No Frap!?

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Re: No Frap!?

So a little caffeine is that detrimental to your health? I'm confused, what's the problem?

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, I just wanted to cut it out fo my diet and see how I felt. poked around online and read about the second cup of green tea thing, no idea if it's actually true.

I found that when I wasn't having any coffee, when I did need to focus or stay up all night, one cup was all I needed. i was sleeping better and felt less like a zombie.

it's worth fucking around with just to get through the 2-3 days of withdrawl and see how fucked up you actually are

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Re: No Frap!?

No Starbucks for me.

Australia makes the best coffee for my taste. Strong, rich, creamy.

American coffee tastes anemic in comparison. There're some decent ones but still nothing like an Australian coffee.

We have Nespresso at work and I don't mind it. Also started drinking matcha.

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Re: No Frap!?

Cafes in Melbourne, some of the best in the world. There are some trendy places in Sydney, but does no justice to the passion in Melbourne, I'm no connoisseur but the Nespresso stuff is horrible, leaves a really bad burnt and dry after taste. I can't even tell if it is coffee beans they use in those little capsules. Whatever 'blend' you chose it tasted almost alike and extremely bitter. I know this because I tried one every day at work. Horrible part of my life.

Best blend I would say a blend that I had called Holiday Blend. This was from Kenya. Liquid gold in my terms.

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As much as Melbourne coffee was my first introduction to proper Aussie coffee (which I used to miss when I moved from Melbourne to Sydney) I must say Sydney is comparable.

NY is seeing some Aussie-inspired cafes/coffees but they're still a joke.

And in the area of passion I think some places take it a bit too far. This whole artisanal thing or that slow-pour-filter thing that they like here is ridiculous. I want a good cup of coffee in and out in 5 minutes—if they can't pull a good shot to go, no amount of fussing will help. A cold brew is nice though and that's when the time that goes into it shows, but the serving time is still quick and easy.

The Nespresso stuff is quite serviceable and a grade above most free coffee that we find at work. Our alternatives are Flavia which is worse, and whatever filter coffee out of a thermos.