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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is a new coffee community that has just been created. I believe as Melbourneans we need to make sure we go and add our collective coffee wisdom.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Fetch your pitchforks, I don’t drink the stuff

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

We'll just keep that quietly to ourselves here. Just, don't go announcing such blasphemy in the coffee community, you could ruin our reputation!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Neither, it's vile.

Love the smell, but the taste is awful.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I shared that opinion for the first 35 years of my life. It turns out I just hadn't tried good coffee (espresso). There are so many ways to have coffee too.. I did a bit of experimenting, started out with lattes with a couple of sugars and moved on to stronger brews over a few months. I'm not pounding triple shot long blacks or anything but I do love me a nice cup of Joe these days.

Never ever touch instant coffee. I'm not even sure how people call that stuff coffee.

I also thought beer was disgusting until I was 26.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rather like that coffee icecream with the choc almonds in it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Coffee gelato is my go to. I hate coffee as a drink unless it’s sugary Starbucks gunk!

I only use it when very sleep deprived and struggle at work. I get shaky and heart palpitations

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I can do it, but my stomach hates it when I drink coffee.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Instant works is cheap and put tumeric pepper honey and soy in it tastes not bad. I gave trying to have fancy coffee at home years ago. Saved a fortune on buying average stove top stuff. It's still not a huge step up from instand imo compared to the great stuff you can get everywhere in Melbourne.

I still have some perculator coffee and a moka pot of course for when people come over.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don’t dislike it, but it makes me feel peculiar. Basically just don’t see what all the fuss is about and can’t be bothered.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

same here. Can't even stand the smell. Don't @me with "but you haven't tried the right blend of cat crap organic hippie toe-picked steam froth!" I hate coffee and it's not going into my mouth,.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The civet stuff is just……. I do not look in the litter tray and think “tasty”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Look, I like Starbucks coffee. So I too am villainised.

(I honestly don't care how people drink their coffee, live and let live.