I like coffee. I usually drink a cup at work around 1:00-2:00am of variable quality and brew a cup at home when I wake up, perhaps around 3:30pm, of good quality. Unless Jenny and I visit a coffee shop on a date, I rarely buy brewed coffee because it’s relatively expensive. I’ll never understand the folks who drop $4 every morning on fancy coffee on the way to work. But on date night or at a fancy restaurant, I do order an occasional cappuccino. <\/p>\n
I’m not a coffee snob, although I don’t fault those who are. In desperate moments, I’ve drunk Folgers at work that had been on the burner so long it smells like a campfire. I just diluted it with hot water, added lots of creamer, and choked it down. Naturally, I prefer the good stuff, though. You might laugh when I tell you this, but some of the best “normal” coffee (as opposed to coffee beverage like cappuccino) I’ve ever had was the LIFT coffee on a Southwest Airlines flight. No, I’m not just saying that because I work there. It was fantastic <\/em>– smooth, full of flavor, and with great aroma. We upgraded and branded our coffee earlier this year to rave reviews<\/a>, and now I know why. I’m trying to find out whether people can buy LIFT beans or grounds directly. Until that is possible, please buy a ticket on Southwest <\/a>and enjoy the unlimited free coffee. =)<\/p>\n Close behind LIFT is Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee<\/a>. It’s the ultimate coffee snob coffee: rare, very expensive, and grown only in a special mountainous region in Jamaica that provides perfect conditions. It’s so smooth and mild that I drink it black, and even my non-coffee-drinking wife will drink it. The flavor reminds me of the best of other coffees but without the bitterness and acidity that many of them include. On occasion, Buon Giorno<\/a> in Grapevine lets you order a French press of Blue Mountain in case you’d like to try it.<\/p>\n What about you, coffee fans? What’s the best coffee you’ve ever had?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I like coffee. I usually drink a cup at work around 1:00-2:00am of variable quality and brew a cup at home when I wake up, perhaps around 3:30pm, of good quality. Unless Jenny and I visit a coffee shop on … Continue reading