What coffee do you drink?

[JuneFromBethesda]

I’ve never previously been a coffee drinker but over the last few months I seem to have developed a worrying Starbucks dependence. My drink of choice is a white chocolate mocha (I’m aware that coffee purists will be horrified by this and I realise it’s barely more than hot milk and syrup with a dribble of coffee in it 😁)

Anyway, I’m slightly concerned by how much money I’m spending in Starbucks, so I’m wondering about trying some coffee I can make myself. I’m currently drinking a Nestle Vanilla Latte which surprisingly isn’t entirely horrible.

What do you drink - from coffee shops or made at home?

I'm a coffee purist. I only drink it unadulterated - black, no sugar, either in espresso or Americano form.

I like the purple nespresso capsules when I'm home. Lavazza coffee is also usually pretty good.

Red lavazza beans, my dad gave me his old bean to cup machine and it makes a lovely coffee.

Illy coffee beans at home, rarely use retail coffee shops but think Costa is best of a mediocre bunch - Americano, no milk or sugar.

Nescafé azera at home with a dash of milk. I like costa or Nero when I’m out and about. Starbucks really is coffee for people who don’t like coffee!

I have Lazy Sunday from Taylors of Harrogate, make it in a mini cafetiere.

I drink Colombian ground coffee from Sainsbury's, made in an individual filter.

Agree with a PP, McDonald's coffee is actually surprisingly good.

Breakfast, Lavazza, black, made with my Aeropress. Out, definitely not Starbucks or Costa. Pret isn't bad. I have a favourite local independent place. I'll have either a black Americano or a cappuccino with no chocolate.

Favourite instant is Millicano

Occasional milky coffee made with Mellow Birds.

Favourite ground coffee is Lava Java.

Lavazza Oro in my Aeropress.
I experiment with different dark roasts when I use a cafetiere. Aldi's is excellent for a fraction of the price of others. Though I do like working my way through Waitrose speciality roasts from different countries.
Every Taylor's coffee I've tried has been disappointing

Percol coffee, because its packaging is plastic free! Black, and through a drip filter 😍

I'm not a coffee purist, some of you would be disgusted at me. I drink vanilla lattes, you can buy the syrups in tesco and I just swirl it into hot milk with coffee.

Out and about, I prefer a couple of local independents’ coffee, then Caffè Nero, then Costa. Not a fan of Starbucks - it tastes “thin” to me and too acidic. I usually drink milky coffee, normally latte.

At home, I make it in a cafetière using ground coffee - Illy decaf is excellent if you choose decaf. I warm about a third of a mug of milk in the microwave, add coffee and a sugar. I’ve tried a moka pot before but didn’t get on with it. No room for a coffee machine in our kitchen!

You might like to try those syrups (Monin) if you like flavoured coffee?

I buy the Sanfrancisco Bay Organic beans by the kilo in Costco, they are the nicest beans I ever bought
I drink it black, make it in a stove top pot, or in a french press, or I have a vacuum percolator doodah which is good fun to watch

Instant I tend to use Douwe Egberts atm....again costco are selling the very large jars for around a tenner.

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I live in Caffè Nero on my day off, but when I'm working I use Azera coffee with a bit of boiling water and milk. Not as nice as costa from work. But much cheaper. My friend do gave me a Tassimo. But the UHT milk pods taste horrible so I have it to my parents!

McDonald coffee is nice. Don't like Starbucks at all. Grumpy mule is also really good.

I used to put a Tipples sachet in my coffee. They are lovely bit difficult to get hold of.

Make a hot chocolate with a bit of any old coffee powder added 🤷 I steal some of my husbands azera something or other to add to my hot chocolate if I feel like I need a caffeine boost as I can't stand the stuff generally

That sounds lovely,I'll try that later-I've got some awful Tesco own brand coffee that's far to strong for me,so I keep it for people that come round.

I want a nice medium strength coffee but can't find anything decent.

Can't go wrong with Nescafe Gold Blend

At home I like Lavazza filter decaf. Out I like Costa or Pret A Manger decaf Americano.

If you like caffeine in your coffee my DH drinks the Pret filter coffee which is just 99p a cup and which is so similar to their Americano that only an expert could taste the difference. In addition if you bring your own cup Pret give a 50p discount so a cup of filter coffee is just 49p. Our student son alerted us to this massive bargain. It makes me wish I could tolerate caffeine.

I drink 3-4 espressos a day. No other coffee exists for me.

@Wearywithteens - M&S capsules are amazing too!!! They have different selctions but I prefer Italian and Classic. You should try.

I love freshly brewed coffee BUT once I discovered Nescafé Azera Intenso I realised that a coffee snob I am not. I bloody love it. I'll take that particular instant over many fresh brews any day now.

And I do love a nice choccy mocha treat now and then when out an about. Hate normal Hot Chocolate.

anything from using my clever dripper at home right through to a java chip Frappuccino. I'm not picky