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Coffee Talk.

I love Irish cream in my coffee. I've not seen that brand. I usually get St. Brenden's around Christmas, and give a couple bottles out for gifts. Right now I've been using Coffee Mate Pumpkin Spice creamer.
 
DairyGold Old Fashioned Egg Nog comes out next week.

I am ready for egg nog lattes!
 
I love Irish cream in my coffee. I've not seen that brand. I usually get St. Brenden's around Christmas, and give a couple bottles out for gifts. Right now I've been using Coffee Mate Pumpkin Spice creamer.

We use Brendan’s as well; poor man’s Bailey’s. Pumpkin Spice Bailey’s is good as well......
 
I like my tea unsweetened and (usually) without lemon or other flavorings. I like my coffee very strong and unflavored.

I place the blame for this on two tours in Vietnam, drinking iced tea, six years living in Germany, drinking German coffee, and on numerous extended trips in Italy, drinking rest stop espresso.

https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/health-benefits-unsweetened-iced-tea-10394.html

German Coffee Is Known For Its Depth Of Flavor And Smoothness

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-drink-espresso-like-an-italian-2015-6
 
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We use Brendan’s as well; poor man’s Bailey’s. Pumpkin Spice Bailey’s is good as well......
Wait, what? Pumpkin Spice Bailey’s is a thing? How am I just learning this now?
 
When I was in Kenya, I liked Kenyan coffee. When I was in Turkey, well, you get the idea. I like coffee well enough that I'll probably drink whatever is locally available, and I usually like it because it's better than no coffee, at the least.
 
When I was in Kenya, I liked Kenyan coffee. When I was in Turkey, well, you get the idea. I like coffee well enough that I'll probably drink whatever is locally available, and I usually like it because it's better than no coffee, at the least.

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But seriously, I've had both Kenyan and Turkish coffee in liberal amounts and Kenyan coffee, as I remember it, is served like any normal drip coffee is served, (or in a press? I've seen Kenyans use a press on several occasions) but Turkish is made in a very primitive and basic style.
You could run Turkish coffee BEANS through a standard grind and a drip process, I suppose, but it will not BE "Turkish Coffee" the way Turks know the drink! :D

Turkish coffee is a finely ground powder, almost DUST to be accurate.
I tried an experiment once where I ground very dark roasted Italian espresso beans to a powder and made it Turkish STYLE, and it was very interesting.
I was alternately praised and cursed by my Armenian and Turkish friends. ;)
 
Bwaaaaa-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! :lamo :lamo :lamo

But seriously, I've had both Kenyan and Turkish coffee in liberal amounts and Kenyan coffee, as I remember it, is served like any normal drip coffee is served, (or in a press? I've seen Kenyans use a press on several occasions) but Turkish is made in a very primitive and basic style.
You could run Turkish coffee BEANS through a standard grind and a drip process, I suppose, but it will not BE "Turkish Coffee" the way Turks know the drink! :D

Turkish coffee is a finely ground powder, almost DUST to be accurate.
I tried an experiment once where I ground very dark roasted Italian espresso beans to a powder and made it Turkish STYLE, and it was very interesting.
I was alternately praised and cursed by my Armenian and Turkish friends. ;)

I did the very same thing with Italian coffee. I liked it, but it's not the same as the Turkish. I drank so much Kenyan coffee I avoid it now.
 
I grind my beans and use my Kureig with a single serve filter. Makes a decent cup of Joe. Nothing of course can beat mid rats coffee that has been run 6-8 times, and comes out so black midnight looks sunny and strong enough to stir itself. I think the gentle rocking of the ship helps make that special blend with a hint of JP5 in it for good measure.
 
Usually Pete's Major Dickenson Roast, whole bean.

Lately came across another really great one on Amazon, "Moon Bean Blend" from "Christopher Bean Coffee"
 
I am so excited that I can participate in this thread. I was diagnosed with afib about 5 years ago. I was told, "No caffeine!" so for the last 5 years, I've been completely caffeine free.

One particularly miserable day, I decided I wanted a cup of coffee. A real cup, and not that nasty decaf **** that passes for coffee. I looked up the caffeine content and was very surprised at how low a cup of coffee is. I then looked up how much I am allowed without it affecting my afib, and I can realistically have 2 to 3 cups per day. I don't drink much, but glory glory, to know that I could even have one really good cup of coffee a day was like Christmas coming early. :)

To find out that I could actually have ice-cold regular Dr. Pepper in a can? Like two Christmases in the same year.
 
I like to pride myself on having tried a jillion different types of coffee but one thing I've never ever tried, despite having been all over Louisiana, and NOLA in particular, is coffee with CHICORY.

