How do you take your coffee?

How do you take your coffee?







As tea.

I'm the type of person who likes a little coffee in my cream.  On the rare occasion that I drink coffee, it's
more like a coffee-flavored beverage rather than a regular cup of actual coffee.  Lots of cream/milk, lots of flavor.  Sometimes as a delicious caramel frappuccino or sometimes as a wonderful mixture of french vanilla cappuccino, french vanilla creamer, and Kona coffee.  Yes, I'm complex like that.


There are dozens of coffee varieties out there, but the most expensive and interesting coffee that I will never try is the Kopi Luwak gourmet coffee that is cycled through a monkey's digestive system.  Now, just how exactly the people of Indonesia figured out that coffee beans extracted from the scat of a palm civet monkey is beyond my understanding and imagination, but I will just trust gourmet coffee enthusiasts word that the coffee is worth it.


Being a person raised in the South, I grew up consuming sweetened iced tea.  I even experimented with hot tea with milk or half and half as a child.  Such a delight.
As I've gotten older and learned about more cultures, namely British culture, I've become a serious anglophile when it comes to hot tea.  Earl or Lady Grey, Irish Breakfast, English Breakfast, Afternoon Tea, P.G. Tips, Twinings ... the list of types and brands could go on forever.  I love a good cuppa in the morning and sometimes in the evening when I'm cold.  Funnily, I like my tea strong and dark, much like a cup of coffee.

Whether its tea or coffee, we're a very caffeinated society.  And while coffee houses like Starbucks are everywhere, tea houses aren't as popular; however, tea houses are making a come back.  So much so that Starbucks (which was originally called Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spices) has opened a tea house named Teavana Fine Teas and Tea Bar in Manhattan that only sells tea.  So, yes: you can get coffee OR tea at Starbucks, but only tea--no coffee--at Teavana.

So, whether you prefer coffee or tea, make sure you enjoy every cup you brew.


Prof. Chatterbox.