if you were a specialty coffee drink, like starbucks or a pub, what would you be and why ?

Lady_Alison

Starbucks...cafe americano...because I think heaven smells like espresso. I like strong anything.

Pub... a cavit pinot grigio with a caramelized pear and orange gelato. Crisp, clean, simple, bright and light.

federica

I wouldn't be a coffee... i'd be a chamomile tea with a tequila chaser..... !

person

Is Folgers crystals instant coffee an option?

Jeffrey

Latte with raspberry and chocolate flavors (this is making me hungry)..

Lady_Alison

Lol @person...sure. I recommend nescafe taster's choice...I promise it is much better.

@federica...at the same time! Good morning andnight ritual!

Lady_Alison

@Jeffrey "it's penut butter jelly time! "

Lady_Alison

@everyone ...you gotta say why...

Arjquad

The coffee isle at the local supermarket since I don't drink coffee. I just love the smell.

Dandelion

I can't drink coffee, it makes me feel really nauseous, can I just be a bog standard tea bag? No frills, but I must be in an elegant tea cup.

person

Is Folgers crystals instant coffee an option?

Because I'm lazy and cheap.

Jeffrey

Lady_Alison, is our description of the coffee a tale about our personality or is it why we like the drink?

Lady_Alison

Arjquad..just pick something else...@dandelion...you just like pretty things...cute...but what kind of tea? UK has awesome tea.

Dandelion

Literally bog standard breakfast/english tea... as in the cheap own brand stuff from the supermarket. I honestly can't taste the difference between a packet that is 'high end' and the cheapo stuff without fancy packaging. Yes, I do like pretty things.. I insist on drinking wine from my leopard print wine glass, it tastes nicer lol!! Have you noticed that sandwiches taste best when they are cut into little triangles and eaten off a lovely little china plate? Or is it just me?! I quite like Red Bush tea too, but it still only comes second to my bog standard

weighted

Turkish coffee: strong and delicious.

Dandelion

Turkish coffee: strong and delicious.

Oooo... you just reminded me of Turkish Delight... blumin delicious. I'll take tea, and some turkish delight if I may...

Arjquad

Lady_Alison but I do love the coffee isle. I guess if I had to choose a drink it'd be coke since it's the elixir of life.

Lady_Alison

@Jeffrey...no, it's just for fun. When I worked at starbucks we stereotyped...an insanely correct at times.

Teenagers loved frappucinos, athletes worried about soy, sugar free syrrup added. Emts and cops preferred black or double espresso...as well as college kids.

Homeless people asked for samples. We would donate some day old pastries to this guy who looked like mick jagger. He was interesting...

Stressed out soccer moms ordered very precise things like making sure it was only a half shot...half decaf...2splenda 1equal..1 pump mocha and only 105degrees.

Yikes

person

Serious answer though is I don't drink coffee anymore. I find tea to give a smoother boost. I prefer chai with milk and sugar.

When I did drink coffee I would buy fair trade, organic and usually french roast. I would drink it black. I liked the dark bitterness of it. I hope that doesn't mean I'm dark and bitter. :-/

Jeffrey

Stressed out soccer moms ordered very precise things like making sure it was only a half shot...half decaf...2splenda 1equal..1 pump mocha and only 105degrees.

I would order a latte. Now I order a grande black coffee. (simple and 'less expensive') I go to Bigby coffee which is cozy but not as impressive as Starbucks. For instance starbucks has all those very nice baked goods and Bigbys has preservative cookies and brownies and some things.


I had a friend, Mohamed from Algeria, who would order a single espresso and he wouldn't drink it he would leave it at the table. He had mystique, I miss him!

person

I had a friend, Mohamed from Algeria, who would order a single espresso and he wouldn't drink it he would leave it at the table. He had mystique, I miss him!

:thumbsup:

Lady_Alison

@person..not at all. French roast has dark nutty notes with a light acidity. Very close to espresso and italian roast.

