Coffee

[lupinus]

Milk and brown sugar.

If I'm adding a little something to make my day more pleasant, a shot of Disaronno.

[Chuck Dye]

Cardamom.  I acquired the habit from a ninety-something Yemeni gentleman who also hooked me on Yemeni Moka.  If you haven't any cardamom already, note when shopping that the bright white pods have been bleached and bleaching can diminish quality.  If you get to open a sample pod before buying, try to find seeds that are black and oily.  I have had excellent luck with cardamom from India and Guatemala:  far better than the bleached Spice Island or Schilling  stuff and at an eighth to a tenth the price.  Try Indian, Pakistani, and southeast Asian groceries.

To put into coffee, I also favor the cheaper Irish whiskeys, aged black rums (Old Monk 7 year old from India is a current favorite,) and brandies (Paul Masson VS is surprisingly drinkable for the price.)  Higher grade liquors go into snifters on  the side, of course.

[Perd Hapley]

Honey can be quite a good additive. 

[Owens]

Normal everyday: Farmers Market Coffee & Chicory, nothing added.

On occasion, a shot of Jameson or a dolop of Grandmas molasses.

[Stickjockey]

TallPine beat me to it.

I will occasionally add a couple grains of salt to coffee made with Starbuck's just to cut the burnt, bitter taste.

[French G.]

Double measure of coffee, FFFg, and roofing nails. I hate it when I wake up in a good mood. 

[De Selby]

Cardamom.  I acquired the habit from a ninety-something Yemeni gentleman who also hooked me on Yemeni Moka.  If you haven't any cardamom already, note when shopping that the bright white pods have been bleached and bleaching can diminish quality.  If you get to open a sample pod before buying, try to find seeds that are black and oily.  I have had excellent luck with cardamom from India and Guatemala:  far better than the bleached Spice Island or Schilling  stuff and at an eighth to a tenth the price.  Try Indian, Pakistani, and southeast Asian groceries.

To put into coffee, I also favor the cheaper Irish whiskeys, aged black rums (Old Monk 7 year old from India is a current favorite,) and brandies (Paul Masson VS is surprisingly drinkable for the price.)  Higher grade liquors go into snifters on  the side, of course.

Cardamom is good stuff in coffee, especially if your preference is to drink it black.

[Balog]

Good coffee is taken black, most stuff is heavily laced with whatever is available. Whole milk and unrefined (turbinado?) sugar being my preference, although back in my more stupid younger days large amounts of white sugar and Irish Cream or French Vanilla creamer was the order of the day. Over compensation for the fact that my first coffee experience was a straight, unadulterated double shot of espresso. Not a gentle introduction.  Still not a bad choice for awful coffee or a generic coffee-ish means of caffeine delivery. Rather like the difference between Guinness and domestic horse piss looking "lite beer" alcohol delivery systems. Must try that cardamom sometime.

[thebaldguy]

I put one spoon of sugar in my coffee.

I have been using Florida Crystals/Turbinado/Sugar in the Raw in my coffee lately. I think it has more flavor than plain white sugar and adds a nice flavor.

[Hutch]

Usually black with LOTS of Splenda/sucralose.  My daughter brought back some Jamaica Green Mountain beans from Montego bay, and it's really good, but not as really good as I remember it to be from years back.  I'll go back to my good ol Eight O'Clock Colombian, when these beans are done.

[coppertales]

I drink real coffee..............strong and black.  On weekends, a shot of rye in it takes the edge off......chris3

[red headed stranger]

In the morning I have some black coffee right out of the coffee press.  I pour out the excess from the press and save for later.  In the afternoon I'll usually have a roughly half and half mixture of coffe and milked poured over ice with a shot of vanilla syrup.


I also add about a tsp of salt to my coffee press coffee to take some of the edge off.   

[Nick1911]

Black, usually.

If it's super strong and bitter, I'll add cream to tame it a bit.

[wmenorr67]

Ususally black.

Every once in awhile I will add a packet of hot chocolate mix.

[zahc]

I don't drink coffee habitually. I like my coffee black, but, I don't like it strong. I often water down truck-stop coffee 50% or more. If I'm drinking coffee by itself, I may add some sugar, but typically the sugar is provided by the donut etc. I'll only drink coffee by itself if I'm really cold, really sleepy, etc.

[stevelyn]

Splenda and heavy cream.

[doczinn]

A fork.

[Perd Hapley]

Oooh, you wins. 

[doczinn]

Hey, I never won a thread before! Here's another:

I like my coffee like I like my women: black and bitter.

[red headed stranger]

A fork.

Is that how you know it's done?

[doczinn]

That's how you know it's strong enough.

[castle key]

(....and my wife is all but the dark part....guess I'll get her a tanning membership....    )

That will soon be taxed. (The tanning that is!)