Download - Why Do You Drink Coffee
Why do you drink coffee? You might
respond like the mountain climber
intent on climbing a jagged
peak, because it is there.
You might also lecture for an hour or
so about the health benefits of
drinking coffee.
But, why do you drink coffee? Is it the
taste or aroma?
Is it the morning wakeup effect or
because you need a cup to make it
through a long afternoon at work?
Maybe it is a genetic predisposition
as we wrote about in our
article, Genetic Desire for Coffee.
Here are a few more thoughts on the
subject of why one might like to drink
coffee.
Warm Up, Wake Up and Relax a
Bit on a Cold Night
Irish coffee is a good reason to drink
coffee.
This version of the brew was invented
on a cold Irish night.
There was an Irish chef at the airbase
where Shannon International Airport
now sits.
There was a flight from Ireland to
New York that had to turn back
because of bad weather.
The chef greeted the returning
travelers with a hot drink of coffee,
whiskey, brown sugar, and whipped
cream.
It became a regular feature at the
airport and when people asked what
kind of coffee it was they were told
that it was Irish coffee (as opposed to
one of the Brazilian or Colombian
organic coffee brands).
An American traveler brought the
recipe back to America and it caught
on.
Coffee mug (A glass mug is traditional.)
Tablespoon
4 ounces of hot coffee freshly ground and brewed organic coffee
1 ounce of organic, preferably Irish, whiskey
2 teaspoonful of brown sugar
1 ounce of organic double cream whipped just lightly
Have everything ready.
Warm your coffee mug.
Put the brown sugar into the glass and then add the hot organic coffee.
Stir until the sugar dissolves.
Add the whiskey and stir again.
Add the cream by pouring gently over the back side of the tablespoon so that the whipped cream sits on top of the coffee.
A little cinnamon and or nutmeg sprinkled on top of the whipped cream are an American addition to this treat and are optional.
If you like your coffee as a reason to
add sugar to what you drink,
consider Cuban coffee.
Cuban coffee is strong espresso with
a foamy layer of sugar laced with
espresso across the top.
The put a forth of a cup of brown
sugar in a glass mixing bowl and add
a tablespoonful of hot espresso.
Mix using a whisk until the mixture is
foamy.
Pour this over each cup of steaming
hot espresso and enjoy your Cuban
coffee, aka Café Cubano.
Why do you drink coffee? If you
sense that it a genetic predilection
that makes you start brewing coffee
every morning you can still enjoy you
coffee black or prepared in any of the
innovative ways that people have
invented.
So enjoy your coffee and remember
that coffee does a lot of good things
for you besides just waking you up in
the morning.
