# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/41 "2010-06-21T20:31:10Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > [Eddie Izzard] I like my coffee like I like my women: hot and dark. And with a spoon in them. [/EI] I like my coffee like I like my women: in a plastic cup. I like my coffee like I like my women: covered in bees. šŸ˜ƒ As for the OP, how the hell should we know? Why donā€™t you ask Q yourself. ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/42 "2010-06-21T20:56:47Z")
Orally. As long as itā€™s hot, Iā€™ll drink it any which way ā€“ caff/no caff, with or without cream and/or sugar, Starbucks or vending machine. But I like it best with a flavored creamer, hazelnut or italian sweet cream or some such. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/43 "2010-06-21T22:05:44Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > As for the OP, how the hell should we know? Why donā€™t you ask Q yourself. Iā€™d imagine Q takes his in some kind of self-heating cup that has a Taser hidden in the base. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/44 "2010-06-22T00:23:50Z")
[Crisp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Crisp)! Iā€™m amazed that I seem to be the first one to mention that ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/45 "2010-06-22T00:29:02Z")
Black, cooled off a bit. I usually let the cup sit about 10 minutes before I start drinking it. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/46 "2010-06-22T01:03:17Z")
Black. Strong. I do make an exception for the coffee at work. It comes there in shitty little packets with an insulting brand name: ā€œSuperior Coffeeā€. Itā€™s anything but. Hell, itā€™s prison grade. They must cut it with sawdust. Sawdust that has been used to absorb oil spills in a garage. A dirty garage. That shit is foul. Iā€™ll usually toss in a packet of Equal just to be able to get it down. Itā€™s bad enough that I keep a jar of generic instant coffee at my desk and use that most of the time. Iā€™m a coffee snob, and the instant is shit, but itā€™s a full order of magnitude better than the crap they stock in the breakroom at work. But at any decent coffee shop I really enjoy the taste of well-brewed coffee. That I always take black. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/47 "2010-06-22T01:10:48Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > [Crisp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Crisp)! > > Iā€™m amazed that I seem to be the first one to mention that Thatā€™s what I came to say and was also amazed that it hadnā€™t been said right away. Maybe itā€™s a Canadian commercial? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/48 "2010-06-22T01:19:38Z")
With non-dairy creamer (preferably amaretto) and a couple packets of sweetener. I drink maybe three cups of coffee a year, though. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/49 "2010-06-22T02:24:41Z")
With milk, but no sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/50 "2010-06-22T02:32:51Z")
Cream and sugar. Always the supermarket instant too, drip coffee gives me an upset stomach. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/51 "2010-06-22T03:24:09Z")
Just like my man . . . strong, sweet\* and creamy. \*Splenda ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/52 "2010-06-22T03:34:24Z")
Very strong (because my husband brews it, God love him, and thatā€™s how he likes it), with some 1% milk frothed up beyond all reason, and probably a little too much sugar. Itā€™s fantastic. But in a pinch, I will drink hospital waiting room coffee, black, because I am a caffeine whore. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/53 "2010-06-22T05:39:06Z")
Strong, caffeinated, and unadulteratedā€¦ just like I like myā€¦ coffee? ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/54 "2010-06-22T16:01:14Z")
I drink a half pint of heavy cream mixed roughly half and half with strong coffee daily. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/55 "2010-06-22T16:07:01Z")
Black and strong. Just like my ā€¦ belt. ---
**Author:** ![InterestedObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/56 "2010-06-22T18:33:30Z")
As dark chocolate covered espresso beans. šŸ†’ Seriously, I donā€™t drink coffee, never have (aside from a few sips once when I was about 12). But MAN, a few of those yummy puppies and I am high and happy as a kite. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/57 "2010-06-22T20:22:41Z")
If you wanted a cup of cream and sugar, whyā€™dā€™ja order coffee? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/58 "2010-06-22T20:30:40Z")
Like I like my women. Strong and bitter. No additives for my addiction, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/59 "2010-06-22T20:37:39Z")
Hot and strong, with a bit of milk/cream (depending on whatā€™s in the fridge) and some splenda. ---
**Author:** ![MsChilePepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MsChilePepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsChilePepper)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976/60 "2010-06-22T21:15:45Z")
Dark French roast, brewed strong, with a tot of half & half and a scant teaspoon of sugar. Splendaā€™s OK in a pinch, but it doesnā€™t taste the same as real sugar. Iā€™m genetically predisposed to liking strong coffee. > [@AuntiePam](#): > > a friend in Washington sends me Peetā€™s. You can buy Peetā€™s online directly from the source! > [@Canadjun](#): > > [Crisp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Crisp)! Damn, I havenā€™t had one of those in a very long time. Who wants to be my Coffee Crisp dealer? šŸ˜‰ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976.md?page=4)