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Help me like coffee

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Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:31

I really like the smell of coffee.

I am 24. I tried drinking it when I was a bit younger and hated it, too strong

I've got a more 'adult' taste 😂so was wondering how to like it as I bought a flat white with no sugar from Star Bucks - loved how frothy it tasted but the coffee was a bit too strong

What type of coffee might I like?! There are so many - Mocha, flat white, Americans, etc etc I'm confused by

Sincerely, a very tired carer who does need caffeine

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Lemonyfuckit · 20/11/2024 18:56

I 'like' coffee but also don't like flat white as I find it a bit too strong - so maybe cappuccino? - still have the nice frothy milk and a bit of chocolate sprinkle but not as strong as a flat white and not as milky as a latte which I find too milky. My favourite is a filter coffee though so you might like that - ie nice and round coffee flavour, long, not as strong or bitter as espresso or flat white, so less likely to need sugar or sweetener.

Nogaxeh · 20/11/2024 18:56

Mocha has been my gateway into coffee. That and coffee chocolates and coffee cake.

I also find that the more tired I am the less bothered I am by the taste.

BarbaraHoward · 20/11/2024 18:53

Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:43

It was a Costa one that I tried.

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I don't love Costa, you could try Nero, they do tend to be pretty sweet. Ask for one shot though.

SometimesCalmPerson · 20/11/2024 18:53

Just wait, age will make you love it whether you want to or not. I still couldn’t stand it at 24, 20 years later and I don’t function without it.

Don’t go back to Starbucks, but it might be worth trying a one shot latte if you found it too strong otherwise. Not sure what the point of that would be though if you want a caffeine fix!

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Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:52

MissHollyGolightly · 20/11/2024 18:37

Just keep drinking it! Soon you will be addicted and love the taste. Maybe add a little sugar or sweetener to start with.

Maybe this is the way then? Maybe if I just keep drinking it then I’ll soon become addicted and eventually come to like the taste? Maybe that’s the way I’ll come to like the taste of coffee then?

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Googlyboox · 20/11/2024 18:51

Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:49

I’ve only tried a Starbucks once and that was a flat white, the other times it has been Costa that I’ve been trying but it’s always tasted too strong and I’ve never liked the taste.

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Coffee Snob is back: I would rather go without a coffee than drink Costa. A poncey aeropress or drip coffee usually has a sweeter taste, maybe that could be a go-er.

CharlotteStreetW1 · 20/11/2024 18:51

Just give up.

Tea has caffeine.

I'm 60 and I still can't abide coffee although like you I love the smell.

(Coffee snobbery amuses me.)

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Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:49

I’ve only tried a Starbucks once and that was a flat white, the other times it has been Costa that I’ve been trying but it’s always tasted too strong and I’ve never liked the taste.

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bebanjo · 20/11/2024 18:48

Some people drink unbelievably weak coffee. If you’re drinking coffee in a cafe ask for a 1/2 shot. If at home start with the tip of a spoon full and work up. Add suger. But if you really don’t like it, drink tea instead.

Googlyboox · 20/11/2024 18:47

Promise I'm not a coffee snob, but Starbucks might be your issue here - their espresso tastes burned and acidic to me.

Download Best Coffee app and find a "proper" barista. Order a half shot oat flat white, which should taste sweeter and frothier than what you had before. Use this as your gateway drug!

Devilsmommy · 20/11/2024 18:46

Saltedcarameltiramisucheesecake · 20/11/2024 18:40

Try a Mocha. Like coffee and hot chocolate had a baby. 👶

So true 🤣 if you think latte are too strong then you're really not going to like any as latte are the weakest

mynameiscalypso · 20/11/2024 18:44

I just stick to eating tiramisu. I've never been able to drink coffee despite liking the taste.

oopsupsideyourheadisayoopsupsideypurhead · 20/11/2024 18:44

@Welcometothezoo ask for one shot when you are in a coffee shop or explain you want it weak and if you're buying instant and can get hold of it mellow birds is very mild. If you find it bitter half a teaspoon of sugar can help or flavoured syrups.

MereDintofPandiculation · 20/11/2024 18:44

Start with a Mocha which has chocolate in it. Then try a latte or a cappuccino, both of which are basically frothy hot milk with the merest hint of coffee.

If it's the caffeine you want, those of us who have to avoid caffeine for medical reasons are told also to avoid coke and tea.

And you can buy caffeine tablets still, I think. (Even though they aren't a patch on the ones that got me through Saturday morning university lectures).

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Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:43

BarbaraHoward · 20/11/2024 18:43

They vary hugely depending on how strong the coffee is as well as the chocolate used (and how much). Keep trying!

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It was a Costa one that I tried.

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TheShellBeach · 20/11/2024 18:43

Ask them to make you a one-shot latte.

BarbaraHoward · 20/11/2024 18:43

Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:42

I’ve tried mochas too, good suggestion but I also found the coffee a bit strong too, definitely stronger than the chocolate taste. Only tried a mocha once though.

They vary hugely depending on how strong the coffee is as well as the chocolate used (and how much). Keep trying!

Amarige · 20/11/2024 18:42

I much prefer iced coffee than hot coffee!

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Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:42

I’ve tried mochas too, good suggestion but I also found the coffee a bit strong too, definitely stronger than the chocolate taste. Only tried a mocha once though.

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coxesorangepippin · 20/11/2024 18:41

Honestly if you need convincing then don't even bother trying

You are clearly Not One Of Us

😆

Maybe a nice weak cappuccino?

BarbaraHoward · 20/11/2024 18:40

A mocha. The sweetness helps.

I liked coffee sweets but not coffee until I went to Vietnam and tried their ridiculously strong coffee with condensed milk. Turns out milky coffee is just two mild a taste for me. I wouldn't drink a latte or cappuccino but have mochas all the time as well as black coffee, espresso and the occasional caramel latte.

Saltedcarameltiramisucheesecake · 20/11/2024 18:40

Try a Mocha. Like coffee and hot chocolate had a baby. 👶

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Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:40

MissHollyGolightly · 20/11/2024 18:37

Just keep drinking it! Soon you will be addicted and love the taste. Maybe add a little sugar or sweetener to start with.

Really? Friends have said this too but I just can’t stand the taste, is it true then that eventually I’ll love the taste if I just keep drink it?! Friends have said this too but I’ve always thought they were just joking but maybe not then?

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Welcometothezoo · 20/11/2024 18:39

CombatBarbie · 20/11/2024 18:36

I'd say latte....that's what I started on and now can pretty much drink anything.

It's a bit like wine....we start in our teens with lambrini and then before we know it you're a Pinot Gricio, Chardonnay or sauvingon blanc kinda girl 🤣

I tried a latte the other week as well and that tasted a bit too strong like the Flat White tasted a bit too strong as well.

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Chemenger · 20/11/2024 18:38

A latte, maybe with a flavoured syrup? Vanilla latte is nice (if you like milk).