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“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
Cassandra Clare
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I love coffee.
And I really loved coffee back when it was easy to figure out what to drink.
Strong. Thick enough to stand a spoon up in it. Some cream. Some sugar (or sweetener). And I am good.
Drinking coffee in the good old days was … well … simple.
Then Starbucks came along. Yeah. I am a Starbucks addict but it still scares me (ok. the ‘baristas’ scare me when its time to order. The ‘uccinos’ the ‘half this and half that’ all makes me do what I do when I am in a restaurant in a country I don’t speak the language. I take the menu and I point at something and just say “yes.”
Anyway.
Thank god for this guy Lokesh Dhakar (who i don’t know but found his coffee cheatsheet) who has combined his enthusiasm for coffee and design to create this straightforward guide to coffee brewing (and choices) below.
Maybe now I can actually order something other than “coffee with an add shot.” (which also has a variety of special nicknames – red eye – depending on where you are in the country)
Here you go … the cheat sheet:
The Americano, a popular favorite, is included alongside the Cappuccino, Caffé Latte, and a host of amazing lesser-known concoctions.
The images offer a beautifully simple and accessible guide that can be consulted at a glance to ensure all the ingredients are in perfect proportion.
Now.
I admit I love espresso. But, in general, strong coffee is first thing I think about in the morning, as my feet stumble out from beneath the sheets.
Unlike other people I have no ritual with my coffee other than how fast can I start drinking it.
So.
Enjoy your coffee. I know I cannot enjoy life, let alone a day, without coffee.