How Do You Drink Your Coffee?

In this morning coffee session, I dive deep into the personal nature of coffee preferences and why there's no "right" way to enjoy your daily cup. I share how I typically drink my coffee black, especially my morning Peruvian medium roast, while my wife prefers hers with sweet cream creamer. I explore the various brewing methods I use, from my automatic drip machines (a Moka Master and Mr. Coffee) to my weekend espresso ritual with my Olympia Cremina, where I pull three to four shots and savor the entire process.

Throughout the episode, I emphasize that coffee is deeply personal - whether you prefer it black, with cream, piping hot, or as it cools and develops complexity. I discuss my own preferences, including why I gravitate toward African, South American, and Central American coffees over modern light roasts, and why cold brew doesn't excite me despite being easy to make. The main message is about authenticity in your coffee journey: understanding what you like, why you like it, and not being afraid to explore beyond your comfort zone. You'll learn that the only thing that truly matters is enjoying coffee in whatever way brings you satisfaction, whether that's with whiskey, cinnamon, or drinking multiple cups throughout your day.

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:30 Different Ways to Enjoy Coffee
• 3:00 Weekend Espresso Ritual
• 4:30 Coffee Temperature & Complexity
• 6:00 Regional Coffee Preferences
• 7:30 Cold Brew Analysis
• 9:00 Coffee Authenticity & Conclusion

Transcript

[00:00:00] Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. I guess it doesn't really matter. For me, it's morning time. For you, it's probably morning time too. Normally, that's when we really drink our coffee.

[00:00:30] But I have a question. Me particularly, I like drinking my coffee black. Most of the time, that's the way I drink it. I have sometimes where, like in the evening, I may do a decaf with some creamer, but this is my morning cup. I think this is a Peruvian medium roast.

[00:01:05] How do you drink your coffee? That's the question I'm asking. I normally drink my coffee by myself. Sometimes with my wife, depending on the day. She likes to drink her coffee with creamer. We get those big jugs of creamer like sweet cream, not hazelnut. She doesn't like hazelnut or French vanilla.

[00:01:50] They usually have Hershey chocolate version too. I haven't seen that one in a while. Some of us don't even brew. Some of us do an espresso shot, which is perfectly fine, or a milk-based espresso shot. There's so many ways that we can have our coffee that we enjoy each and every day.

[00:02:11] Some of us use automatic drip machines. I have two back there: a Moka Master and a Mr. Coffee. I know since I'll be out of the house, she's going to be using the Mr. Coffee machine. It's loaded, ready to go. All she has to do is push a button and she enjoys a cup of coffee with tap water. A story for another day, but whatever.

[00:02:45] I use Third Wave Water here, a medium roast profile. It works. This coffee right here should be a little bit more tastier than what it presents itself, but it is what it is. It's fine.

[00:02:54] I guess what I'm saying here is that we all like and do things differently and we know who we are by the way we do things. We keep doing something no matter what somebody says to us. We are doing the thing that we want to do. For instance, you can tell me an awesome recipe for an espresso.

[00:03:25] I have my Olympia Cremina back there. I do espresso over the weekends. I pull three to four shots in the evening or even sometimes before noon. And I love it. I love the ritual. I love taking my time. I love seeing everything for what it is. And it's a lot of fun. But it's not every time.

[00:03:50] Do you use cream in your coffee? Do you not? Do you like it black? Do you put a little bit of sugar or salt? Do you put anything in your coffee?

[00:04:55] It matters about what you feel and gravitate to and why you do it. And as I sit here looking at my coffee getting cooler, that's another aspect that I like about drinking my cup of coffee. Most of the time it changes. A lot of times it gets better.

[00:05:13] Sometimes it gets more complex. At least what complex means to me is that it's hard to decipher exactly what you're tasting. There's so many different flavors and elements that are thrown your way that are layered and interesting and talk to you. Some people drink their coffee quickly. They like it piping hot, which is cool. It's your coffee. It's your prerogative.

[00:05:42] It's the thing that you like to do all the time. And I think as long as we're honest with ourselves, we're not trying to be somebody else. That's the only thing that matters. And I think that's the cool thing about this coffee thing.

[00:06:36] Don't be scared to tell somebody that, hey, I drink my coffee with creamer. I drink my coffee. I don't like coffee black. I've tried it so many times, no matter what you do to it. Whatever. I only drink African coffees or South American and Central American coffees or I stay away from some modern coffees, which ironically speaking, I have because they don't wow me anymore.

[00:07:07] I've tried them all. I've tried so many different ones lately. It's almost like light roast to me. I don't care for light roast. It does have a place in my arsenal. Some of the things that I've talked about on the channel is to push light roast more like tea to extract more out of it and treat it like tea because of the delicate nature that it presents itself with the different layers of acidity.

[00:07:36] I can get down with that from time to time, but not every time. And that's perfectly fine. And I think that's really the biggest thing. The biggest takeaway that I have with all of this is that we're people, we're different. We like what we like and it's perfectly fine that if we don't care for something.

[00:08:01] It's okay. Like for instance, cold brew. I like making it because it's easy to make, but I don't like drinking it. To me, it strips too much of the true essence of what the coffee is. And some people may get a kick out of that. They may hate the whole acidity part of coffee, which is present in most coffees with varying degrees of acidity.

[00:08:29] But the cold brew completely strips the majority of that. So you're getting more of like a chocolatey, nutty, sweeter type of coffee. And again, if it was me, that's too boring. But my boring is your excitement. And that doesn't make you any less or greater than anybody.

[00:08:53] It's just that you understand what you like and why you like it. And I think that's the biggest thing that I'm getting at right here is that as long as we are doing the things that we want to do, that we're exploring coffee and enjoying it for what it is, we're enjoying it. And we know exactly what we like. We know why we like it.

[00:09:21] And that's the only thing that matters. And like I said, it's okay to push past your comfort zone. It's okay to see things for what they are. And as long as we know that we are in this game of figuring it out, that's the only thing that matters.

[00:10:18] It doesn't matter, just do it. So drink a cup of coffee, whichever way you want to. If you drink it with whiskey, that's perfectly fine. No judgment here. It's just all appreciation for the way we all enjoy our cup of coffee.

[00:10:43] So how do you drink your cup of coffee? Do you like it black? Do you use creamer? Do you put cinnamon in it? Do you just throw it in the trash after a couple sips? Do you love drinking it in the car when you're on your way to work? Do you drink it at work? Do you have multiple cups throughout the day? Let's talk about it. I'll talk to you later. Bye.