When did you start drinking coffee?

floralista

I'm new here but I've been having a snoop around the coffee forum trying to figure out which is the best coffee brand to get me started!

After trawling through loads of posts I thought it might be fun to ask why/when did you first start drinking coffee? ...I'll start

I'm starting to drink coffee because I hear it's good for burning fat ...I'm a bit of a gym bunny :P

So why/when did you start drinking coffee??

BaronVon

Worked in a petrol station when I was in school at weekends. After a while there, we got in a Rob Roberts filter coffee machine, the one with the 2 jugs. First thing you'd do when you opened up was make a pot. I'd find myself drinking half a pot by myself, the smell alone was absolutely gorgeous.

Filter coffee is still my favourite as a result, but it's hard to get these days.....:(

Amazingfun

I started after I stopped drinking alcohol lol ....many moons ago


Very cheap filter coffee that still tastes good:

1. Lidl's expresso in the tin

2. (They've raised the price lately)....but Bewley's Rich Roast is delicious

floralista

I know isn't the smell amazing?! That's definitely the best part for me (so far!) My taste buds are still getting acquired.

I must try that Lidl one...that'd be a good inexpensive way to start! What's your opinions on instant coffee? Is that a no go if you want a "proper" tasting coffee??

Amazingfun

I am not an instant-coffee fan unless it's an emergency :P-meaning there is absolutely no other choice. In fact instant coffee is made from a different type of plant and is picked from a more robust plant located lower on the mountain (I am pulling this from memory when I attended an awesome coffee-school at Bewleys last year so forgive the vague description lol). So yes there is a big difference in taste.

Happy drinking!

Jezek

I started drinking coffee very early in life. I 'm not irish, where I come from coffee is a huge part of social life.

The best way to start? Go to a good coffee shop ( can recommend a few depending on where you live), try the coffee there, find out what you like, and go from there. I think a moka pot ( or aeropress, or french press ) , paired with some freshly roasted beans ( ireland has a few roasteries) would be the best ( although maybe not dirt cheap) way to get into coffee

Gran Hermano

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ArcticFox

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