I like tiramisu and jamocha shakes from Arby's which both have a coffee/chocolate/creamy/sugary taste. Any recommendations on how to translate that into a first-time cup of forbidden beverage?

I personally don't like coffee. Occasionally a lightly coffee flavoured dessert is my limit. So I can't help with the forbidden beverage, but am glad you are enjoying the mocha range. ENJOY!!!

Yup, that makes you the perfect person to make coffee recommendations.

Just kidding.

If you want something light, there is Upgraded Coffee.
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I love this stuff! They take a lot of care to make sure the beans are clean, and it's healthier than major brands. If you like strong flavors, Starbucks has a good French or Italian roast (my fave). Many people complain that the coffee is too strong, and prefer their Pike Blend.

I recommend against getting in to dessert drinks. Whipped, mixed, sweetened, etc. They are high in calories.

Good luck.

T-Bone

Two shots of espresso (which usually is 2 oz.) with the same amount of steamed milk. No sugar or flavoring just enjoy as if it were a dark chocolate bar.



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Mocha! It was my first foreway into coffee and still my favorite. It's chocolate and espresso, and sometimes have whip cream.

I had a Café au lait today for the first time. I used two sweetener packets and a medium roast (I think, all new terminology to me). It wasn't bad at all, but I added ice cubes to get it to a warm level instead of a hot level. I felt like a bubbling idiot trying to figure out why they game we a cup with steaming milk and then I had to figure out how much sweeter to add. I will probably subscribe to tonx coffee in the future so I can expand my tastes. Just have to break my wife in to realizing that I don't have to follow the WoW anymore and that I'm not sinning.



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For coffee made at home I recommend Dunkin Donuts original blend. Very mellow and aromatic!

Drinking that right now..so good with a little milk and two spoons of sugar.

I will always stand by Father Michael's, my Greek Orthodox priest roaster (www.fathermichaels.com). He has become quite talented at roasting, although it is just a small operation to help support the St. John the Forerunner Monastery near Goldendale, WA. The coffees that he has stuck with are pretty much all winners, and Eastern Queen is, for me, the best.

Still, I like some off-the-shelf brands, particularly the Swedish brand Givalia (Traditional Roast) ("A Cup of Johann"--see the ads on-line). Another kick-ass brand is Tanzania Peaberry (very small but flavorful beans) that you can find in World Market and from the on-line store CoffeeAM. CoffeeAM is a great place to go for hard-to-find coffees, and they roast them in small, individual batches and put your name on them.

Maybe something with caramel I could stand. But I am not a coffee drinker.

Caramel ribbon crunch frappuchino from Starbucks then, love it!

Bulletproof coffee with a teaspoon of real butter blended through.

OK ozproof, I'm sold. How do I order that at my Starbuck's here in California?

Ozproof, I have been enjoying a bag of Australian Gold that my TBM niece actually brought me from her trip to Cairns.

The darkest roast possible. I've tried a lot of coffees (just having one now) and the one I like the most is the Walmart Dark Roast. So good.

Coffee can be such an indulgence, not unlike High Tea in London. It can be a meeting of friends for conversation, coffee, and treats. So many cultures have it as part of their social fiber for meeting and sharing.

I think recommendations are great, but really just wade in and enjoy. Know what flavors you like and don't like and talk to the barista. It can be a fun experience.

I love coffee with lemon squares, the type--not so important.

If you are in Argentina--it is decadent, rich and creamy, with amazing pastries.

I know nothing about where you are or what you like, so can't recommend, but can share.

Coffee is not a sin that will keep you out of imaginary heaven, so have fun getting to know coffee.

Coffee and hazelnut or vanilla is good too!

I love my Nespresso machine! If anyone is considering one I can recommend it.

I've been drinking coffee sparingly for about five years. Liked latte with caramel more than anything else, disliked lots of types. I don't like Starbucks, which tastes burnt.

Then one day I was in a hotel room that had a Nespresso machine with about 10 or 12 different flavors of coffee. The machine is extremely easy to use and fast and does not require cleaning. So I tried a few different flavors and found some that I love. So I bought my own and have been slowly--one or two a day--been exploring the different flavors.

I thought I'd narrow my favorites down to one or two, but what has happened instead is that I've realized I like almost all of the flavors. I've gotten a bit of an education, in other words, and find that the Nespresso flavors are pretty uniformly great. I now look forward to sitting down and enjoying a cup.

I still don't like most coffees, and almost never buy one, but I love my little machine!

Sumatra Blend!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get a good quality bean - organic if you can afford it.

Get yourself a burr grinder (not a blade grinder).

Get yourself a double-walled stainless french press.

Set the burr grinder to the coarsest grind setting. Grind 2 Tbsp of coffee per 6 ounces of water used to brew.

Heat water just to boiling (I nuke mine in the microwave).

