The novelty has worn off with all the fancy ones that cost a packet. They all seem to end up as a bucket of tepid, bitter liquid, once you've swallowed down the foam.
PS I hope you didn't buy a jar of instant for your friends. That's not what inviting someone "for coffee" means. But if you don't like it, do you have the wherewithal to make the real thing?
I like coffee more than tea. At home I always add hot milk to my coffee ( made in a cafetière). When out, it’s either an Americano with a little hot milk, or a flat white. I can drink tea - black, but it tends to give me heartburn. I’m not fond of herbal teas. When in a cafe in Rome, I asked for a latte, and received a cup of hot milk! I should have known!
I like cappuccino but hardly ever buy drinks when out and about. I have a pro Gaggia machine at home and make my own. I recently bought a French press and bought coffee from Monmouth by Borough Market when last up in London. When drinking tea, I prefer a good Yorkshire brew.
meeting for coffee is just an expression, you can drink what you like of course. I have a strong coffee when I wake as I read that it's good for your bowels then it's tea.
I don't like ordinarybtea and prefer not to drink instant coffee. I have a filter at home and most places where I drink coffee out do reasonable coffee. I just have an americano with cold milk. If I have coffee at a friend's house I struggle to drink instant and as I generally only drink one cup a day, if I'm offered instant I may politely decline and have one at home later. I do enjoy some fruit teas and sometimes have a sachet of one I like in my pocket just in case.
I never drank coffee till I was 22 but now I love it as long as it is black . I don't like tea unless it is very weak with a slice of lemon I like the instant teas in different flavours which you can buy from Polish shops otherwise herbal teas but nothing quenches the thirst unless it is a cordial or fizzy drink
I always drink herbal teas at home, usually make a 1 litre flask of rooibos and other herbs, like ginger, sage, green tea and mint, or other bags of mixed tea herbs. At work (3 times a week) and when I go out, then I drink coffee with a little milk added.
I like both , I start the day with tea , then have a coffee or two mid morning and another tea in the afternoon. I don’t drink tea or coffee after 4 . I’m not a tea or coffee snob and am happy with supermarket brands and instant coffee . If I’m in a cafe I’ll have a latte ir flat white and if I have friends over for a cuppa I’ll offer black tea , coffee or other teas , whatever I’ve got . If it’s coffee I’ll use my coffee machine which has reusable pods and my milk frother .
I love coffee. But limit myself to 2 a day because I like strong coffee made in either a cafetiere or stove top percolator. And if I drink too much it keeps me awake.And my idea of a treat if I've been busy or stressed is to take my book to a lovely cafe and treat myself to coffee and a nice slice of cake.I also like tea but again just a couple a day .There's nothing better than a mug of tea after some serious gardening.
Recently read Coffee now more popular than tea. I would rather have coffee but I do drink both. Always felt it was not right being offered Tea in the mornings.
No coffee for me although if it came in cake form I'd happily eat it. I went off it 36 years ago while pregnant. Never had it since. I drink decaf tea, no milk, quite strong.
I much prefer tea but if I have a coffee it’s always at home made how I like it … reasonably strong coffee with coffee mate and half a tspn of sugar and maybe a splash of milk … don’t think I’d get that combination in a cafe!
I am a coffee drinker. I would never dream of ordering tea in a cafë or restaurant. When I go out, I order cappucino. At home I make coffee in a filter pot, and only very rarely drink tea.
Then in Spain there is a "merienda" which begins approx 17.00 - 19.30 and I normally have an Earl Grey .. It is a pastry or light sandwich and tea or coffee hour.