I admitted this to @dandelion. I make this horrid "witch brew " (my husband calls it)

I take a long piece of raw ginger root, peel and shredded. Boiled in 5 cups of water until dark brown. The longer it boils, the stronger it is. I serve it with honey and. Lemon.

Hubby says it kicks like a mule...bourbon goes down easier.

But it cures my colds.

compassionate_warrior

Chai latte. Better yet--Tibetan butter tea!
Does that really require explanation?

Dandelion

I had a friend, Mohamed from Algeria, who would order a single espresso and he wouldn't drink it he would leave it at the table. He had mystique, I miss him!

:thumbsup:

Lol! I like that kind of eccentricity. Was it a psychological thing where he was trying to quit caffeine, but he still liked to go to a coffee shop and be sociable?

genkaku

Kona coffee, black, no sugar.

Why?

Yum!

Jeffrey

I had a friend, Mohamed from Algeria, who would order a single espresso and he wouldn't drink it he would leave it at the table. He had mystique, I miss him!

:thumbsup:

Lol! I like that kind of eccentricity. Was it a psychological thing where he was trying to quit caffeine, but he still liked to go to a coffee shop and be sociable?

He used to vanish too. It was me a girl from New Zealand and Mohammed from Algeria.. I was a chemistry student and they were post-docs. Mohammed was always late, had a good laugh and a good tease, the espresso thing, and he vanished.. He was magic! And listened to James Brown.

person

@person..not at all. French roast has dark nutty notes with a light acidity. Very close to espresso and italian roast.

Are you saying I'm dark and nutty and slightly acidic?

Lady_Alison

@person..yes, and I would enjoy you with an almond biscotti!

Jeffrey

Hefeweizen with orange. Strong enough for a man but pH balanced for a woman.

Lady_Alison

Chai latte. Better yet--Tibetan butter tea!
Does that really require explanation?

You have to say why you like it.

Lady_Alison

@jeffrey... Hefeweizen is yeasty. What are you saying that women are yeasty?! Lol

Arjquad

Actually I have had a Carmel cappuccino a couple of times and it was pretty good.

Jeffrey

@jeffrey... Hefeweizen is yeasty. What are you saying that women are yeasty?! Lol

Hefeweizen (german) has banana and cloves notes from the strain of yeast. And women are bananas on account of all their strains!

If you ferment them at a lower temperature you get less banana and more cloves hehe

Jeffrey

The orange is for the aphrodesiac :eek: :eek: :eek:

compassionate_warrior

Chai latte. Better yet--Tibetan butter tea!
Does that really require explanation?

You have to say why you like it.

May I quote genkaku, and say "YUM"? If you'd ever had Tibetan Butter Tea, you'd understand. As for chai latte--I like the spicy kick, smoothed over by milk.

Lady_Alison

@Jeffrey ...nice back peddling...lol

@Arjquad...caramel frap...classic youthful and sweet.

Lady_Alison

Star anise in chai is a derivative of the tamiflu vaccine. Very good to drink during cold season.

Lady_Alison

Kona coffee, black, no sugar.

Why?

Yum!

Rare, rich and volcanic, dark like freshly turned black soil, a hint of afternoon rain...tropical rainbow.

Lady_Alison

@Jeffrey...try chocolate orange, mint chocolate combination...very good.

Jeffrey

That does sound a good taste

Lady_Alison

I had a friend, Mohamed from Algeria, who would order a single espresso and he wouldn't drink it he would leave it at the table. He had mystique, I miss him!

:thumbsup:

Lol! I like that kind of eccentricity. Was it a psychological thing where he was trying to quit caffeine, but he still liked to go to a coffee shop and be sociable?

He used to vanish too. It was me a girl from New Zealand and Mohammed from Algeria.. I was a chemistry student and they were post-docs. Mohammed was always late, had a good laugh and a good tease, the espresso thing, and he vanished.. He was magic! And listened to James Brown.

There was a 69 year old arab that ordered a single espresso in a porcelain tiny cup. He would smoke outside infront of his red ferari and capture the attention of young attractive models. He would drive away with one or two piled on each others lap. His empty cup on the black iron table, wet from the rain.

