http://yarram.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] yarram.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] sarahmichigan 2007-02-21 03:41 pm (UTC)

To answer your questions:

[D]o you like coffee? Why or why not?

--Yes, especially a good dark roast.

How do you like it? Black? With cream or sugar?

--Usually I have it black, but I'll put cream/sugar in coffee to disguise a bad cup if I'm needing a caffeine jolt.

Do you like it prepared a certain way, say on the stove in and old-fashioned percolator, or in a french press? What makes this method superior?

--Pretty much the only preference I have is for freshly-ground coffee. It makes for a richer flavor.

Do you have a favorite "froofy" drink when you go out to a coffee shop?

--Anything with toffee or caramel. I'm fond of Carrypoo Caribou's "Caramel High Rise" as a double boost of sugar and caffeine.

Which coffee shops make the best coffee and which are over-rated?

--Most brand-name coffeshops, e.g. Whorebucks Starbucks, are overrated, and I only drink their froofy drinks unless I really truly want Just Plain Coffee™.

Have you tried to cut down on caffeine, and how successful were you?

--I'm forced to on a regular basis, by two things: chronic acid reflux and canker sores, both of which can be made worse by excess coffee.

Did you used to dislike coffee but acquired a taste for it?

--Nope, I've always liked coffee. As a little kid, my grandma would let me drink half-coffee/half-milk with breakfast. I learned to drink the stuff straight at 16, when I was an exchange student in New Zealand. It was my weekday breakfast. :-)

What do you think about flavored coffees?

--Pass. No real objection, other than that 90% of the time, I think they're no better than plain ol' coffee. I prefer to get my artificial-flavor chemicals through other routes... ;-)

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