Coffee - My Drink of the Morning

I am changing lanes in the middle of the red light to get some feedback from my reader's. It is a test of me - am I "out of it?" I love my coffee - my day hasn't started until I have my first cup and it really needs to be good. I can remember a time when coffee started most everyone's day, but now it's Coke, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper or some other concoction. But did you notice, they are all caffeine filled drinks?

I have tried all the brands of coffee, with and without the additives and I consistently drink Maxwell House - cup after cup it is what I like. I have tried Folger's, Chock Full O'Nuts, Eight O'Clock, Gevalia, Community, and many other brands, but nothing has replaced my Maxwell House every morning and through most of the day. Yes, I know, I should limit myself to two cups a day, but I don't. I am a coffeeholic.

When on the road, I prefer McDonald's coffee over Starbuck's. I am talking coffee here folks, not cappuccino, not cafe latte', not espresso - just coffee. Those other drinks are a poor attempt to "dress up" a cup of coffee and drive the prices up. A good cup of coffee doesn't need dressing up. It needs to be savored!

From the first tentative sip to the next bigger taste, coffee should make your brain smile, your heart jump and your skin tingle, all signalling the beginning of another day. The drink that send signals to your brain that the breaking of the fast has begun and the start up of the body for another day.

• Did you know that the darker the coffee bean the smoother the flavor?
• The lighter the coffee bean the more caffeine it contains?
• Did you know that the drink made from coffee beans originated in Arabia?
• Brazil is the number one producer of coffee beans, not Columbia
  

Tell me what is your favorite drink of the morning and why?