Coffee Snobs Are Ruining Coffee
The coffee world has a disease. A plague of people swirling their cups, inhaling like they’re at a wine tasting, and then launching into a TED Talk about the "delicate blueberry notes" in their Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Give me a break. The Myth of the "Perfect" CupSomewhere along the way, we stopped drinking coffee and started performing it. The cup isn’t judged by how much you enjoy it but by how many checkboxes it ticks. Single-origin? Naturally processed? Brewed on a rare Japanese dripper that costs more than your rent? Congratulations, you’re allowed to like it now. This is nonsense.
Drink What You Like, Ignore the Gatekeepers Coffee isn’t about purity tests. It’s about the moment, the ritual, the experience. Sometimes, that means savoring a carefully brewed pour-over. Other times, it means chugging a mystery blend from a paper cup while running to catch a flight. There is no "right" way to drink coffee—just your way. The next time some self-appointed coffee guru tells you your cappuccino is "too hot" or that your milk-to-espresso ratio is "wrong," do yourself a favor: take a big, satisfying sip and enjoy it even more. Because the best coffee is the one you actually like drinking. |
