coffee a tribute and shout out to all things glorious

original post :Tuesday, November 10, 2009
coffee a tribute and a shout out to all things glorious

As fall has descended upon us for yet another dark and cozy season I sit in my favorite fuzzy sweater, with my favorite fuzzy friends and a large mug... yes one of my favorites...full of steamy hot delicious elixir.... yes it is creamy goodness it is the nectar of rejuvenation.. it is coffee Pikes Place blend to be specific-- fresh ground and brewed into a thermal carafe.. yes I am a bit of a coffee snob.

Coffee is a wonderful beverage that can be served in a variety of different manners, I am a nurse and someone who was in grade 9 or 10 when she lost her coffee virginity to Starbucks...I am sure it would have been younger but that is when we got our first starbucks here in town... now there are 5 or 6 locations so we can get our fix STAT! So I am a seasoned coffee drinker almost 20 years later... its a wonder I am not shorter than I am!

Now don't get me wrong I love a good Tim hortons X-Large 2 cream one sugar there is a time and place for all these good things. A Tim Hortons is a good option for a quick drive thru, it is almost always good! kinda like home when you kinda forget how many scoops of coffee you have put in so you put the amount of water that you think corresponds with the ground coffee sometimes it is a miss but most always it is a hit! Just add a little bit more milk if its too dark.. and feels like the enamel is peeling off your teethe!

Starbucks is a leisurely experience, you don't want to rush a cup of starbucks weather it is house blend or a caramel something something machiato, it is a flavourful adventure for your senses,nothing like walking into the location of your choice and smelling the fresh ground coffee hanging in the air, enveloping you in a cocoon of warmth and anticipation as you join your family of coffee drinkers in line for the joy of ordering said beverage, size-temperature-type of milk-sugar or sugar free-flavour shot or plain-with whip or without... it is (to borrow a line from an oft quoted movie) "a place that make you feel like you have absolute decision making ability.. tall.. decaff... cappuccino... "
There is also the flip side of the coin and I regret to inform you my precious 2 readers hehe that there are two camps the "Tim Hortons" side or the "Starbucks" side. Can't we all get along, don't they realize we are all on the side of coffee? we are all playing on the same team!

I think it a very personal thing your choice of coffee and it shouldn't;t be something you feel poorly about confessing to another coffee connoisseur. Half of the coffee experience is the ritual of drinking it. Wether it is your first mug of coffee while sitting on the porch in the morning before you start your day, or gathering in the lunch room with friends on your break a little oasis in an otherwise busy day, meeting up with friends and family at various coffee shops in the neighborhood just to be together. Coffee has been bringing people together for what seems like millions of years!

I had the best coffee from Walmart. it was the best most festive coffee ever, it was Gingerbread coffee beans when served with cinnamon vanilla cream it was amazing, like dessert in the liquid form... warm and delicious with the gingerbread flavours swirling with the cinnamon as it passes over your taste buds. Yes it's true while brewing it filled the house with warm gingerbread scent then with the cinnamon vanilla cream it was literally like the icing on the cake.
I also bought some pumpkin spice beans so give me a call and I will put the coffee on :) it's ok I have decaff too!

So I lift my now cooled cup to you in salute weather its grab-a-java, tim hortons, starbucks, ethical addictions, seattle's best, or walmart special :) So here is to you my friends may you all enjoy a cup or two of joy