# What is your first-thing-in-the-morning drink? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 13, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601 "2010-09-13T13:42:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/21 "2010-09-13T14:57:56Z")
Bigelow’s Plantation Mint tea, unsweetened: steep the bag for about 10-20 minutes, then pour hot tea over cool water with lotsa ice, to both water down and cool down. I generally carry 1 tea bag in my purse just to make sure I have it when I need it. I used to be a mountain dew drinker, and that was my first beverage in the morning. Then it turned into my first beverage and my first bout of heartburn for the day. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/22 "2010-09-13T15:05:03Z")
Coffee, black. Black as night. Black as coal. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/23 "2010-09-13T15:06:37Z")
[del]Ambrosia[/del] milk or juice. If it’s a really early morning out on the road, a chai tea latte with honey. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/24 "2010-09-13T15:09:31Z")
Pepto Bismol and Jim Beam. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/25 "2010-09-13T15:10:45Z")
Normally a big glass of water or a mug of tea (brand depends on what I bought; currently Typhoo) with skimmed milk and three sugars. Sometimes it’ll be a pint of apple juice. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/26 "2010-09-13T15:16:21Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Pepto Bismol and Jim Beam. This reminds me. If the previous night’s entertainment involved a movie, pizza and some booze then my preferred drink is an ice cold lager or cider. I’ll save a can in the fridge just so I can do that. Beer, cold pizza and a ciggy is the breakfast of champions. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/27 "2010-09-13T15:17:43Z")
Coffee, cream, no sugar. > [@Bricker](#): > > Apparently starting with scotch is some kind of “problem.” Our wives must know each other. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/28 "2010-09-13T15:19:36Z")
Well, the problem being that Scotch is really more of an evening drink. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/29 "2010-09-13T15:21:27Z")
Columbian coffee with just a bit of Baileys as a creamer. I’m sure measuring the insignificant alcohol content is no more difficult than determining a DNA profile from someone’s fingernail. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/30 "2010-09-13T15:55:47Z")
(Lg mug of strong black tea + milk + a titch of sugar) x 4 = happy me. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/31 "2010-09-13T15:57:30Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > > [@voguevixen](#): > > > > That’s a lot of noise first thing in the morning. Especially when you have a hangover. > > Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer. The future’s uncertain… ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/32 "2010-09-13T15:57:34Z")
16oz cup with 2/3 coffee,1/3 heavy cream. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/33 "2010-09-13T15:57:36Z")
Coffee with cream and sugar. Sometimes, I’ll also have orange juice. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/34 "2010-09-13T16:01:54Z")
OK. On a more serious note, I take a glass of water to bed each night. So first thing in the morning I usually have a few gulps of that. Then, on weekdays anyway, my coffee is already brewed, and I pour myself a cup: black. Then I have another cup. Then I take a cup on the road. At work I’ll have another couple of cups: all black. ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/35 "2010-09-13T16:03:20Z")
Water or coffee (with a little bit of sugar). ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/36 "2010-09-13T16:03:37Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > [@Leaffan](#): > > > > Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer. > > The future’s uncertain… and the end is always near…uh-huh-huh♪ ---
**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:** [September 13, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/37 "2010-09-13T16:04:03Z")
Sixteen ounce glass of water first thing, then two cups of coffee with breakfast. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/38 "2010-09-13T16:09:54Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#): > > Coffee, black. Black as night. Black as coal. I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky. (Since we’re also doing lyrics in here. ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/39 "2010-09-13T16:58:38Z")
When I think to buy it (rare), a good sized glass of white grapefruit juice. Failing that, a diet soda. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601/40 "2010-09-13T17:38:35Z")
Coffee, “cream and sugar” which really means two Splendas and a healthy slug of half-and-half. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-first-thing-in-the-morning-drink/553601.md?page=3)