Once upon a time, this ‘kat didn’t really do coffee. I was more of a tea person. This may have something to do with biscuits, since I have often found tea is great for dunking. Somewhere along the line, and I don’t really know when, I switched to coffee during the day, with the occasional cup of tea, though tea has become reserved more for evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It can be argued that coffee- especially really good coffee – eclipses tea, though I know people who can’t stand coffee at all (which is fair enough). There is also a lot of variety when it comes to coffee. There are milky lattes, frothy cappuccinos, the elegant simplicity of flat whites, and for those who want a bit of a buzz, the bitter intensity of espressos. Once, at the suggestion of an acquaintance of mine, I tried salted coffee, which wasn’t that bad! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I tend to drift towards cappuccinos when grabbing a coffee at a local bakery or coffee house. Then again, sometimes (depending on what’s available), I’ll go for something else. At Christmas Starbucks do a gingerbread latte, which I must admit is gorgeous. The trouble with Starbucks is that I feel like I need to take out a mortgage to afford one. Then again, even they pale in comparison to the cost of some coffees…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world’s most expensive coffee is known as Black Ivory. It comes in at $2,500 per kilogram. It’s produced in the Maldives and Thailand, and via a process that makes this meerkat blanch. 30 elephants<\/strong> (yes, elephants) consume Thai Arabica coffee beans, and they are then fermented within their digestive tract, and… well, I’ll let you figure out the rest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n This isn’t the only coffee to be produced via… um…. produce. It seems there are a few that are filtered through an animal, and I wish to try absolutely none<\/strong> of them. Mind you, if I were served it, and no one told me what it was, I probably wouldn’t question it. Still, I don’t think I wish to spend that sort of money on a drink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What perhaps makes coffee truly one of the best gifts humanity has ever given itself is the caffeine factor. I obviously cannot speak for everyone, but a hot mug of coffee, first thing in the morning, provides a jolt to the senses, and it touches my soul. I feel refreshed, so to speak, by the this little cauldron of brown liquid, with its wonderful magical properties. I’m not sure I’d function without it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n