
Earl Grey
Darjeeling
Orange Pekoe (My favorite)
Ceylon Supreme

Russian Caravan Tea (Coarse and strong)

We avoid any Chinese tea as a lot if its loaded with chemical nasties.

I have coffee about twice a year.

Tanager · June-5th-2003, 08:54 AM

I spent a Summer working in Tunisia one year, and every day they'd serve up "The' noir," which was this unbelievably strong sugary stuff served up in a shot glass and had betel nuts (I think that's what they were) floating in it. Damned fine stuff, but the idea of drinking hot tea while working in the sun in 110 degrees never would have occurred to me independently, to be frank. But it somehow seemed to fit.

shrugs · June-5th-2003, 09:01 AM

maybe you tea drinkers need your own thread?

Tanager · June-5th-2003, 09:05 AM

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Originally posted by shrugs
maybe you tea drinkers need your own thread?

Nah, we're gonna squat on y'all's. :P

Uli · June-5th-2003, 09:05 AM

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Originally posted by shrugs
maybe you tea drinkers need your own thread?

Damn right. And you probably need to separate it from the betel nuts too.

Bustelo, baby!

Tom Storer · June-10th-2003, 11:51 AM

I drink whatever coffee they serve at the café or restaurant. Never drink it at home.

TheloniousFunk · June-10th-2003, 12:10 PM

When I was younger, I used to make my coffee taste like melted ice cream.
A caffeinated eight year old who's jacked up on sugar is no fun.
Recently, I've toned down and prefer Kenya with cream and not so much sugar.
And Earl Grey or English Breakfast tea. Has anyone tried the "Steeped in Jazz" tea? It's good.