Cardamom. Turkish. I'll look into this.

Honestly, not sure why people put cinnamon or nutmeg. Just thought I'd try it. I'll add cardamom to the list.

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Originally posted by Chris Orndorff:
Bourbon?

That was always my Grandpa's sweetener of choice!

Cinnamon syrup works for me, but I like sugar in my coffee.

I'm boring, just plain coffee cream and no sugar.

I'm even more boring...I drink tea.

Coffee smells amazing, but evrytime I try it, it tasted very bitter to me. Even when mixed with other things.

Is it true that a pinch of salt in the grounds make it better?

I believe it’s more like salt binds to the same taste buds as bitter so it somewhat blocks bitter tastes.

On the weekends I like Bourbon, Irish Whisky, or Baileys. For the weekdays, we mix in criobru roasted and ground cacao. If you like chocolate, it's great.

How to buy ground cacao? Don’t think I’ve seen it before

Perhaps this? I was curious too.


https://criobru.com

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Looking for a change of pace, it seems that adding cinnamon or nutmeg is popular.

Have you tried adding chicory like the good ole boys in Louisiana do with their coffee?

They add roasted and ground chicory at a ratio of 2 to 3 parts coffee to 1 part chicory. They add it in the grind basket and brew it.

Interesting history of the chicory coffee...


https://www.smithsonianmag.com...own-comes-180949950/

Butter

My uncle used to put cayenne pepper in his coffee.

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Originally posted by BigSwede:
The Mrs. loves Baileys and Buffalo Trace bourbon cream

^^^^^^
The Mrs has impeccable taste!
The Bourbon Cream is one of my favorites!

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Originally posted by MikeGLI:
Butter

I put butter in my coffee once after hearing about it. Seems odd, but basically milk fat/cream.

My wife saw me and it totally grossed her out, wasn’t enough of an improvement to make it worth dealing with that attitude…

I’ve been using a Moka pot for about a year now. I add a teaspoon of sugar to the grounds in the basket instead of in the cup. It comes out sweet, but not overly so, and with less sugar to achieve the same effect. It also prevent it’s from boiling through, and seems to produce more of a creamy head to it if that’s the way to describe it. Kinda looks like Guinness. I fill it about 2/3rds of the way with coffee grounds, then the sugar, then more coffee grounds to level.

Pure Ground Cacao Beans. Does the mocha thing with your coffee, only better. Or you can brew it up by itself. Food of the gods.

I put a tablespoon of cinnamon on top of the grounds when I brewed this morning's pot of coffee.

The smell while it was brewing was way stronger than the flavor.

The flavor is actually a nice mild hint of cinnamon.

I will have to get some ground cardimum and try that as well.

Thank goodness I don't have to buy a thousand dollar piece of kitchen equipment to "spice up" my coffee! I was worried opening this thread.

A shot of Jameson never hurt nobody.