The subject of coffee comes with a lot of opinions and I'm sure the phrase, "the best thing about coffee is..." would be answered a hundred different ways if I asked a hundred different people. I get it too, we all have our individual likes and dislikes when it comes to coffee and there's a multitude of ways to drink the beverage...but when I'm asked the question this is how I answer.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓬𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓮 𝓲𝓼...
The moments shared over coffee with people I value, care about, love or enjoy being around.
I could go on and on about this grind or that roast, macchiato, cappuccino, flat white, espresso, Americano and gazillion others, talk about the beans like Arabica and Robusta...but that's all bullshit to me...no matter what coffee I drink, even instant coffee, it's made better by sharing it with someone else whose company I cherish.
I like to make an event out of drinking coffee as much as I can whether it's at home with my girl-person, friends or alone and when out at cafés also. It's not just about slurping down some caffeinated hot water and milk, it's about taking a pause, relaxing, good conversation, a productive business meeting, a moment to read and write...it's less about the coffee and more about the time spent doing something I value, enjoy and find comfort in. Yes I enjoy the actual coffee, if I did not I'd not be drinking it, and sometimes the beverage makes me feel so happy and content, but it's the coffee moment rather than the coffee itself where the value is.
I've drunk coffee in some of the most amazing places in the world, cities like Paris, Florence, Rome and London, in expensive cafés and restaurants and standing in the street. I've drunk coffee in my own home and that of others, and I've found those coffee-moments I speak of...I've drunk coffee in far away and remote wilderness areas beside a campfire as the sun rises or sets and it's not the coffee I remember but the moment itself, the person or people I was with. That's where the value is for me, and that's the best thing about coffee.
I wonder...how you would answer the question? The best thing about coffee is...
Feel free to respond in the comments below.
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Completely agree with you on this! As much as I love coffee with all the complexity and knowledge about making a good brew, a simple instant coffee could also make my day as long as it is shared meaningfully with a treasured someone 😊
If a person was made to stand up to their neck in pigs offal and sip the best coffee in the world it's questionable whether they'd enjoy the coffee all that much. But the worst coffee, drunk with valued people around, can be one of the best experiences. I have done the latter, shared terrible coffee in terrible surroundings with some of the most valued people and I still remember those moments fondly.
Don't get me wrong, I like coffee, good coffee particularly, but it doesn't necessarily define the moment.
The best thing about coffee is... that I make it for my wife every morning to tell her that I love her.
I don't drink coffee. lol
Yep, that's a totally legit good thing about coffee. It gives you the impetus to do something nice for someone you value, to convey how you feel in deed and words and repays you in spades no doubt.
Great comment.
Hahahaha. She DOES repay me in spades! So not a total charity! 😁
That's how it should be, a two-way street.
The best thing about coffee is... its blackness and bitterness seem to suck those traits out of my soul long enough for me to be civil to the public! XD
That seems like a pretty good best thing. Chalk one up for coffee.
This is the best response I've read so far. Your sarcasm is great @jacobtothe 😉
I never like to rush that first cup. I may take it on the run, but, I can assure you, I am in reverse when I am sipping it. It is almost like a high, those first few sips. It is the company, which sometimes is only myself. Even then, I am at peace with the moment.
My best friend got transferred after working together for years, in the same locations here and in Europe...In a matter of months, she was moved and now, our favorite cafe just isn't the same for me. Although we loved the cafe, it is truly the people that make it special. The coffee is special as a standalone.
I love a good cafe and the experience of drinking coffee. I love a nice glass of wine now and then... But it doesn't give me the same feeling of bliss that coffee does.
Late for the party.
Cheers!
You're never late, you're just perfectly on time in respect of your own schedule.
On the run coffee happens too, for sure, and I do it a lot. But there's nothing like that sit-down version spent with someone of value, or in a place (nature) of value. Ok, on the Champs-Élysées or in some little piazza in Italy is good too.
Wine, coffee, tea (Devonshire tea)...it doesn't matter...all is made better by having the right person there.
I am with you, the best thing about coffee is the moments your in when drinking it.
In the last place we lived, me and some old former jarheads would get together for coffee. It was usually on a Friday morning at a Restaurant owned by one of our own. Some of us would also eat breakfast, some just coffee. The best part was the hour or two of just sitting and talking, arguing, joking and telling stories.
