Coffee… what delicious nectar come from the roasted beans of Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Hawaii. This common morning pastime finds it place in many locations and customs. Used as a popular neutral meeting ground its used as “lets meet over coffee.” As a contemporary pick-up line coffee can be just as comforting as a late night drink.
However, my passion lies in the great comfort I get from experiencing good company and a good cup of java. Always a great feeling to share stories, adventures and current happenings while sipping the liquid caffeine. Its my favorite smell to enter a coffee establishment that emanates the fresh aroma of coffee grounds. Its such a relaxation sensation to indulge in a great cup of joe.
When looking at what one feels like consider the many variations and intricate ordering that can take place when placing your coffee order.
-Order the size of your coffee. Stick to the terms small, medium or large for brewed coffee and single, double or triple for espresso drinks.
-If you want a decaf coffee, ask for decaf early and often.
-Most coffee shops allow you to add your own cream and sugar, if not, order black (nothing), sweet (extra sugar), light (lots of cream), dark (just a little cream), extra light, extra sweet or regular (regular amount of cream and regular amount of sugar).
-For espresso drinks, specify the type of milk you'd like: soy, lowfat, whole or nonfat.
-The most important part of your order is how you want your milk. If you want no milk at all, you want an espresso. If you want just a little milk and a dab of foam, you want a macchiato (mock-e-ah-to). A lot of foam and a little milk is a cappuccino. Mostly foam is a dry cappuccino and all foam is an extra-dry cappucinno. A lot of milk and a little foam is a latte, while a lot of milk and no foam is a flat latte. Brewed coffee with steamed milk is an au lait. An espresso with whipped cream is a Con Panna.
-Go ahead and splurge on a flavoring. Chocolate (or mocha), vanilla and hazelnut are the most popular.
Tips
Lattes and Cappuccinos are usually 160 degrees. This is the perfect foam temperature, ordering it hotter or cooler will effect the quality of the foam.
A decent coffee shop tip is a dollar. If you are pouring your own coffee, you can tip less. If you are getting a frozen drink or ordering for the office, tip more.
All coffee servers know the terms small, medium, large, single, double and triple. Don't be afraid to use them, even at Starbucks.
For perfect foam, order your cappuccino with 2% milk.
Ordering tips borred from: How To Order a Coffee http://wiki.ehow.com/Order-a-Coffee
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