When feeling ill, a cup of coffee can be especially appealing. The increased alertness that caffeinated coffee provides, however, has tradeoffs. Here’s a look at several effects coffee can have on the body. Coffee Can Help You Feel Better Researchers have confirmed what coffee drinkers have known for centuries. Coffee…
Lots of people add sugar to coffee, and it’s not necessarily because they have a major sweet tooth. While adding a pound of sugar to one cup of coffee will turn the beverage into a liquid candy bar, putting just a little sugar in your coffee can have a profound…
Grinding coffee fresh, right before brewing it, unlocks the aromas right before they’re brewed — ensuring that none escape. Here’s a look at 10 of the top coffee grinders available right now. All of these grinders are burr coffee grinders, so they’ll produce an even grind. Cuisinart Supreme Grind The…
Guatemala has a long history of producing coffee, and it continues to be a leader in the coffee industry. The country not only grows a lot of coffee — it was the tenth-highest coffee-producing country in 2015 — but much of the coffee grown in Guatemala is excellent, even by…
What you think of the taste of coffee from pods will depend largely on what coffee you’re used to drinking. If you haven’t had specialty-grade coffee before, they might seem alright. When tasted alongside higher-end coffee, though, the stuff that comes from automatic, single-serve machines usually seems stale, watered-down and…
In France, cafes don’t tout their syrup flavors, blended concoctions or even whipped cream — which is even questionably on a hot chocolate. Instead, they serve coffee, brewed as espresso. Order Like the French: “Un Café” Most French coffees are built around the café, which is essentially an espresso. Despite…
The Chemex is one of the most beloved manual pour-overs. It’s a stylish pour-over that gives the user complete control over every aspect of brewing. In the hands of a knowledgeable barista or coffee enthusiast, the Chemex produces a delicious, clean cup of coffee. Who are We at Driftaway Coffee?…
Coffee beans are actually cherry pits from the fruit of coffee trees (or shrubs). While coffee brewed from these cherries’ processed and roasted pits is one of the most popular beverages in the world, tea made from the cherries’ fruit is also widely drunk in certain parts of the world….
For about 30 percent of the population, coffee stimulates more than just the brain. According to a study in Gut, coffee can trigger activity at the other end, in the colon. Researchers aren’t exactly sure why coffee makes some people need to defecate, but they have some hypotheses — and…
When describing coffee, people often use terms such as “light,” “heavy” and “smooth.” These are all expressions used to explain a coffee’s body, or mouthfeel. Body is one of coffee’s main characteristics. Body and Mouthfeel Describe How a Coffee Feels Body and mouthfeel are almost synonymous terms. Although mouthfeel brings…