Dandelion

I had a friend, Mohamed from Algeria, who would order a single espresso and he wouldn't drink it he would leave it at the table. He had mystique, I miss him!

:thumbsup:

Lol! I like that kind of eccentricity. Was it a psychological thing where he was trying to quit caffeine, but he still liked to go to a coffee shop and be sociable?

He used to vanish too. It was me a girl from New Zealand and Mohammed from Algeria.. I was a chemistry student and they were post-docs. Mohammed was always late, had a good laugh and a good tease, the espresso thing, and he vanished.. He was magic! And listened to James Brown.

He sounds like a wizard. I haven

I had a friend, Mohamed from Algeria, who would order a single espresso and he wouldn't drink it he would leave it at the table. He had mystique, I miss him!

:thumbsup:

Lol! I like that kind of eccentricity. Was it a psychological thing where he was trying to quit caffeine, but he still liked to go to a coffee shop and be sociable?

He used to vanish too. It was me a girl from New Zealand and Mohammed from Algeria.. I was a chemistry student and they were post-docs. Mohammed was always late, had a good laugh and a good tease, the espresso thing, and he vanished.. He was magic! And listened to James Brown.

There was a 69 year old arab that ordered a single espresso in a porcelain tiny cup. He would smoke outside infront of his red ferari and capture the attention of young attractive models. He would drive away with one or two piled on each others lap. His empty cup on the black iron table, wet from the rain.

Well, you know what they say about ferrari's don't you *ahem*!!!!

Dandelion

Oh it's done it again.... the text disappeared from my post before the ferarri one..
he sounds like a wizard... and then I can't remember what else I wrote???

Jeffrey

I had a friend, Mohamed from Algeria, who would order a single espresso and he wouldn't drink it he would leave it at the table. He had mystique, I miss him!

:thumbsup:

Lol! I like that kind of eccentricity. Was it a psychological thing where he was trying to quit caffeine, but he still liked to go to a coffee shop and be sociable?

He used to vanish too. It was me a girl from New Zealand and Mohammed from Algeria.. I was a chemistry student and they were post-docs. Mohammed was always late, had a good laugh and a good tease, the espresso thing, and he vanished.. He was magic! And listened to James Brown.

There was a 69 year old arab that ordered a single espresso in a porcelain tiny cup. He would smoke outside infront of his red ferari and capture the attention of young attractive models. He would drive away with one or two piled on each others lap. His empty cup on the black iron table, wet from the rain.

Was he an ordinary arab or did Don Juan summon him?

Lady_Alison

He was a little man @dandelion. Lol...but the litge ones surprise you...maybe he was as well endowed as his car. Lol..he was an enigma too

Dandelion

Some people are just magnets aren't they. Good Karma for them. I have a friend can get away with saying the most obscene things to strangers, they laugh, and take it in good humour. If it were any one else though, and they'd get a slap, right where it hurts lol!

Jeffrey

Its just rain.. God's water..

Jeffrey

Sorry a memory of someone saying that! While I was in a waiting room of probation officer with my girlfriend..

Ok I'll try to settle down.

Dandelion

Its just rain.. God's water..

@Jeffrey, I like that. Rain makes me feel better when I'm poorly. I suffer with migraines, especially in the summer because of the sunshine, bright light kills me. Last summer, I had a 6 week bout of migraines, and one particular time I was sleeping in bed, curtains drawn, and suddenly like someone pushed me, I woke up, sat bolt upright and opened the curtains and stuck my head out the window just as it started to rain and the thunder roared. It made me better, don't ask me how, but it did. Weird, I know. When it gets a bit warmer I intend to go into the local park and meditate by the lake, in the rain.

Lady_Alison

God is in the rain -evey...v for vendetta

Jeffrey

I had never seen that movie.. scary.. saw the youtube just now

Arjquad

Its just rain.. God's water..

I thought that rain was the result of clouds being sad so they cried. Thanks for clearing this up for me.