are we also coffee connoisseurs? Or wine enthusiasts?


I was thinking when I made my espresso this morning.

But maybe enjoying music (and passionately committing to the rituals and the environment conducive to enjoying music) has more to do with wine? Scotch? Cognac?

or do you ears work best when....?

grislybutter

@edcyn: You just reminded me of the "cleanest" tasting coffee I've ever had---Kona. I don't remember the brand, just the taste. Made my regular (Pete's Sumatra) seem like mud.

that’s pretty deep, some of you are into coffee too.

I tried a lot of brands and stuck with Illy’s. I know it’s not from a farmer who reads Greek poems and has a goat named Ghandi; I leave that to the coffee shops. I am still in search for the best espresso that I can’t spoil with cream and sugar.

Though a little goes a long way for me, I also admit to being a wine lover. I don't have a truly deep knowledge of what is what, but I can say that the times I've been to France the red has been second to none. And yeah, spent time in Burgundy and Bordeaux. Did some wine-tasting, but never got much past just telling the waiter/waitress to bring us a half liter of local red, white, sparkling or whatever. Wine was excellent in Hungary, Chile, Argentina & Uruguay, too.  Northern California? Yeah! I even enjoy a good Rose.

@edcyn

wine indeed improved a lot in Hungary (my home country) in the last 2 decades, as they restored the tradition. The famous story about California's wine is that it was started by a Hungarian. Whoever did it, I am happy with the results.

Not a big expert in South American wines, but the ones I tried were all high quality

Cannabis enthusiast here! Never liked the taste of coffee and am not drinking alcohol these days, 'cause beers I like (British cask-conditioned real ales) are too hard to come by....