Coffee

If you want to drink coffee then the numbers of choices you have are rather limitless. The only limit that your are subject to is what you prefer and what you don’t. Different types of coffee shops have their own different types and blends of coffee available. These coffee shops also have a number of available specialty coffee drinks.

To make an order the first thing that you would need to do is select a drink size of coffee. The person who serves you coffee will usually take the time out to ask if you’d rather have a short, tall, grand or venti. These sizes are usually 8oz, 12 oz, 16oz and 20 oz respectively.

People who are ordering drip coffee can take milk and sugar along with their order. The choices of milk available are another thing entirely. You can opt for different types of milk such as frothed milk which is rather thick, steamed milk, breve, wet or panna which is whipped cream.

After your choice of milk, the next thing you need to decide is whether you want a latte, mocha or if you prefer a cappuccino. A latte is actually an espresso with steamed milk added. A cappuccino is actually a mixture of three things in equal parts : steamed milk, an espresso and frothed milk. A mocha on the other hand is a latte or cappuccino that has chocolate syrup added to it.

These are some of the specialty coffee drinks that you can by from a coffee shop. Some of the different names listed here may differ in the particular coffee shops that you visit for a whole lot of reasons

• Espresso Con Panna – This is an espresso shot that is mixed with whipped cream
• Double Dry Short – This is a double shot of espresso which is in short cup and which has no foam
• Solo – This is a single shot of espresso coffee drink
• Doppio – This is a double shot of espresso coffee drink
• Caffe Cubano – This is shot of espresso that is heavily sweetened
• Quad – This is an Espresso drink that is made with four shots of coffee
• Split shot – This is an Espresso shot with half the caffeine
• Caffe Americano – This is a single shot of espresso that has 6 to 8 ounces of hot water added to it.
• Ristretto – This is a restricted shot of espresso which is also called a short pull. While brewing this sort of coffee a whole lot less water is allowed to pass through the coffee grounds. The makes a flavor of coffee that is rather intense.
• Lungo – This is an extra long pull. During the brewing process of making a Lunho, twice as much water is allowed to pass through the coffee grounds.
• Dry – This is an Espresso that is made with small amount of foam and no steamed milk added
• Chairo – This is an Espresso drink that is made “clear” by the addition of more milk
• Caffe Medici – This is Doppio that is poured over chocolate syrup and orange peel, and finally topped off with whipped cream
• Frappe – This is a coffee drink that is created along with ice cream and milk
• Shot in the Dark (aka Redeye) – This is an espresso shot that is made in a coffee cup and then rest of cup filled up with drip coffee
• Café Breva – This is Cappuccino coffee made with Half & Half rather than whole milk
• Café Mocha – This is Cappuccino coffee that has chocolate syrup added to it
• Caffe Mochaccino – This is Cappuccino coffee that has chocolate syrup added to it.

All these different types of coffee make it hard to select one type of coffee over the other. When you find it hard to decide you can always try a demitasse instead. This word is simply the French word for “half glass”. In coffee terms this usually entails a very small cup of coffee. You can continue trying until you find your pick.

Darren Williger is an over-caffeinated, low carbohydrate eating, winemaking enthusiast who writes for CaffeineZone.com, MyLowCarbPages.com, and CoffeeZen.com

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Buying coffee can be challenging. Why? There are so many coffee brands. If you know good tips on how to shop for coffee, you will be able to find a brand that you truly enjoy. I’d like to share with you some suggestions on what to look for when getting the most out of your next coffee purchase.

But first, let me explain how I learned about buying coffee. When I first tried an inexpensive brand of coffee, I almost spit it out. I thought, “How can people drink this stuff and enjoy it?” Since I was not after the caffeine effect, it was a long time before I’d try another cup of coffee. But I worked in a retail shop that was close to a gourmet coffee shop. I bought many flavored beverages from the shop. One day, I decided to try a flavored coffee. Luckily, I really enjoyed it. If I hadn’t, I don’t know if I would have ever tried coffee again. But drinking a regular cup of coffee didn’t appeal much to me. I became kind of a “fun coffee” kind of person, trying different flavors whenever I felt like a change. It also helped that I was married to a ‘coffee lover’ and learned valuable insight from him. He told me that I shouldn’t have to flavor coffee to get a good taste that I enjoy. My husband is a bit of a coffee snob but he has sort of earned that right. He grew up traveling to Guatemala with his parents to visit relatives. His grandfather immigrated to America from Guatemala and became a citizen of this great country. Because of this connection, my husband would visit the Guatemalan relatives on the family coffee farm as a boy and as an adult. Personally, I have visited Guatemala twice, to meet family, visit the family farm, and learn about coffee production. As you can imagine, coffee drinking is big in his family.

