# What's your morning beverage? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 19, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518 "2008-11-19T20:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/41 "2008-11-20T08:21:17Z")
A pot of coffee thick enough to melt a spoon were you insane enough to pollute the beverage with anything. My kids know I’m up when they hear the coffee grinder. Before that, even if they hear me stumbling about, they don’t dare approach. When I’m out in the evening, I enjoy an Irish coffee on a rare occasion, but I don’t really connect it with the ambrosia that is Morning Coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/42 "2008-11-20T08:30:00Z")
I usually just drink the skim milk out of my cereal bowl. If I have something else, though, it’s tea. I have a wide variety, so I’ll pick whatever I’m in the mood for. Last time I made tea, it was Twinings Darjeeling. Usually it’s a black tea in the morning - for some reason, herbal/white teas seem better suited to later in the day. I have a giant mug especially for drinking tea. It’s the size of around 2 regular mugs, but 1 tea bag is about perfect for it. Sometimes I’ll add a splash of milk, but I usually just drink it straight. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/43 "2008-11-20T08:36:38Z")
I can’t believe I’m the first to say this— A glass of milk. (I did see milk from the cereal bowl- but I don’t count it as it gets the flavor of the cereal as well. Although- if I have cereal- I will also drink this) I will sometimes make a pot of coffee, but it is never before I’ve had a glass or two of milk. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/44 "2008-11-20T08:41:53Z")
Coffee, black and bitter. The way I like my women 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/45 "2008-11-20T08:57:19Z")
Diet Coke. Used to have a major addiction to coffee - pots and pots of the German strong stuff…and then stopped drinking coffee cold turkey, for no particular reason. Seriously cannot remember why I stopped drinking coffee, but just switched to Diet Coke instead. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/46 "2008-11-20T09:37:01Z")
Regular Coke. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/47 "2008-11-22T00:28:06Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Water. I don’t need the crutch that is caffeine. I am a hypocrite. Just a day after stating this, I found myself getting a soda in the morning because I was falling asleep at work. :smack: So, 99% of the time I don’t need caffiene, but I suppose I shouldn’t have implied that I never do. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/48 "2008-11-22T00:41:53Z")
Diet Coke. I have allergies so it buuuuurns. In a good way. Ah. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/49 "2008-11-22T03:00:22Z")
Double soy latte with sugar. Triple, if it’s a bad day. Or Navy coffee with milk and sugar. Breakfast of champions. ---
**Author:** ![chicken\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@chicken\_wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_wire)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/50 "2008-11-22T05:10:20Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Water. I don’t need the crutch that is caffeine. Yep, water it is. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/51 "2008-11-22T05:14:57Z")
Coffee. Strong, black and bitter. ---
**Author:** ![InterestedObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/52 "2008-11-22T05:47:21Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > What, if any, beverage makes you feel human in the morning? > > Tea? > Coffee? > Other? > > And if tea or coffee, what kind? > > Do you doctor it (i.e., add cream or sugar)? > > If Other, what is it? > > As soon as I wake up I always have a big glass of water, but I don’t feel human until I’ve had a big cup of very strong coffee. If it’s Starbucks I’ve made, I doctor with a little cream and sugar. If it’s Cafe du Monde chickory blend, I make a cafe au lait with boiled milk and a bit of sugar. You? Water. That’s what makes me feel human in the morning. Later on, I enjoy green tea or juice or other beverages, but water is “the real thing” for me. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/53 "2008-11-22T06:17:12Z")
Caffeine doesn’t seem to affect me and I don’t like coffee anyway. I nearly always have chocolate milk with breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/54 "2008-11-22T08:36:08Z")
A tall glass of weak tea, loose leaf, so I have to drink it through my teeth, with a big swig of skimmed milk. A second tall glass of half water, half OJ, to get my vitamine tablets past my gullet. Pure OJ is too sour. ---
**Author:** ![Anna\_Nimity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Anna\_Nimity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anna_Nimity)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/55 "2008-11-22T09:30:22Z")
Coffee. If I don’t grnd my own beans, then I use “La Llave” espresso blend. Best ground coffee in a can. I drink it with milk, no sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/56 "2008-11-22T09:48:00Z")
Water, always. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/57 "2008-11-22T09:57:40Z")
Nescafe with a pinch of salt (makes it a little more tolerable), a dash of cinnamon and a lot of (non-melanine contaminated) powdered milk. I hate China in the AM. I miss my coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/58 "2008-11-22T16:09:42Z")
Hot tea with Sweet n Low is my first beverage in the morning and my last beverage at night. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/59 "2008-11-22T22:44:22Z")
Two cups of coffee with a little milk. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518/60 "2008-11-23T01:22:37Z")
Morning beverage has been tea for… oh… over 35 years Prefer loose leaf, but will use bags. Used to prefer English Breakfast, Jasmine, or Earl Grey. Now that I’m poor, it’s more frequently Lipton’s or what’s on sale at Aldi, which can be surprisingly good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-morning-beverage/473518.md?page=4)