Thinking about trying to get the same thing going here where I live now.
I was thinking about you when I was writing this, not in a weird way, just in that I know you've drunk coffee in situations others simply can't imagine and with people that come with a lot of value and meaning...you could be drinking water for all it would matter, it's the company that was/is important.
Exactly!
Speaking of coffee moments, I'm reading this while about to have some. Seems a pretty good combination for a coffee moment 🙂 Did you eat those biscuits???
I had two today, one was instant and one was a pretty legit one at a café when I was writing a post. The morning one was nice (I mean the moment) as I was eating breakfast, something very healthy, and watching one of the Jason Bourne films. A relaxing morning. The other was good because it helped the post get written...which was about coffee, sort of.
Nah, those biscuits in the image did not get eaten, not by me anyway. Dying isn't high on my list of priorities so I do the things required to avoid it and that meant no biscuit eating on this occasion. However also keep in mind the cup in this image is a tiny espresso one so had I eaten those biscuits it would have been ok, they're tiny.
I would probably not be a very good version of myself without coffee. Been good though, less milky coffee and far less sugar too. No biscuits for me either 😩
That certainly does sound like a nice way to spend the morning! Gosh, I haven't watched a Bourne film in ages, how many are there now?
I think you'd be totally fine without coffee, like everyone else would also.
No idea. More than one and less than the Fast and Furious movies...which is up to three hundred and ninety seven.
🤣 well if SHTF and coffee is not around anymore, the beserker in me might prove you wrong.
Lol I don't even know why they continue making those Fast and Furious. I lost interest after the first one.
I see your beserker and raise you my beserker.
I think we should join forces. Surely two beserkers are better than one?
The best thing about coffee is it provides me the caffeine to stay awake through the afternoons! :P
Ah ok, the caffeine.
😆
The best thing about coffee is being able to share it with someone. That's the most wonderful thing about coffee, followed by its taste and freshness. I've made coffee for myself, I've had coffee in coffee shops by myself and I don't see much point in it.
It's the shared moments that make it better, I agree.
The best thing about coffee is not just about coffee itself, it is about the moment you spent alone, looking at the air, thinking about the past, present and future, a moment to relax and pause for awhile. It is also about the time spent together with my family, my husband and my son. A short quality time sipping coffee or any drink available.
I completely agree, it's the moment, not necessarily the coffee right? Finding a peaceful or quiet moment, the time to connect with those we value or ourselves is priceless.
Even the word “coffee”, I like lol. The aroma and the taste I can appreciate about equally. Try and open a bag of fresh coffee and not smile. Impossible.
So many double letter combinations in the word, what's not to like? They should up the ante and change the spelling to ccffee.
I agree man, it's a glorious thing.
I once had a coffee machine with a timer...I'd set it up and it would start brewing up at05ooh ready for my 0530h wake-up. That smell...I'd arise feeling a little more energised because of it.
There's no doubt, it's a good thing all round.
Ccffee is especially good in the mornings, but I've switched to green tea in the afternoons, mostly.
I drink a lot of tea also, and kombucha when I want a cold drink.
I really love coffee buh it's not that rampant in my city so it's tea I take most times
Tea can have the same benefits as coffee in respect of the value one received from sharing it with the right people.
The best thing about coffee is the inflow of thoughts it grants me. I get a lot of things to write on with one good sip.
The memories I make with myself and the few people I call my friends is an added advantage.
There's something about it that helps people function better but I don't necessarily mean it's the caffeine, I think there's a placebo effect to it that makes people feel good, more productive and whatever. Of course, there's the caffeine element to it, but I think it goes deeper than that.
Shared moments with people.... That's amazing and makes whatever we are drinking or eating taste ten times better.
I love sharing too and the best thing about coffee is the relaxation it brings, the sigh here and there of a fulfilled life while I watch people go on with their daily activities and also the ones shared with friends while giggle and laughter fills the air.
You say it well...a seasoned coffee-experiencer I'd say. ✅
Hehe, yeah. Thank you.
When I think of coffee a memory comes to mind, my maternal grandmother, so if I were to answer that question, the best coffee is the one I share with the people I love the most.