Nevertheless, here are the tips I have learned when looking for a good coffee:

1) Smell the coffee in the bag if you are able. Make sure it has a desirable aroma.
2) Check out the source of the coffee. Where is it from? Is it Estate Grown coffee of a high quality or is it a blend of “leftovers”?
3) How was it processed before it got to the roaster? Was it sun dried for a higher quality?
4) Buy whole bean for the ability to see the beans before your grind. If the beans are broken, have wholes in them or are all inconsistent sizes, don’t buy.
5) What kind of roast is it? Vienna, French or Espresso? Be sure to buy the correct roast for your taste buds or you may get a false impression of the coffee. Vienna is a lighter roast, French is a little darker and Espresso is a very dark roast.

Once you figure out which coffee you like, make sure the brewing is done correctly so that you ensure a smooth delicious flavor. Now you can sit back and really enjoy that coffee taste. Enjoy.

Article written by Michelle Falla, Coffee Distributor for Serenity Cup Coffees. Visit http://www.serenitycup.com for more details.

Author: Michelle Falla
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Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. It is the second most traded physical commodity worldwide, ranking second only to petroleum. That is amazing and a good indication of the billions of beans harvested, processed, traded, roasted and sold 24/7 around planet Earth.

There are many reasons why people enjoy drinking coffee:

The brew complements the time spent reading a good book. Reading offers both pleasure and information. Reading offers a view into another world when you can escape the present and pretend to be in another dimension, time or space. Reading offers the opportunity to see the world through someone else’s eyes and to broaden our understanding of the world around us. Drinking coffee provides a sensory experience that adds pleasure to the tongue and palate in addition to the mental enjoyment from reading. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), pioneering American aviatrix and author who was married to Charles Lindbergh, said about coffee “Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.”

The taste of coffee is simply delightful. Our taste buds are extremely sensitive organs and will “tingle” when stimulated. The four basic tastes are sweet, sour, salty and bitter. Learning where the tongue is stimulated enables the coffee drinker to learn how to taste the basic profile of the coffee. It is delightful to evaluate the taste sensation of the tongue. It takes practice to recognize the ‘tingles.” However, learning where the tingles are on the tongue indicates the primary taste profile of the coffee. For example, a sour coffee will give a “puckery feeling” like a good glass of wine. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French writer and realist novelist said about coffee, “Coffee: Induces wit. Good only if it comes through Havre. After a big dinner party it is taken standing up. Take it without sugar-very swank; gives the impression you have lived in the East…”

Coffee makes you feel upbeat, enthusiastic, “sharper” and alert. It is not unusual to hear how people in the morning are not really ready to be part of the world until after drinking their daily morning coffee. Caffeine helps us become fully cognizant and to feel more alert. Clark Gable (1901-1960), American film actor nicknamed “The King of Hollywood” in his heyday, said, “I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee.”

Coffee is good for you. Research takes place daily on coffee, caffeine and health around the world. Scientists and research institutes worldwide release studies and research reports frequently that support the caffeine health claims, good news for coffee lovers. Basically, coffee has antioxidants and caffeine, two main ways of improving the health of your body. These substances have health and anti aging benefits. Antioxidants help your body repair damage to cells caused by free radicals. These free radicals are produced as a by-product of cells through normal daily activities.

Coffee and caffeine are recognized for their positive health benefits and potential functional food attributes. A quote attributed to Alexander King (1909-2007), scientist and pioneer of the sustainable development movement, and co-founder of the Club of Rome, said, “Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis – a good hot cup of coffee.”

Coffee is a beverage you can keep on drinking throughout the day and never really have too much. For example, the ever increasing availability of new flavored coffees offers more choices to coffee drinkers who want to taste and experience more flavors than nature can provide. Looking back at history, we learn that people, hundreds of years ago, enjoyed blending coffee with nuts and spices to create special flavors. Thomas Stearns Eliot, also known as T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), Anglo-American poet, playwright, and literary critic said about coffee, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons!”

So what about a cup of delicious French Vanilla flavored gourmet coffee?

Timothy (“Tim”) S. Collins, the author, is called by those who know him “The Gourmet Coffee Guy.” He is an expert in article writing who has done extensive research online and offline in his area of expertise, coffee marketing, as well as in other areas of personal and professional interest.

Come visit the author’s website: http://www.ourgourmetcoffee.com

Copyright – Timothy S. Collins. All Rights Reserved Worldwide

Author: Timothy S. Collins
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Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. It is the second most traded physical commodity worldwide, ranking second only to petroleum. That is amazing and a good indication of the billions of beans harvested, processed, traded, roasted and sold 24/7 around planet Earth.

There are many reasons why people enjoy drinking coffee:

The brew complements the time spent reading a good book. Reading offers both pleasure and information. Reading offers a view into another world when you can escape the present and pretend to be in another dimension, time or space. Reading offers the opportunity to see the world through someone else’s eyes and to broaden our understanding of the world around us. Drinking coffee provides a sensory experience that adds pleasure to the tongue and palate in addition to the mental enjoyment from reading. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), pioneering American aviatrix and author who was married to Charles Lindbergh, said about coffee “Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.”

