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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.

Here are the ingredients and steps:

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.

A Little Sugar on Top

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.

Make the espresso as you normally

would.

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.

For Whatever Reason

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.