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Re:Coffee drinkers display a distinct pattern of brain funct... by dnautics on Thursday April 29, 2021 @09:12PM (#26988828)
There's terrible coffee out there. In my opinion (you may differ) Peet's black coffee tastes like burning and I regret it every time, usually in aeroport terminals (I always drink black so I often forget to order Peet's cut with adulterants like dairy).

Tastes are different; I hate really expensive trad whiskeys (Islay, Oban) because there's something in there that tastes to me like the smell of plastic shrinkwrap around vegetables from the japanese markets -- it's not peat, it's something else. But the cheap stuff I don't mind, and suntories are pretty good too.

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Re:Coffee drinkers display a distinct pattern of brain funct... by koolba on Thursday April 29, 2021 @09:27PM (#26988917)
Peet’s coffee is, IMHO, better than most generic supermarket coffee but it’s not one you’d find in my cupboard. I prefer a lighter roast, usually with a pour over. Mayorga has a seasonal Rio Coco that is a good all around roast.

Regarding whiskey, getting to the stage of sipping on anything Islay takes a while, but there’s a whole lifetime to get there. Along the way there’s plenty of more approachable single malts, rye whiskeys, bourbons, and so much more.

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Re:Coffee drinkers display a distinct pattern of brain funct... by objektif on Thursday April 29, 2021 @09:19PM (#26988867)
Where do you live? If you are in NYC I can recommend a few places to try that will change your mind about coffee.
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Re:Coffee drinkers display a distinct pattern of brain funct... by AndrewUnmuted on Thursday April 29, 2021 @09:27PM (#26988909)
I used to think there was no way the coffee out in the west coast could be substantially better than what we have in NYC.

Then I went to Seattle and SF in the same month, and discovered how wrong I was. Those places may be pits right now just like NYC, but they definitely win in the coffee department.

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Re:Coffee drinkers display a distinct pattern of brain funct... by dnautics on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:00PM (#26995181)
I buy beans and use an aeropress. Even with expensive beans it's way cheaper (5x?) than store coffee. When travelling though ones option are more constrained.
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