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What are you drinking today?

martint235 said:
At risk of detailing the thread (apologies), as part of giving it up I’ve read a lot of fairly scientific stuff about it. How I started and then continued to drink it for over 40 years amazes and scares me.
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Yes, apologies about our small thread tangent.

I will just close that with saying I have no issue with folks drinking if it works for them. It stopped working for me and a major course correction was needed and has been made and I would never even consider going back.

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eyoungren said:
That's my drink! :D
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When out and about - and I was out paying a visit to the French bakery this morning, as I had run out of bread - my coffee beverage of choice is either an espresso (sometimes, an espresso macchiato), or a flat white.

At home, I prepare filter coffee, (the Hario dripper - I have several, and filter paper, not just foolproof, but exceptionally idiot proof, which is what I want first thing in the morning), or use my moka pot (usually, on a Sunday, when I have the time to putter about), or summon the French press to do its duty, usually, when I am playing host to someone.

However, just now, I am sipping an Ethiopian coffee, (prepared with a Hario dripper and filter paper), served with organic hot milk, and a dash of double cream.
 
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eyoungren said:
Alcohol in any form has never been a thing for me. When I turned 21 I tried a few things, mainly wine and wine coolers. Didn't hold much attraction for me. There is only one brand of beer I like but I'm rarely wanting it. And anything harder than that I have a hard time getting down. I tried brandy once, but the burn is just horrible to me. I have acid reflux, so any of that would just mess me up bad.

I think the last time I had a beer was about 20+ years ago. But alcohol makes me sleepy and about half way through a beer I want to go to bed. My wife says I'm a cheap date.
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Well, I'm rather partial to a good artisan (or Trappist) beer, and also quite like fine wines (white Burgundies will always appeal, as will the wines from Alsace).

However, I have never much cared for spirits, - actually, I dislike them - am not enamoured of champagne, and am of the opinion that Prosecco is greatly over-rated.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
When out and about - and I was out paying a visit to the French bakery this morning, as I had run out of bread - my coffee beverage of choice is either an espresso (sometimes, an espresso macchiato), or a flat white.

At home, I prepare filter coffee, (the Hario dripper - I have several, and filter paper, not just foolproof, but exceptionally idiot proof, which is what I want first thing in the morning), or use my moka pot (usually, on a Sunday, when I have the time to putter about), or summon the French press to do its duty, usually, when I am playing host to someone.

However, just now, I am sipping an Ethiopian coffee, (prepared with a Hario dripper and filter paper), served with organic hot milk, and a dash of double cream.
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My wife got me in to coffee. I would have been a coffee drinker much earlier if I had understood that my father's palette was indiscriminate concerning coffee and I hadn't generated notions based off that.

Cappuccinos are my go to for any place I've never been to. If a coffee shop can't get that basic drink right, then they probably can't get the rest of the espresso based drinks right either. But once I found the flat white it was perfect for me. I'm somewhere in between a latte and a cappuccino and that's right where the flat white is.

I'm not paying for foam (cappuccino) and I'm not paying for steamed milk (latte). I will pay for both if they are balanced with the espresso (flat white).
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Well, I'm rather partial to a good artisan (or Trappist) beer, and also quite like fine wines (white Burgundies will always appeal, as will the wines from Alsace).

However, I have never much cared for spirits, - actually, I dislike them - am not enamoured of champagne, and am of the opinion that Prosecco is greatly over-rated.
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I just do not have the palette for it. I understand that it's like any other drink - I'm just unable to appreciate the nuances.
 
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eyoungren said:
My wife got me in to coffee. I would have been a coffee drinker much earlier if I had understood that my father's palette was indiscriminate concerning coffee and I hadn't generated notions based off that.

Cappuccinos are my go to for any place I've never been to. If a coffee shop can't get that basic drink right, then they probably can't get the rest of the espresso based drinks right either. But once I found the flat white it was perfect for me. I'm somewhere in between a latte and a cappuccino and that's right where the flat white is.
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Agree with you re both latte (I always found it too milky), and cappuccino (enjoyable, but yet, not quite right).
eyoungren said:
I'm not paying for foam (cappuccino) and I'm not paying for steamed milk (latte). I will pay for both if they are balanced with the espresso (flat white).
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Likewise.