She loved coffee with milk, she drank it in the mornings, at breakfast and in the afternoon as an afternoon snack. When her sister came to visit her, and when I was studying at the university, she would prepare one for me and accompany me.
Today, the best coffee is the one I share with my friend from here, from Spain. When we get together one day we have coffee, and the following week mate, we share both cultures.
I could tell you that beyond the drink, what is important are the people, the circumstances in which it is drunk and the conversations. Those unique moments.
Thanks Galen!
The moment is the most important right? I'm the same. I know people who can make the worst coffee go down like the finest just by their presence and I think that's pretty special.
I have tasted bad coffee, very bad but the company was very good... who cares about the coffee.
I agree...I'd have
coffeemate with you any day...you bringing cakes?Yes, but for diabetics, not to commit health follies.😂
The best thing about coffee is...
Accept that which I cannot change because in this way you do not hold me responsible for what does not belong to you.
Every time I have a good coffee it's because I invest in study, knowledge, family, health, and true friends and keep going.
....and may I never lack coffee...
Investment and coffee seems to go well together by the sounds of it. I think that's good, a small reward for some effort undertaken.
Nice work.
Thanks, Galen, just shared my first coffee of the day in this latitude of the world, with you through this aromatic post.
You're having your first and I just had my third...8pm here...just winding down from the day.
Enjoy your Thursday.
Thank You so much, Galen. ☕🍀
Paris, Florence,Rome and London - I am sure that these cities have enhanced the taste of your coffee. Coffee is really enjoyed through the moments,environment, conversation, pause, thoughts and with deep enjoyment.
There's something nice about drinking coffee in such places indeed, but the person and people I was with made the real difference and turned a simple beverage into a valued moment.
Yesss. Totally agree with you on the point that it doesn't matter which flavour you are having. The only thing that matters is the company or surrounding environment. Like my mother makes coffee every morning for me, even though I don't like coffee but I drink it just to spend a quality time with my mother 😍.
That's nice that you drink coffee despite not liking it just to keep your mother happy. Would you consider asking her to make tea though, or some other drink you're more likely to enjoy?
Yes, but at night time
In the morning, we both drink coffee, and at night, I ask her to make tea for me.
I have to comment because I'm a coffee drinker first and foremost. More so than water, which I often forget to drink... but coffee I never forget. An addiction, of course.
I have to comment though as what you said about coffee is the same for me. The time I drink coffee, who I drink coffee with, where I drink coffee, it all matters. Now I see that it differs a little from what you said, but what you said is the most important aspect for me too.
Except for business meetings, which don't suit me.
What differs more from you is that for me it's all about the place and the positive energy of the place, now I'm talking about cafés. I drink coffee in the same café in the city where I live, even if it is many miles away from home. I have made friends with the barista. When I'm on holiday or if I stay longer in another city, if I find the café I like, with the people I like, then that's the only place I go. I'm no longer interested in exploring, even though I know I'm killing my chances of maybe finding something better.
Thanks for the enjoyable read you gave me with this post!
I have a lot of business meetings at cafés and coffee shops, I'd say far more than I do in the company boardrooms...it's neutral ground and that leaves people feeling a little more comfortable and if the conversation doesn't flow there's always conversation starters around the place meaning no awkward silence. I tend to go back to the same cafés too as I know the owners and get better service and attention. I'm happy to explore someone where new though, I don't like living within boundaries.
Thanks for commenting, a good comment too although, you really should try and drink a little more water, it's good for you. 😁
I understand that these business meetings are more pleasant, more relaxed, and probably more successful, but I have never had a business, and I am not good at it (I have tried and seen my limits).
I don't know if you know about this popular belief that it's good to have children, so you have someone to give you a glass of water on your deathbed.
A joke goes something like this: a man on his deathbed, saying he's angry because he has lots of children and he's not even thirsty!
That's my problem too, I'm never thirsty. My health problems come primarily from my heart and my cardiologist keeps telling me to drink 2 litres of water a day.
Thanks for the advice, I try to do as you say!
I've heard that saying but can't recall where. It's a good one.
Water. I drink about 2-3 litres a day...love it.
That's great! Consider yourself my mentor in this regard. I want to follow your example and end up really liking... water.
