So is coffee a fruit drink? Or a Smoothie?
Being able to better appreciate magic is one of the best advantages of being stupid.
Where did that rabbit come from? I’m calling the cops!
Maybe wizards brew potions. But they started with beer. I love coffee, but rarely put it up my sleeve.
{GREEN EGGS AND HAM MEME} 
I call them “additives” or “improvements”.
Chocolate is even more magical. You take a bean, take it apart, cream one part and powder the other, and then put them back together, and you end up with the food of the gods.
Bah. Compared to the magic that is the making of bee vomit, this is very primitive stuff we’re making here. Toddler-level chemistry.
But your certainly right that chocolate is one of the foods of the gods.
I, too, have discovered cold brew coffee, though I buy it ready made. For me it’s not a replacement for regular filter coffee, just an interesting variation. And I find it quite different. For some reason (my subjective impression) it doesn’t seem to go well with the cream and sugar I add to regular coffee. I just drink it black, which I’d never do with regular coffee, but cold brew is quite palatable that way.
It can be consumed hot or cold. The pre-made stuff I buy comes in a refrigerated carton, like milk, so it’s ice cold if one likes it that way. I prefer to nuke it in the microwave in a small cup for one minute. It packs quite a caffeine wallop so a small (about 8 ounce) cup is sufficient, somewhat the same way that one traditionally drinks espresso in small cups.
You go sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done.
FTR, this is the stuff I buy:
It’s also available in a dark roast.
As I said, I don’t consider it a replacement for regular coffee, just something different. Also, it’s very convenient if I’m in a hurry and don’t have time to make regular coffee and just need a caffeine jolt, because this stuff delivers!
And still, they laughed at my cat shit coffee, so they add bee vomit to make it more palpable. What next, add pungent Cassia tree bark?
Both of these miss the step with the real magic. After picking the fruit, you have to let it sit out for a bit, so invisible creatures can transform them. This step is critical, but you just need to trust me about the invisible creatures.
The real magic is when half a cup is all it takes to make you poop.
Unfortunately, green tea make Baby Jesus cry. I can’t stand the stuff.
I add a small pinch of salt to my coffee grounds. Salt cuts the bitter taste, and your brain interprets the result as sweet.
I didn’t like green tea at first, but after I started adding apple cider vinegar and lemon juice to it I eventually go used to the taste and now I enjoy it daily. I rarely drink black tea anymore.
That’s some weird kind of alchemy; making something palatable by adding two even more unpalatable things to it. I’m intrigued enough to try it (fully expecting to regret it.)
There is a method to my madness. The apple cider vinegar (1 tablespoon) is for blood sugar management and the lemon juice (1 tablespoon) is to reduce the chances of kidney stones. All I can say is, so far, so good.
I’ve actually been looking for a palatable way to pre-dose my meals with apple cider vinegar. Mixing it with two other unpleasant tastes never occurred to me.
What is this about apple cider vinegar in meals. Sounds like a silly health fad on par with the “grapefruit diet” to me.
But I know nothing of it, either factual or boosterish. Can anyone edumacate me?
It blunts the glucose spike from a meal. I’ve tested it with a continuous glucose monitor and it works (about 30% less of a spike for me). I’m not sure there is a scientific consensus on how this works. It tastes bad enough that I prefer to just avoid any starches or sugars when I eat.