Nor will decaffinated coffee ever hack it. And finally where to go with the perfect companion to drink this, hopefully, not completely repulsive cup of something they're calling coffee. The place must exist cafe style. Lots of small tables. There should be a light buzz of conversation around you.
Coffee is a private experience that can only be properly appreciated in a public place.
If there aren't other people around who are screwing thier coffee experience up completely you do not realize how wonderful yours is. Always exhale after finishing a cup and enjoy the heat and flavor of your breath. Assuming you have fairly large hands you can merely grip the mug near the top with the tips of your thumb and fore- and middlefinger, with the ringfinger draped around the handle so that you know where it is and don't bop yourself in the nose with it, and drink from the mug that way. Women must always use the handle, and putting two fingers through the hole is allowed. Coffee tasting Coffee tasting terminology ranges from easily understandable to highly technical, and some of the more esoteric terms may be a little difficult to decipher.