The taste of coffee is simply delightful. Our taste buds are extremely sensitive organs and will “tingle” when stimulated. The four basic tastes are sweet, sour, salty and bitter. Learning where the tongue is stimulated enables the coffee drinker to learn how to taste the basic profile of the coffee. It is delightful to evaluate the taste sensation of the tongue. It takes practice to recognize the ‘tingles.” However, learning where the tingles are on the tongue indicates the primary taste profile of the coffee. For example, a sour coffee will give a “puckery feeling” like a good glass of wine. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French writer and realist novelist said about coffee, “Coffee: Induces wit. Good only if it comes through Havre. After a big dinner party it is taken standing up. Take it without sugar-very swank; gives the impression you have lived in the East…”

Coffee makes you feel upbeat, enthusiastic, “sharper” and alert. It is not unusual to hear how people in the morning are not really ready to be part of the world until after drinking their daily morning coffee. Caffeine helps us become fully cognizant and to feel more alert. Clark Gable (1901-1960), American film actor nicknamed “The King of Hollywood” in his heyday, said, “I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee.”

Coffee is good for you. Research takes place daily on coffee, caffeine and health around the world. Scientists and research institutes worldwide release studies and research reports frequently that support the caffeine health claims, good news for coffee lovers. Basically, coffee has antioxidants and caffeine, two main ways of improving the health of your body. These substances have health and anti aging benefits. Antioxidants help your body repair damage to cells caused by free radicals. These free radicals are produced as a by-product of cells through normal daily activities.

Coffee and caffeine are recognized for their positive health benefits and potential functional food attributes. A quote attributed to Alexander King (1909-2007), scientist and pioneer of the sustainable development movement, and co-founder of the Club of Rome, said, “Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis – a good hot cup of coffee.”

Coffee is a beverage you can keep on drinking throughout the day and never really have too much. For example, the ever increasing availability of new flavored coffees offers more choices to coffee drinkers who want to taste and experience more flavors than nature can provide. Looking back at history, we learn that people, hundreds of years ago, enjoyed blending coffee with nuts and spices to create special flavors. Thomas Stearns Eliot, also known as T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), Anglo-American poet, playwright, and literary critic said about coffee, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons!”

So what about a cup of delicious French Vanilla flavored gourmet coffee?

Timothy (“Tim”) S. Collins, the author, is called by those who know him “The Gourmet Coffee Guy.” He is an expert in article writing who has done extensive research online and offline in his area of expertise, coffee marketing, as well as in other areas of personal and professional interest.

Come visit the author’s website: http://www.ourgourmetcoffee.com

Copyright – Timothy S. Collins. All Rights Reserved Worldwide

Author: Timothy S. Collins
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Coffee is an important part of many people’s day. Whether the coffee is the first cup or the last cup of the day, coffee aficionados get enough of their coffee. Have you considered all the coffee makers available for coffee lovers to make that cup of coffee? Eight types of coffee brewers can give you a taste of heaven.

Cones with filters, well, many coffee drinkers turn to these little devices when their regular coffee machines are breaks, needs repair or replacement. This improvisation can provide a better-than-nothing cup. These devices are great for emergencies or traveling in places where java is a foreign drink.

Filter machines are economical and brew a great cup of joe. For the person who prefers to wake-up to the smell of coffee, many have timers. Other machines shut off after a period of time to prevent carafes from burning or machines catching on fire.

Percolators are a great old-fashioned way to brew coffee. With their welcome thumping noise as they percolate the water through the beans, many people relive memories of grandparents, parents and coffee sharing moments. These java makers have no magic switches so users must remember to pull out the cord.

Turkish coffee ibriks are simple devices where ground beans, sugar and water brews a foamy beverage thick as ink. Guaranteed to give you a jolt when you drink it, this coffee is definitely an acquired taste.

French/Italian Presses make elegant full-bodied kaffe. When you follow the simple directions of coffee, adding water and pushing the press in the correct order, it is delicious. When you don’t follow directions, the beverage is full of floating grounds.

One-cup machines are perfect for the one-cup coffee drinkers. Prepared this way, it is in little containers and hot water is added. With a variety of flavors available, the first cup can be one flavor and by the third cup you will wonder how life could get any better.

Italian Moka pots brew espresso on top of the stove. These little stainless-steel machines grew a great small cup of espresso coffee. People are amazed at the rich coffee that comes out of such a small and nondescript java machine.

Espresso Makers are the queen of coffee makers. These machines allow you to make a variety of coffee drinks.

Cheap machines will give you a great cup, but the more expensive ones will provide a fantastic coffee experience with steamed milk or cream.

Come along for a wonderful journey of coffee. At Senseo coffee pod we’ll explore all the lore, the history and the aromas of the beautiful coffee bean. If your interest is coffee, whether profound or passing come and enjoy some Douwe Egberts Senseo coffee pods with us today.

Author: Rick Brogan
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