How Do You "really" Like Your Coffee?

[giantsausage]

Malcolm Gladwell once gave a TED talk where he explained that if you ask a group of people how they like their coffee you get the same answer from everyone, "rich, bold, flavorful". But that actual taste tests show that the majority of people actually prefer weak sugary coffee, yet no one ever admits to wanting weak sugary coffee.

So ladies, if you'd like to continue with the metaphor; what is your version of weak sugary coffee? But in truth like a typical Man I wasn't going for metaphor, I'm merely mocking that other dude's thread about what Woman "really" want, but it got me thinking about coffee. So do you like it cold pressed, pour over, drip, or are pink drinks from Starbucks your thing? Let me know.

(For me, and I never admit this in real life, I fucking love Pumpkin Spice Lattes! Shame me if you must, but I remind you that the world does have some real problems, like pirates, and koalas with chlamydia and no health insurance.)

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

I love straight espresso. No sugar. No milk/cream. Just a double of quality ground espresso.

I also live for an iced latte, soymilk and a spoon of cocoa powder. No sugar.

I don't do super sweet coffee, I prefer to taste the bitterness. Vanilla, REAL vanilla to sweeten? Fuck yeah. Not always.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

I make a fucking aggressive, and wonderful caramel macchiato though..

 

[4388301]

If I get coffee from somewhere, then I mostly choose iced coffees. I also like cold brew, to drink it iced. I think it tempers the strongest of the more bitter notes, so I can appreciate other flavors in the coffee more. Dairy fucks me up. Sweetened some is my preference. I can drink my coffee black n unsweetened, but it is mostly not my preference. Also, coffee ice cream is amazing. A bit of espresso in chocolate desserts is great too. I do not enjoy IPA beers either, mind you. But I like my chocolate 90% cocoa, which is pretty fuckin' bitter. So. Different kinds of bitter, some good, some bad. I do enjoy some dessert drinks that have a little coffee in them too.

I like my wine more sweet, not so mineral-y. I really only sweeten my tea if I am ill or if it is chai.

I wanna try a caramel macchiato that T_N_J made though

 

[EllieP]

I could drink a Cafe Bustela at midnight! I have my own Moka pot and am pretty good at it.

My husband, on the other hand, spent a small fortune on this machine that looks like a plumber's nightmare sitting on our counter. The noise he makes between grinding and hissing and squirting is downright scary. But when I hear it I know I'm in for a treat!

I'll drink a breve latte when he makes it for me, but during the day I'm a dark roast black coffee girl. Ain't got time for the niceties. I need caffeine, and I need to mainline it.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

Was a barista for 9 years...

Are we opening that box?

 

[LaFemme]

I like strong black coffee. Dark roast. No sugar or cream - makes coffee taste like syrup.

 

[MickeyLee]

BBC - big black coffee I'm awful.

In the morning, got to break out my press pot. Grind some beans. Work some caffeine alchemy to produce a potent yet nuanced morning cup. Summer might find a honey-rum soaked vanilla bean steeping in my cup. Winter sees cardamon and star anise. When I wanna lil strange rosemary, tumeric, or ginger for winding down.

Afternoon, my white girl takes over, all about that iced beverage. Lurves me a macchiato whip a plant-based froth. Coconut or walnut milk are my top two.

 

[deleted924715]

very black and very bold. I hate milk and sugar in my coffee. If out at a place I'd probably order a cafe americano with an extra shot

But at diners just plain black coffee

My coffee twin

 

[Scarletbegonia]

PSL humiliation I can get behind.
It doesn’t even have the only nutritious part in it...pumpkin.

I prefer my coffee as ice cream.

 

[giantsausage]

Was a barista for 9 years...

Are we opening that box?

Yes

 

[Scarletbegonia]

I could drink a Cafe Bustela at midnight! I have my own Moka pot and am pretty good at it.

My husband, on the other hand, spent a small fortune on this machine that looks like a plumber's nightmare sitting on our counter. The noise he makes between grinding and hissing and squirting is downright scary. But when I hear it I know I'm in for a treat!

I'll drink a breve latte when he makes it for me, but during the day I'm a dark roast black coffee girl. Ain't got time for the niceties. I need caffeine, and I need to mainline it.

Skinny Hippie needed an IV for his coffee.
My dear guitarist is the same.
Huh, the gentleman of blessed proportions who spurred my joining here was also a coffee junkie.

 

[giantsausage]

Was a barista for 9 years...

Are we opening that box?

PSL humiliation I can get behind.
It doesn’t even have the only nutritious part in it...pumpkin.

I prefer my coffee as ice cream.

I know it's wrong but I enjoy PSL living. I feel the judgement when I order it, but it's not my fault corporate america made it a thing.

Coffee ice cream is great! I like Coldstone's for some reason.

 

[giantsausage]

I love straight espresso. No sugar. No milk/cream. Just a double of quality ground espresso.

I also live for an iced latte, soymilk and a spoon of cocoa powder. No sugar.

I don't do super sweet coffee, I prefer to taste the bitterness. Vanilla, REAL vanilla to sweeten? Fuck yeah. Not always.

When a buddy turned me on to Doppios I nearly cried thinking I had wasted my life ordering expensive lattes, I mean you can just add the milk yourself if you feel the need, but it's great straight, as long as it's right away and you don't burn yourself.

 

[giantsausage]

I like strong black coffee. Dark roast. No sugar or cream - makes coffee taste like syrup.

I like many dark roasts, but for some reason French roasts I do not like. Komodo Dragon is a good dark roast, I like to french press it with a slightly too fine a ground, so that it gets a little silty. Not too much, but just a little something extra.

 

[4388301]

Non-dairy milk of preference?

Almond or oat! Soy is also pretty tasty. Rice is tasty just for sipping on its own, I do not like it as much as a dairy substitute. Coconut is amazing for cooking with and certain things. It is 2coconut flavor for all purpose for my palette. I do not want everything to taste of coconut.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

I wanna try a caramel macchiato that T_N_J made though

Non-dairy milk of preference?

 

[TinyPrincess]

I drink (way too much) coffee - in any shape, form or size.

However, when I ask specifically for it, it's usually a triple shot latte. Or a double espresso if it's at the end of a meal.

 

[286798]

I use a strong but not bitter roast... i want to taste the coffee flavor... and add peppermint mocha creamer. It's easy to find in the winter, so i stock up when i see other flavor hit the shelves in spring. Sigh.

In the summer, I really enjoy an iced mocha mint, no whip.

 

[Enid]

very black and very bold. I hate milk and sugar in my coffee. If out at a place I'd probably order a cafe americano with an extra shot

But at diners just plain black coffee