Florida Likes It’s Coffee Black
It’s not my favorite, but for many residents of Florida, they take their coffee black. Researchers from Coventry surveyed over 2,100 Americans on how they take their coffee and how much they spend on it. They created a “shade scale”. 1 being the lightest coffee (lots of cream and sugar), and 9 being the darkest. Florida got a 9 on the scale. Florida coffee lovers like their coffee black.
Here’s some more of the data, to see how your coffee habits measure up with the rest of the state.
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Florida’s coffee drinkers who buy their coffee spend $9.77 on coffee every week. That’s provided you can get just a regular black coffee and not one of the specialty drinks. Those can get pretty pricey.
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The average coffee drinker in Florida drinks 2.02 cups of coffee every day. I’m pretty much on par with that each morning. Sometimes I’ll do a third one at work. More on that in a bit.
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Florida’s favorite coffee shade is 9 on the chart. On the scale from 1-9, 9 is the darkest. Which means Floridians like their coffee black.
On average, here’s what we put in our coffee. 1.66 teaspoons of sugar. 2.02 teaspoons of creamer or milk. So if many are taking their coffee black, someone must be bringing up that average to hit those numbers. Who is it? It’s me.
I like my Florida coffee like ice cream.
Bring on the flavor! I call my coffee “half and half.” My cup is half coffee, half other stuff. That’s what half and half means, right? Really, this is our coffee maker at work. And it’s free for all of us to use. What kind of psychopath would drink black coffee with all these fun options? This brew tastes almost exactly the same as the mocha at Starbucks:
brewing up an afternoon cup of cafe mocha
Finally, doing my due diligence, I did ask around at work. It seems that even with the ability to get a free espresso, latte, or mocha – most of my coworkers still reach for a black coffee. It seems to be a Florida thing, but I’m not participating. I like my coffee to be fun. Now if only this thing had a setting for an Espresso Martini….
Cheers To National Espresso Martini Day
Espresso Martini Recipe
This one comes from Sunny Vodka. I have not tried the brand but love the name. It’s perfect for Southwest Florida! Sunny Vodka is vegan, gluten-free, made from 100% U.S. grown corn and is handcrafted in small batches. It’s distilled 6 times and is finished through an extra filtration process using California Limestone.
Ingredients:
o 1 oz Sunny Vodka
o 1 oz Fresh Espresso
o 1 oz Cold Brew Liqueur
o .75 oz Madagascar Vanilla Bean Syrup
o Pinch of Kosher Salt
o Espresso Beans for Garnish (optional)Method:
Put all ingredients, except the coffee bean, in a shaker with ice. Shake and double strain up into a martini glass. Cheers
