Posted by:
godtoldmetorun
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Date: October 18, 2014 06:49PM
Start out easy, lacing coffee into drinks that you consumed as a Mormon.
First of all, don't ever order anything but drip coffee from Dunkin' Donuts. Dunkin Donuts is an abomination in the eyes of Barista Goddess Bekah. If you partake of the DD latte, you are committing a sin greater than murder.
That said, find a local coffee shop with a good reputation. I don't know where you are, but there is some awesome coffee to be had in the Morridor, as well as the West Coast. If you can tell me your region, I might be able to point you in the direction of some good locally brewed coffee.
Now, as I was saying, you want to start off by incorporating coffee into something you would have drank as a Mormon....like, hot chocolate. Avoid pumpkiny-seasonal-silly stuff for right now.
I once remedied a nice Mormon boy of his coffee virginity by making him a mocha. I left him with a sh!t-eating grin and a twinkle in his eye, but that wasn't quite enough to get him to shake off that silly underwear and follow me into the better, brighter world that I call the Post-Mormon Existence (but lesser minds call apostasy). But that's a different story...
What is a mocha, you ask? Depending on your perspective, it's either a latte spiked with chocolate....OR, for those new to the Post-Mormon Existence, it's a hot chocolate spiked with espresso.
Normally, for a small, it comes with two shots of espresso and a pump or two of chocolate (about half the amount used for a hot chocolate). A large usually comes with 3 shots of espresso.
Since you're just starting out, you want to dilute the coffee taste a little at first. A full-powered mocha might be a little too much.
So,order a medium mocha with one shot of espresso, but an extra pump of chocolate. And if you're not lactose intolerant, get whole milk. The fatter the milk, the more flavorful the drink. Do NOT do any coffee drink with skim milk until you've acclimated.
Repeat as often as needed, until you acquire the coffee taste enough to handle more shots and less flavor.
Have fun!