Pour hot water over the freshly ground coffee in the french press. Using the french press lid/strainer, submerge grounds an inch or two in press for a few seconds. Reset press lid/strainer to the top. Let coffee steep for 4 minutes before pressing the lid/strainer all the way down.

Pour a cup, add some heavy cream and sugar (if you like sweet). Prepare for your new addiction.

I drink a quart of dark roast french press coffee every morning. With a generous dollop of heavy cream (not half and half - heavy cream), no sugar. It's an indulgence I can't imagine ever giving up. 25+ years ago I had a hard time drinking watered down restaurant coffee without copious amounts of half/half & sugar. Now I can't stand it sweet at all - except for the very slight note of sweetness that the rich mouthfeel of adding heavy cream gives.

Like, yum.

ck...from a lifelong coffee drinker (at least two cups a day), I'd advice you to take it slow first.

Go latte. You can't go wrong.

When you're finding lattes just aren't hitting the spot, maybe you can walk on the wild side and get an espresso. I think espressos are hardcore and still haven't find a way to drink it without shuddering. You can just taste the caffeine.

If you go to order from a coffee stand, since you are used to a massive dilution of ice cream, start with a grande size with only one or two shots of espresso in it.

The drink can be a plain latte or a mocha or a shot of flavor in a latte. These are your basic coffee drinks, but there are plenty of other choices. I recommend learning what you like in a latte before branching out.

Most people drink a grande with three shots, but two would be pretty mild, and only one shot in a mocha would be hardly indistinguishable from a hot chocolate.

If a grande looks too large or expensive, definitely a single shot in a tall cup.

Grande is ~20oz, tall ~16oz. Not sure how much each shot of espresso is, but it can't be more than 2oz? Could be wrong.

I really love a shot of fruit flavor in a latte. Strawberry, raspberry, pick your favorite fruit and try it that way, it adds a lovely almost smokey, caramelized sugar flavor to the fruit and milk.

Ok, does anybody have a good blog/informational site where I can learn about all the different terms used for coffee. I think I'm lost in all these recommendations :)

This reminds me of something funny that happened a few months ago. I usually drink my latte/cafe au lait a light brown color. So I usually take a cup almost full of milk, and pour a little coffee... voila, I have a light brown, delicious cafe au lait. But I live in Brazil, though. So, I went on a cruise ship vacation and tried to do the same thing, but oddly, the milk didn't change color at all. It took me a minute to realize it was an American cruise ship (Royal Caribbean), so I had to do the opposite... fill the cup almost to the brim with coffee, and THEN add just a little milk. Only then I got the same color I'm used to :-)

This was so funny... I never drank coffee when I lived in the US, so I didn't realize there was this huge difference.

Smoke to a barista today that worked at the original Starbucks in Seattle. Told her your predicament, leaving mormonism and haven't ever had coffee, and she had the following recommendations for a coffee drink at starbucks...

1) light roasts (stay away from dark and medium roasts): "Ask for a blondie, if possible."

2) Decaffeinated coffee

3) Shot of caramel

4) latte



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Thanks! I don't think I'll go decaffeinated, I'm no stranger to caffeine. The coffee I did have I think was a medium roast with half of the cup filled with steaming milk, and it didn't bother me much at all. The caramel sounds really sweat. I try to keep my carbs really low, but I might try it as it sounds really good. Unless the caramel is just flavoring and no sugar, then I will LOVE IT!

jonathantech Wrote:
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> Thanks! I don't think I'll go decaffeinated, I'm
> no stranger to caffeine. The coffee I did have I
> think was a medium roast with half of the cup
> filled with steaming milk, and it didn't bother me
> much at all. The caramel sounds really sweat. I
> try to keep my carbs really low, but I might try
> it as it sounds really good. Unless the caramel is
> just flavoring and no sugar, then I will LOVE IT!


You can get sugar-free caramel syrup, but some of the sugar-free syrups are bitter (like Hazelnut).

This is perfect! It hadn't even occurred to me to brew something myself; I just want to walk into Starbucks and order something without looking like a total idiot! (Or gagging when I take a sip)

This is what I would say to get the above drink:
"A grande caramel latte, just two shots please." Or, "double grande caramel latte."
Or, "a single tall sugarfree caramel latte."

Depending on the size you want and your sugar choice.
Or maybe you like a lot of caffeine... My husband will order quad grande lattes, four shots! Some coffee stands do ice cream shakes like Arby's and he will ask for five shots or more in one of those.
I can't handle the caffeine and go for decaf because I love the flavor.

A cappuccino is mostly foam with some milk, while a latte is mostly milk with some foam on top.

Man, now I want to make a coffee run!

Depends on how sweet & creamy you want to go. Coffee drinker likes are wide-ranging, from black/strong to highly diluted/sweetened/flavored.

I prefer a latte version right now. I brew mine at home then add milk to about a 50/50 ratio. No sweetener currently, but for some reason in the winter I like to add honey.

It has to be Italian coffee.

Try a flat white.