On that exact same principle, an espresso macchiato - an espresso (sometimes, I order a double, I am exceedingly partial to coffee) with a dash of foamed milk - works well, and was my standard order when out (in northern Europe), until I discovered the flat white, which - when I don't have an espresso, or espresso macchiato - is my standard order nowadays when out and about.
 
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eyoungren said:
I just do not have the palette for it. I understand that it's like any other drink - I'm just unable to appreciate the nuances.
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As a student, my approach tended to be determined by cost and quantity; five beers a night was not unusual, exceeding that occasionally.

These days, my focus is firmly on quality; I drink considerably less, and only consume the good stuff, in both beer and wine. Yes, it costs more, but - to my mind - is well worth it.
 
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It’s Sunday morning right now so coffee from our Jura machine. Brunch with friends late this morning that will include either a Bloody Mary or an Old Fashioned, with lots of plain tap water during the meal and a cappuccino back at home, again from our Jura. But that’s our Sunday Brunch day. Rest of week is skim milk with cereal and coffee in the morning, whatever lunch with a glass of skim milk, and whatever dinner with either a cocktail before or wine/beer during. And that weekday cocktail/wine/beer averages less than once per week, not a daily occurrence by any means.

I genuinely enjoy spirits and how they can be creatively mixed into clever and amazing adult beverages. I enjoy wine and beer far less but they are to me very much appreciated paired with certain meals. For example, a good winter chili con carne just requires a good porter, and a pizza really should have a cerveza to wash it down. Lots of Italian dishes are so enhanced by a Barolo among others, etc.

Our neighborhood hosts a monthly bourbon tasting with grazing table. It has grown from 8-9 participants to about 50-60 over the year we’ve been doing that. Great social event, amazing the number of bourbons even in a limited distribution government controlled market like North Carolina, and has spawned new friendships and interactions among those of us in the ‘hood.

The best news is that my lipid profile is, as the medical report puts it, unremarkable.
 
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I picked up a four pack of Stiegl lemon radler and popped one of those open after work today. Very refreshing this summer.
 
As I write this, I am sipping on a Manhattan, a lovely mix of Bourbon, sweet red Vermouth and bitters. This is my "go to" alcoholic beverage, and I often have one in the evening, stretching the shaker throughout the whole night by diluting it with a small volume of water.

I understand the coffee obsession however! I am a devoted lover of good coffee, making my own blends, grinding the beans at point of use and using a higher end coffee maker.

There is an old joke that goes something like "the hours between coffee and wine are wasted, so I just run the one into the other!". That is me. I drink coffee until about 5 PM, and then it is "happy hour"! My wife and I then make a drink, sit down and discuss our day, the news, or grandkids... whatever.

I am a firm believer in moderation however. Coffee, wine, spirits... none of these things is intrinsically good or bad. It is all in how you use or abuse them. Used in moderation, they are all good. Lose that moderation, and it is a very different story. As Jimmy Buffett sang "the wrong thing is the right thing until you lose control". A wise man, Jimmy was! ... yes, I am also a devoted Jimmy Buffett fan (a.k.a. Parrothead).
 
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I’ve bought some coffee beans I’ve not tried before. They are called Devil’s Brew and marketed as extremely strong. As it’s 5.40 and one of my rare days going to work, I’ll see if it works.
 
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Having a large cup of 2025 Darjeeling, first flush. It remains my favourite tea for a while.

In a German coffee forum, I was also (indirectly) recommended the Finca Fulda Omniroast from Lübeck (coffee region: Mexico), an enormously strong Robusta with strong chocolate notes. Unfortunately, the French press totally overwhelms the flavour of the beans, so I'm going to get to grips with the coffee with my Hario V60 these days. (My favourite coffee region is still Peru. For now.)
 
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