# Q: How do you take your coffee? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 21, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976 "2010-06-21T13:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/21 "2010-06-21T16:22:06Z")
Black, unless I’m eating breakfast at a restaurant where the coffee isn’t as good as at home. Then I usually add some half&half. Never sugar. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/22 "2010-06-21T16:37:31Z")
I like it like I like my women; strong, dark and bitter. OOhh I have some of that Kona coffee in the freezer, I should grind some up and put it through the french press. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/23 "2010-06-21T17:19:01Z")
I drink [Larry’s Beans](https://www.larrysbeans.com/store/), either 3 Moon Peru or Woodstock Morning Blend, with one Sweet & Low (pink), two cups/morning. If I run out of S&L, I drink it black. If I’m somewhere with crappy coffee, I’ll add cream & real sugar. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/24 "2010-06-21T17:20:48Z")
Dark coffee, I brew it really strong, and add a little bit of milk and one teaspoon of sugar. Turkish coffee, I’ll take without sugar. 1 teaspoon of coffee, to one tiny cup of water. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/25 "2010-06-21T17:21:19Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > I like it like I like my women; strong, dark and bitter. [Eddie Izzard] I like my coffee like I like my women: hot and dark. And with a spoon in them. [/EI] ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/26 "2010-06-21T17:26:35Z")
I like my coffee the way I like my women; hot, blonde and sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/27 "2010-06-21T17:53:13Z")
On most days, black and lumpy. When I really need the kick, black and crunchy. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/28 "2010-06-21T17:56:32Z")
Very strong, with 1/2 & 1/2. I’m unsuccessfully trying to wean myself off the 1/2 & 1/2. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/29 "2010-06-21T18:03:33Z")
Caffeinated, black, and strong. I take my coffee like I take my women: ground up and stored in the freezer. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/30 "2010-06-21T18:24:49Z")
I brew it strong in a French press, but after that I doll it up with half & half and Splenda until it’s pale gold and sweet as can be. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/31 "2010-06-21T18:28:02Z")
Hot, black and bitter. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/32 "2010-06-21T18:33:11Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > I guess this is as good a place as any to repeat something I find insane - when I ask for my coffee black, and they ask “would you like sugar?” Hell no, I just told you I wouldn’t. Black coffee is, by definition, unadulterated. > > Hmm - maybe I’m sufficiently caffeinated for this morning… It depends on which definition you’re using. I use “black coffee” as you do – to mean unadulterated coffee. However, I have come across another definition: simply coffee without dairy, which may or may not have sugar in it. It seems to me that both are acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/33 "2010-06-21T18:41:10Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Coffee is one of my triggers, even decaf. I can manage an occasional cup or two, but every time I think that I can go back to drinking coffee on a daily basis, my innards let me know that they are unhappy. Very unhappy. Me too. Cream (or liquid Coffeemate) and sugar when I decide to risk it. Seattle’s Best or Peet’s – a friend in Washington sends me Peet’s. Gevalia has some decent flavored coffee – Pumpkin Spice is a good one. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/34 "2010-06-21T18:45:46Z")
Just the one sugar, and the milk has got to be mixed in with the coffee( Yes, I drink the instant crap!) before the hot, but not boiling water is poured in. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/35 "2010-06-21T18:46:06Z")
I take my coffee like I take my men. Black, strong and with a big dick. Am I doing it right guys? Am I playing it right? I take my coffee with tons of sugar and cream, but I always wanted to be the cool type to take it black. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/36 "2010-06-21T18:55:48Z")
Locally roasted, home ground, drip made, a bit of half&half and a bit of Splenda. I really prefer cold-brewed, but we’ve gotten lazy in the last few months. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/37 "2010-06-21T19:05:55Z")
Strong, with a little salt and a lot of full-cream milk. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/38 "2010-06-21T19:12:19Z")
I am not a big coffee drinker, but when I do have some it’s usually because some got spilled and mixed in with my cup of sugar that I was about to enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/39 "2010-06-21T19:18:07Z")
My preferences is for strong, black, no sugar most of the time, but I’ll drink it any way it comes (that is, if someone puts milk or sugar in, I’ll drink it rather than letting them make it again) I like a latte at lunchtime occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/40 "2010-06-21T19:18:28Z")
Clear and cold. No sugar, no cream and definately no coffee! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976.md?page=3)