Friday, February 1, 2008

Black Coffee

Introduction to The Black Coffee - The Most Popular Drink In The World

This is one statement that coffee lovers all over the world would fully agree with. There are many very popular beverages such as beer, wine, tea but not one would come even close to the popularity enjoyed by the black coffee.

Why Is The Black Coffee So Good?

The question posed here is wrong; it should have read 'what is not excellent in a cup of black coffee?'. What indeed? Everything connected with this beverage is sinfully pleasant – its rich taste, its flavor, its smell – everything. Besides, every time you have a cup of black coffee you would instantly feel on the top of the world.

If you are a coffee lover you would totally agree with me when I say that coffee is one of the best stimulants and mood elevators ever known to humankind that does not fall under the category of harmful or illegal drugs. Yes, there is caffeine in it – but then you have caffeine in tea as well but you would never be satisfied substituting a steaming cup of coffee with that of any type of tea.

You might not be aware of it, but there are more than forty types of coffee producing plants out there out of which only two are popularly used for the brew you are so familiar with – one is the Arabica and the other one is the Coffee Robusta with the former recognized as the better among the two.

How To Make A Great Cup Of Black Coffee?

Coffee is a very simple beverage but it is not really simple to make the perfect cup. Connoisseurs of coffee would be very particular with the way their coffee tastes and to get that perfect taste, smell and feel combination you need to know a few basic things about brewing the coffee.

First of all pay attention to the water – it should taste good (when you drink it plain) and it should cold when put in the pot or coffee maker. This gives the coffee a fresh and rich taste. Avoid soft water when making coffee as this would result in a flat tasting brew.

Have your coffee making machines free of any dirt and residue as this would heavily interfere with the taste of the coffee – not in a good way. Check the filters daily, as well as the mugs, and all the other parts of the machine because if anything has stale remains of coffee or dust, it would spoil the taste of your coffee.

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