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[Pagan]

Amusing side note: had a guy order an iced Irish coffee the other day. That's right....irish whiskey and coffee over ice.

Which just ruins perfectly good Irish whiskey.

They used to make a premixed syrup containing Irish whisk(e)y, coffee, and sugar, specifically for pouring over ice cream. I think it was called Irish Velvet, but it seems to not be made anymore.

That's just one brand of Irish cream liqueur. There's plenty of others out there, like Bailey's, Saint Brendan's, Carolan's.

There's also some good ones from Scotland in that same vein. Heather Cream, Drumgray, Eradour, Arran.

A lot of distilleries in Scotland and Ireland make cream liqueurs.

[Jester]

I was thinking along the lines of coffee, cigarettes, cigars and Jerry Lewis movies for the "acquired tastes that aren't worth acquiring" category.

Coffee? Check. Cigarettes? Check. Cigars? Sorry, like them occasionally. Jerry Lewis movies? Some are actually quite awesome. Nutty Professor is a classic.

There is a genetic marker in a certain percentage of the population. Persons with this marker will have three attributes: 1. Coffee tastes bitter, 2. The stringy bits inside a banana peel will not taste bitter, although to most of the population they do, and 3. Cilantro tastes like soap, or has a metallic taste. (This last is not 100% correlated.)

I hate coffee (can't remember if it's because it tastes bitter or not). I love bananas, though I am slightly allergic to them, and can't remember if I've ever tried the stringy bits. And I love cilantro, being from the Southwest. So not sure what any of that means when held up to your genetic markers.....

[Andara Bledin]

A lot of people who know my hatred of coffee are surprised to find out that I love the smell of it.

As I've mentioned every time it comes up, the smell of coffee makes me want to vomit. The taste, not so much, but it's not something I enjoy.

I disagree. Many things that are "acquired taste" are rather worth acquiring, in my opinion and experience.

I'm of the opinion that there are so many different flavors out there in the world, that there is no point in ingesting something you don't like long enough for it to taste good.

Now, tastes change as you get older, so things that you might not like as a kid, you like as an adult and vice-versa. *shrug*

I have no idea whose coffee is good or bad, but the local Dunkin' Donuts has attrocious hot chocolate. Poor quality and watery.

^-.-^

[Broomjockey]

You realize, of course, that you are talking about a drink that is made from running hot water through ground up beans, making, essentially, dirty water? You do realize that, right?

The rabbit hole goes deeper than that.

The "best" coffee comes from poop. Beans that have gone through the digestive system of this specific lemur-y thing. Yeah. Poop.

[Dave1982]

Kopi Luwak.....

"You're shitting me....."

I, too, dislike coffee but love the smell (as long as some idiot hasn't burned it). I do like some coffee-flavored items, such as coffee ice cream. Coffee Heath Bar Crunch. Yummy.

[XCashier]

I, too, dislike coffee but love the smell (as long as some idiot hasn't burned it). I do like some coffee-flavored items, such as coffee ice cream. Coffee Heath Bar Crunch. Yummy.

Have you tried Ben & Jerry's Dublin Mudslide ice cream? It's got "Irish Cream Liqueur Ice Cream with Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies and a Coffee Fudge Swirl". You don't taste much of the coffee flavor, you mostly taste the Irish Cream and the chocolate.

[Samaliel]

I'm not too fond of coffee. Most of the time, if I indeed need coffee, there will be enough things added that it no longer should qualify as coffee. Like in those fancy Starbucks drinks (Caramel Macchiato Java Chip or whatever). I can count the few times I have actually enjoyed genuine coffee on one hand. Most memorable was here - and it makes Starbucks look cheap. It's pretty sad that this century old establishment was taken over by a big food industry company... I'll need to go back and see if they've kept their high quality standards.

[draftermatt]

Kopi Luwak.....
"You're shitting me....."

"Cats beat me to it"

[ChaoKuang]

There's also coffee that is taken from goat poo or something. It's like $80/pound, something about going through the goat's digestive system. O_o;

[jackfaire]

There's also coffee that is taken from goat poo or something. It's like $80/pound, something about going through the goat's digestive system. O_o;

Coffee like that may be worth kicking the bucket for.

[AccountingDrone]

Could we PLEASE dispense with the talk of chicory coffee and beignets at Cafe du Monde? It's my bed time and now I'm drooling on my pillow.

I always have a can of CdM coffee around the house, and I know how to make beignets ....

Actually I am drinking proper cafe au lait right now, just not eating beignets ... mrDrone made us extra sharp cheddar and bacon omelets for breckie

[Jester]

I'm of the opinion that there are so many different flavors out there in the world, that there is no point in ingesting something you don't like long enough for it to taste good.

You obviously have never enjoyed a good pint of Guinness.

Seriously, you are entitled to your opinion, of course, but some things take some getting used to. Just because you don't like something the first time doesn't mean you will never like it. And some things just need our palate to get used to them before we really enjoy them.

It shocks most people to find out that the first time I tried beer, I found it revolting, considering my well-known love of that particular nectar of the gods. Hell, I wasn't even overly fond of it when I started drinking it on a semi-regular basis. My love for beer really didn't bloom until my mid-20's, when I worked in a brewpub, and my eyes were forever opened to the Wonders of Beer.

So yeah, some things are worth acquiring a taste for....in my opinion.

The rabbit hole goes deeper than that.

The "best" coffee comes from poop. Beans that have gone through the digestive system of this specific lemur-y thing. Yeah. Poop.

Oh, I am sure there are more stories about coffee than even that, and I am sure they are glorious in their level of blech. But since I am so averse to the stuff, the stories themselves will never bother me, but rather, make me giggle.

[Broomjockey]

but rather, make me giggle.

As that was my point, I'm glad I succeeded.

[Andara Bledin]

You obviously have never enjoyed a good pint of Guinness.

Well, you see, that's just it. I like Guinness and pretty much always have. No suffering something subjectively awful to enjoy it.

My love for beer really didn't bloom until my mid-20's, when I worked in a brewpub, and my eyes were forever opened to the Wonders of Beer.

As I mentioned, what tastes good to a person changes over time. My mom tells me I liked mustard as a kid, but these days I find it revolting. I have always hated coffee, however.

Also, the quality range of beer is so very vast. Some beers I can't stand (most of them, really), but others are just delicious.

^-.-^

[Jester]

Well, you see, that's just it. I like Guinness and pretty much always have. No suffering something subjectively awful to enjoy it.

Also, the quality range of beer is so very vast. Some beers I can't stand (most of them, really), but others are just delicious.

Point 1: Most people that I have met did not necessarily like Guinness their first time. I sure didn't. For many, it takes some time to come around to that particular taste. For you, perhaps not, but for many others, yes.

Point 2: Oh, absolutely. Just because I love beer doesn't mean I love ALL beers, or that the beers I love all receive the same amount of love. It's not like children....I DO have my favorites, and I won't hide that fact.