Dry bean. wrote:
I don't add milk to my coffee, however I do add about 3 grams of sugar, always have always will. The hipsters will ridicule you, tell you you have an uneducated palate and that you have in fact committed the 8th deadly sin, followed by the statement that our coffee is so naturally sweet it doesn't need sugar (unlike that over roasted Italian Robusta) then attempt to educate you with ways of breaking your addiction to the evil substance (sugar) absolute rubbish. So, what I'm saying is, have you tried a shot with a small amount of sugar, it may surprise you. And to the hipsters I'm saying it's my coffee, I made it/paid for it and will add sugar jf I want to. I don't visit a coffee establishment on the Main North Road anymore simply because I got tired of the very obvious hipster attitude. That's my rant for the week. :stir
great post DB, Nothing wrong with sugar, I add it to turkish, one teaspoon of sugar to each teaspoon of coffee. Also, espresso with sugar is the Italian way - and there is nothing wrong with robusta, as I like a percentage of it with my arabica. When I started drinking espresso straight up I used to add sugar to it as I was used to doing it with Turkish but then I cut down and now I don't add any sugar to coffee. And regarding roasts, I like them dark bitter sweet and not tasting like grapefruit juice.