I heard chicory is a kind of weed or herb, but I've never had coffee with chicory in it and I have no idea what it tastes like or what purpose it serves. I've never even asked about it before.
 
I am so excited that I can participate in this thread. I was diagnosed with afib about 5 years ago. I was told, "No caffeine!" so for the last 5 years, I've been completely caffeine free.

One particularly miserable day, I decided I wanted a cup of coffee. A real cup, and not that nasty decaf **** that passes for coffee. I looked up the caffeine content and was very surprised at how low a cup of coffee is. I then looked up how much I am allowed without it affecting my afib, and I can realistically have 2 to 3 cups per day. I don't drink much, but glory glory, to know that I could even have one really good cup of coffee a day was like Christmas coming early. :)

To find out that I could actually have ice-cold regular Dr. Pepper in a can? Like two Christmases in the same year.

So what was the restriction on caffeine intake? Were they afraid you might start gulping down NO-DOZ tablets by the gross?
My mother had AFIB for thirty years and she had her regular morning coffee and sometimes even a demitasse of espresso in the evening, like any good Italian lady should.
 
So what was the restriction on caffeine intake? Were they afraid you might start gulping down NO-DOZ tablets by the gross?
My mother had AFIB for thirty years and she had her regular morning coffee and sometimes even a demitasse of espresso in the evening, like any good Italian lady should.

Honestly? I do not know. They just told me no caffeine. Period. They were the doctor, so I trusted what they said. But about 2 or 3 months ago, I was jonesing for a good cup of coffee so badly that I was ready to just do it.
 
Can anybody guess my favorite coffee? Huh, can ya? :mrgreen:

Plebian, basic, but for me, nothing has beat it yet.....
 
I like to pride myself on having tried a jillion different types of coffee but one thing I've never ever tried, despite having been all over Louisiana, and NOLA in particular, is coffee with CHICORY.

I heard chicory is a kind of weed or herb, but I've never had coffee with chicory in it and I have no idea what it tastes like or what purpose it serves. I've never even asked about it before.

I love it, but it's a unique taste.
 
Honestly? I do not know. They just told me no caffeine. Period. They were the doctor, so I trusted what they said. But about 2 or 3 months ago, I was jonesing for a good cup of coffee so badly that I was ready to just do it.

Yeah my doc said no coffee for 6 months after my surgery. And in my research most docs that perform this have no issue with it. So I tried a cup, and it didn't cause me issues, and I've been back on a cup a day.
 
Yeah my doc said no coffee for 6 months after my surgery. And in my research most docs that perform this have no issue with it. So I tried a cup, and it didn't cause me issues, and I've been back on a cup a day.

Yup. That's where I am, and I don't push my luck. :lol: Either a cup of coffee, or a latte, or a frappucino, or a Dr. Pepper (ice cold, in the can).

That's it, and I have no problem adhering to my limitations, because for years, I could have none of those. So yes, 1 a day is excellent for me.
 
Can anybody guess my favorite coffee? Huh, can ya? :mrgreen:

Plebian, basic, but for me, nothing has beat it yet.....

Hubs and I just got back from a nice, relaxing trip in the north Georgia mountains. About 2 miles outside of Helen, there's a coffee shop on the left-hand side of the road. Excellent little coffee shop, with several different kinds of coffees, pastries, etc.

I ordered this one cup - don't even remember what the flavor was, but it was $5 for a cup (french pressed). It was good. Just good. Nothing spectacular. Nothing justifying that price. I told my husband that I'd rather have just had a nice cup of Dunkin' Donuts regular. I haven't found coffee yet as much as I like Dunkin' Donuts regular, and before I was diagnosed with afib, I was a coffee fiend.

I just wish I could recreate the taste you get in the store, at home. I've used the coffee, I've used the creamer, and it still doesn't taste the same.
 
I love it, but it's a unique taste.

Thanks but that doesn't tell me much.
What DOES this "unique taste" TASTE LIKE?
What does chicory taste like? Is it sweet? Is it extra bitter? Is it sour? Is it herbal? Is it spicy?
 
It's sweet.

I don't know why I never bothered trying it all the times I was down in NOLA, it was everywhere.
So, if you drink coffee with chicory in it, you might use less sweetener, like sugar or something else, I take it?
I use a small amount of artificial sweetener in coffee and always have, just to cut the edge a wee bit but I can't use sugar because I am diabetic.

I guess I'll go buy a small can of Luzianne, the famous New Orleans style coffee - with CHICORY in it and give it a try.
I've been hearing about Luzianne ever since I was a wee tyke.

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