Stuff I love: Coffeeeeeee

[cupcake_goth]

I'll be honest, I am a dual caffeine required life form. I have a (small) pot of black tea with my breakfast, but a cup of strong coffee is required during the day. And because the Stroppy One did research, our coffee maker is an AeroPress, which is like a mini French press on vacuum packed steroids. It makes essentially a double shot of espresso, and then we add water, sweetener, and cream.

I had my first sips of coffee when I was ... 6? 7? Something like that. It was a treat when Dad and I went to the Starbucks store (the original! Before they were a chain!) to buy coffee beans. I seriously started drinking coffee when I started high school, because it was vital to survival.

While I default to being picky about coffee, if I'm traveling and the only option in the morning is not-great hotel coffee, I'll scrunch my face up and deal. Coffee, vital to survival.

My favorite long-gone coffee shop: B&O Espresso, because they used a good roast, made their own seriously dense unsweetened whipped cream, and made their own sinfully good caramel sauce. A quad shot of espresso mixed with the caramel and smothered in whipped cream? I have dreamt about having that again.

Comments

[staxxy]

It never occurred to me before, but I think B&O is why I *never* get whipped cream on hot coffee drinks anywhere (it always disappoints me so I moved it into 'fuck that' territory). that whip was practically mousse. So good.

[sistawendy]

I like coffee, but it makes me want to kill people - whoever's handy. My caffeine of choice is PG Tips. Yerba mate soft drinks are acceptable in rave situations.

And dayumn, I miss B&O. Their food was terrific, too.

[mere_vanilla]

The linked AeroPress is deeply tempting! We have a lot of coffee-making devices, but there's always a bit of grit in the bottoms... The beverage from B&O sounds divine.

[melchar]

I have always loved the smell of coffee, but disliked the watery mess that -is- coffee. That is, until I finally had a straight shot of espresso. I fell in love. Espresso IS what coffee smells like: pure and perfect [with lots of sugar thrown in].

The confection you described at the B&O Espresso sounds like it would also join my 'must be experienced' club.

[bork]

Yup. I drink tea for enjoyment, but when I have to work? I swear by my 16 oz thermos of Cold Brew. The baristas at work make it extra strong for me, and I drink that over 3-4 days, diluting it with ice cubes and vanilla almond milk.

[miss_adventure]

The AeroPress is certainly the most fun coffee maker to use, based on my experience with yours.