I started drinking coffee when I was in high school, but I didn’t learn the difference between good and awful coffee until I tasted the coffee in my university’s dining hall.  I became a Starbuck’s snob and a coffee house snob.  I made sure I spent my hard earned work study money on good coffee!  While living in France I was even more interested in coffee, even the instant coffee machines spouted out good stuff.

While in London, my friend had introduced me to Australian coffee: “I have a friend who has a great interest in coffee and has researched good coffee.  Apparently, the Australians do it best and get it right.”  I strongly agree with my friend’s friend.  Before walking around the Borough Market we had stopped at Monmouth Coffee so I can have this amazing coffee experience.

This macchiato was small, intense, thick, and creamy.  The amount of milk was small, but the coffee wasn’t the normal water/liquidy like texture.  I can only describe it as thick and creamy.  Life is too short for weak coffee.  This stuff was so strong that I’m pretty sure I felt my spine shiver.  Seriously!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am now on a quest to see if I can find myself an Australian coffee house somewhere in the Northeast area.

When I googled ‘Australian coffee’ there was a list of Australian coffee phrases for me to choose from!  This was one of the best articles that I read: CoffeeGeek – Cafe Culture Down Under.  If you google ‘Australian coffee in London’ the results are MUCH better than ‘Australian coffee in America’.  I had no idea that Gloria Jean’s Coffees is extremely popular in Australia.  Honestly, I prefer Starbucks over Gloria Jean’s… at least here in the states.

Since I’m a hop, skip, and a jump away from New York City and Washington D.C. I had googled to see what those cities could offer, because these cities don’t let me down and always make a good day trip.  New York City offers The Milk Bar in Brooklyn and Washington D.C. offers Filter Coffee House & Espresso Bar.

In the mean time, I’ll dream of delicious coffee and continue sipping on my Gevalia German Chocolate Cake! (I’m a dark roast lady, but this flavored coffee is quite the exception).

 

 

What’s your favorite coffee?  Do you have a special order at a coffee shop?