Some interesting results from the 2015 Zagat Coffee Survey.
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Perfect your coffee making or you’ll end up having a sub-par cup of joe. Here are ways you’re ruining your coffee:
- Buying pre-ground beans – ground them yourself for a fresher taste.
- Not using a burr grinder – get the right grind by investing in a good coffee grinder.
- Experimenting with different-sized grinds – the coarser the coffee, the more you’ll see the difference in taste.
- Not using the right water-to-coffee ratio – use a cheap kitchen scale to measure out the amount of beans and water.
- Using water that’s too hot – after boiling, wait 30 seconds to get the temperature down to about 205°F, a slightly lower and optimal temperature that won’t burn your precious grounds.
- Buying bad coffee – shop around for good tasting coffee!
- Storing your coffee in a humid, airy and sunny location – keep it in an airtight, dry, room temperature container out of the sun.
- Using old coffee – some experts give coffee just a few weeks after its roasting date before it expires. Only get one bag at a time.
Looking to buy high quality coffee? Check out Cappuccino Connection.
Travel magazine, AFAR, lists some of the best places you can stop to power up on coffee:
#1 – Tim Wendelboe – Oslo, Norway
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#2 – Telescope – Paris, France
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#3 – Flying Goat Coffee – Santa Rosa, California
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#4 – Kopi Luwak – Denpasar, Indonesia
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#5 – Bonanza Coffee Heroes – Berlin, Germany
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#6 – Cafe Martinho da Arcada – Lisbon, Portugal
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#7 – Borough Market – London, United Kingdom
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Delicious sweet boozy jolt to shake up your day.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons sugar, divided
- 3 ounces tequila, divided
- 3 ounces coffee liqueur (recommended: Kalhua), divided
- Ground cinnamon, to dust
- 2 cups prepared coffee, divided
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream, divided
- 2 cherries
Frost rims of 2 cups with sugar. Pass it through the fire, gilding the edge little by little. Add the tequila and the coffee liqueur to them tilting the cup a little towards the fire so that the liqueur begins to flame. Dust with cinnamon. Immediately add hot coffee and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Top with a cherry.
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This recipe oozes with deliciousness all over thanks to the Food Network Magazine.
Ingredients:
- Ice cream (coffee, chocolate or vanilla)
- Espresso
- Brewed coffee
- Optional: shaved dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts
Place 2 small scoops of ice cream in a coffee cup, then pour in a shot of espresso or 3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee. Top with shaved dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.
Change the way you drink your iced coffee today. Why don’t you…
#1: Add some coffee ice cubes
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#2: Or…make that chocolate instead
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#3: Perhaps, mint ice cubes for a unique taste?
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A good cup of iced coffee won’t be without good coffee. Check out our line of Lavazza coffees to create your next delicious sip.
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Time magazine recently listed the most decadent coffee confections you don’t want to miss!
- Guinness-flavored latte – Starbucks introduced Dark Barrel Latte that mimics the taste of Guinness without the alcohol. Available only at select Starbucks locations in Florida and Ohio due to its testing phase.
- Elephant poop coffee – Yes, you heard right! Deemed the world’s most expensive brew, Black Ivory Coffee is made from Arabica beans from Thailand that first pass through an elephant’s digestive system and are then harvested from the resulting dung. The process brings out the natural sugar in the bean while removing the bitterness, supposedly resulting in a uniquely delicious cup of joe. Available here only.
- Coffee in edible waffle cups – One California coffeehouse has applied the concept soup in bread bowl to its beverages in a form of coffee. Available at Alfred Coffee & Kitchen in Los Angeles.
- Affogato – Ice cream or gelato then topped with a shot of hot espresso. Simple recipe, try it at home!
- Koffie Van Brunt – This beverage with a touch of aged rum got the TimeOut New York raving as “swirling layer of ivory white cream, burnished brown java and bright orange zest makes this drink as pretty to look at as it is tasty to sip.” Get it at Fort Defiance in Brooklyn, NY.
- Coffee Beer Repeat – Two pints of beer and two shots of espresso all served separate. Come by Houndstooth in Austin to try it out.
- Toasted Marshmallow Latte – Concoction includes espresso, steamed milk and a roasted marshmallow on a stick. Big Shoulders Coffee in Chicago serves it perfectly.
- The Vincent Vega – The drink, available at The Mission in San Francisco, includes Coca-Cola, a shot of espresso, vanilla syrup, served over ice.
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Latina magazine interviewed NESCAFE Dolce Gusto and found these surprising facts:
- 42% of coffee drinkers believe that their last cup of java was more satisfying than their last intimate experience.
- 59% of coffee drinkers agree that other coffee drinkers are sexier than non-coffee drinkers.
- 57% of coffee drinkers cannot imagine getting through several life experiences without their daily dose of café:
- Starting a new job (34%)
- Moving (25%)
- College (25%)
- Having a child (15%)
- Getting married (15%)
- 44% of coffee drinkers say their morning “officially” begins after they’ve had their first cup of joe.
- On average, coffee drinkers think they gain 25 IQ points after their morning cup, and 14% of drinkers think they gain 55 to 99 points.
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San Francisco’s Mission District opened it’s doors last year to another coffeehouse, Sightless Coffee, located on 20th street designed with reclaimed wood, natural plaster walls, and ceramic tiles, creating a cozy neighborhood ambience that contrasts with the industrial feel of the flagship store.
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Struggling with jetlag? Drinking a cup of ca phe sua da, a popular beverage in Vietnam, is an iced coffee made from Robusta beans brewed through a Vietnamese coffee filter and sweetened with condensed milk, might just do the trick. Munchies explains:
The coffee is served in an elegant manner that will remind you of a black and white cookie, with the sweetened condensed milk lining the bottom of the glass and the incredibly rich coffee on top. Then, after the drinker stirs the two together, they can enjoy the thick, full-bodied beverage. It should be sweet and bitter, generally carrying notes of nuttiness, depending on the bean.
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