It's just good for may aspects of health and while I'd probably like to drink other things sometimes, I change my attitude to like water.
I understand your attitude towards water.
The best thing about coffee is that, in general, almost everyone drinks it. If you need someone's time, invite them for a coffee and in the course of it you can tell them what you wanted to say, I'm sure they'll pay a lot of attention to you.
That's a great one actually...I don't know how many times I've opened up a relationship with, let's get a coffee, or some such line. It doesn't even mean coffee really, it's more about just getting together and if coffee or tea or some other beverage ensues the net result is the same.
so it can be said that coffee is an ideal ally as an excuse to hold a meeting with a certain person
It's the person man, every single time. I'd have coffee with you mate, we can talk about the worlds problems, guns and girls. Deal? Lol.
Weapons, girls and world problems, very interesting topics, it would be an honor to share a coffee with you with each one of these topics, I think there would be at least 10 per topic 😁 no problem for me, it's a deal!!
Ok then, I think it'll be a good time for sure.
I hope you enjoy your coffee as much as I do
Thanks for your comment, reblog and the downvote you cast on my post.
Sorry, I'm a new user. I don't know how to write. I'm just learning. I don't know what is upvote and what is downvote. So I made a mistake in downvoting you. I hope you will overlook my ignorance
Your downvote is insignificant to me to be honest, I figured you were new though so wanted to point it out. Getting confused between and upvote and downvote could go very badly if you do it with the wrong person.
I hope you understand now, and if you don't you'll need to do some more research. Basically think of an upvote as a thumbs up for the post or comment*, something that you want to support.
The downvote will take rewards away from the post and the upvote will add rewards to the post. It's all pretty simple.
Might I also suggest that you get yourself a profile image. What you have (below) doesn't say much about you and shows that you don't care enough to present yourself to the community. Anything is better than nothing...usually those here to scam the reward pool will have no profile image.
Nice content and I guess you are right about what you said having coffee is not about drinking alone but the moment, people you are having coffee with, I think that's why mostly people serve coffee at meetings in other to calm and active thou it not about the coffee but moment they shared together.
I agree, clearly, as I wrote this in my post. Thanks for reading and reiterating my point.
Have a nice day.
The way I drink my coffee is to smell its aroma first. Then sip while hot. I never drink cold coffee because it makes me sleepy. I always drink pure black coffee.
Ok then, yeah coffee can be consumed in many different ways depending on the preference of the user.
The best thing about coffee is... Not having to deal with coffee withdrawal (headache)
That's a good thing for sure.
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Less about coffee and more about time....no no no! It's all about the coffee! War has been waged over less than a coffee bean. On a serious note; I have also sampled coffee all over the world, with all types of blends (I mean people) and environments. The time certainly enhances the coffee and the coffee enhances the relationships. Now I know what triggered that coffee comment post. You should make it a regular thing. Considering just how much of an international event coffee drinking is, I am surprised the subject isn't a huge one here on Hive
I have already written two more of these comment post things...None of which is about coffee though. I'll drop them now and then and see if people want to get involved.
Coffee is great, there is no doubt...but I value some people (people I value) so much that whether coffee is present or not the moment is special.
You do know I'm joking. In the first couple years of marriage, I was the green tea drinker. I was only a weekend (coffee) drinker. My hubby was all about coffee. Now..............weeeeeeeeeeeeeell. Our relationship is so amazing that our time together convinced me to drink coffee. And now time together is special with or without the coffee
Yeah, I understand.
What would be funny is that you were so influential that he went to green tea and he was so influential that you went to coffee. Nutbags. 🤣
Seriously though, there's room for both...there's room for many things in life and I think they should all be on the table lest we look back at some stage and good regrets.
Considering that I introduced him to vegetables and salads - which he loves almost as much as coffee - I thought the green tea would be taking it a bit far
Have a wonderful week. I hope you're doing better after your hospital visit
One must draw the line at green tee if other green things are involved elsewhere.
🤣😎
Hmm. I think I recognize this cup: Bormioli Rocco Oslo Cappuccino Glass Cups, Clear, 8 Ounces (4 Pieces)
And the thing I love about coffee - there are so many ways to make it.