Definitely COFFEE, and like you - I drink it black (with an added tot of Brandy). Tea I won't touch at all - errgh yuk !!!
Having worked at a pub in her younger days my late mother rarely drank alcohol. But in the winter she always sneaked a tot of whiskey into her first cup of tea in the morning to keep her warm while she was lighting the coal fires. She could remember her mother doing the same when she was a child back in 1903.
98% tea 2% coffee in my case. Jane has never drunk coffee and all 3 of our children drink roughly the same ratio as me.
I tend to drink Tea at home - but Coffee when away from it. - Tea/Tea bags can differ when ordering out (Fruit/flavoured can be the exceotion) so like to know what kind and for how long the fusion brewd, so easier to have control thereof - Coffee and their different strengths may fall into the same category but generally the types have a standard taste - so that (with/without 'additional flavoring' ) Coffee is my external keeper upper
I drink both coffee and tea in all imaginable forms. My morning cup is usually a mug of coffee from my espresso machine. For some periods i switch to tea, strong tea in the morning, earl grey in the afternoon or during the night. I also drink green tea, but that one, I enjoy it strictly with no sugar. Lately I went back to the roots drinking tiny cups of espresso, italian style. Just had one, in fact. In summer, I make ice shaker espresso, which is shaking an espresso or 2 in a shaker with ice and sugar, and then pouring it fast in a martini cup. Then I open the shaker and scoop out all the foam. Result: Living near Leghorn I also enjoy "ponce" which originally was a concoction made for British sailors asking for something akin to their grog. In Italy it is commonly believed that tea is fundamentally bullshit so tea was substituted with strong coffee. Enter the Ponce alla Livornese : It is rum, or precisely a mix of rum and other liquors, with sugar , coffee and a slice of lemon. All served in the traditional mini glass: If a chili pepper is added in place of the lemon, it becomes a "torpedine" (electric ray). It is basically a drink from the league of Irish coffee, but less hedonistic.
Both but mostly coffee. I buy it ground. I had heard that buying whole bean and grinding it and brewing it right away, would make for a better cup of coffee but I didn't notice a difference.
I like the idea of this, but sadly one can no longer get true 'navy rum' like treacle which it was possible to obtain till Roy Hattersley (the Defence Minister) banned it - evil sod !!!
Yeah, it is true but tricky. You need good, well roasted coffee beans and to grind them the proper size for the machine. Also humidity and atmospheric pressure come into account: the most accomplished barmen adjust the grinding machine not on a daily base but fairly often to compensate. An art of a kind.
Definitely prefer tea but I do enjoy a cup of coffee (Colombian roast is my favorite) on occasion. Moderate sugar for both. Lots of cream with coffee.
You have just made me put the kettle on for my third cup of tea during my morning break. At this rate I will never get any work done and Jane will doc my salary. Does it amuse you how everyone calls the morning break the coffee break and no one drinks any coffee. One of the stupid coffee chains decided to open a shop in Jane's town in Ireland. They ended up selling about 4 cups of coffee a day and no one was going to pay 3 euros for a cup of tea. The shop closed down six weeks later. Do you get a bit fed up in the mornings when no one else in the UK is online and you seem to be talking to yourself. First sigh of insanity that one. Today REALLY did think that Hip Forums should be called Candy Forums in the mornings.
Wow! I didn't know all the science behind it. I find using a coffee press over paper filtered makes for a better cup. I miss sitting in a cafe with a nice cup!
Time for my 5th cup of tea now Did you spot the one from the guy who was too shy to tell his doctor that he only gets horny 3 times a week. Instead, he posted about it on the internet to keep it secret. You can imagine my reply.
