I’ve never been a huge fan of coffee.
I think I’m in the minority there; but the truth is that when I go to Starbucks, I’ll get something without caffeine like a chai latte or a steamer or something tasty like that. Alli loves her mochas, but I’ve never been able to get into them.
That’s not to say I haven’t tried. I have. But it seems to me that everything about coffee has messed me up.
Until now.
On a whim, I tried something that my friend Kevin suggested to me a while ago at Starbucks. It’s called a Cafe Au Lait in most places, but at Starbucks they call it a Misto. The difference between a Misto and a Latte is that instead of Espresso, it contains brewed coffee with the steamed milk. For good measure, I added some of that tasty pumpkin spice syrupy goodness that the kids are talking about these days.
Good stuff.
I figured out that the problem that I’ve had with coffee wasn’t the coffee necessarily, but moreso the espresso. I don’t know why…I just don’t like it. Coffee on the other hand, I can tolerate. It’s milder and packs a much larger punch in the caffeine department. Consider the following:
A cup of brewed coffee contains up to 3 times the caffeine as a shot of espresso.
And guess what…it tastes better! (To me, at least).
Anway, I was pleased to figure that out this weekend. It gave me the buzz I needed to get stuff done on Saturday.
And Sunday.
And this morning.
FYI – Chai Tea has caffeine. Also i read an article a couple of years ago that said there was a wide variance between the caffeine levels of coffee from location to location. They purchased Starbucks in about 6 different locations and had a 4X difference.
As you may know I’m a recovering caffeine addict and I’m always just an inch away from relapse. In fact I fell off the wagon yesterday and I’m trying to climb back on today.
Welcome to the club my friend. Coffee is delicious!!
Mmmm.. Pumpkin spice. Love it. I also tried the new maple thingie, which was pretty good, but not as delish as the pumpkin spice.
I will have to try the Misto sometime, but I actually don’t like Starbucks regular coffee (tastes over-roasted to me). For regular coffee, I usually make my own, but for a sweet tooth kick, I’ll hit the Starbucks.