Taste Buds and Coffee(the drink)

[tarheeldan]

"hate to think how bad Starbucks is gonna taste" amen. Charbucks is just not the same when you don't smoke and can tell the difference. For a cheap and tasty alternative, I'm grinding my own Eight O' Clock French Vanilla with filtered water. Not too shabby.

 

[SingingWolf]

Charbucks is just not the same when you don't smoke and can tell the difference.

Yeah, but they still have the green tea frap, so I'll be happy on my one outing there a week.

Of course, the friend who insists we go has also started vaping...and we may stop going once she tastes the difference. heh (But we'd miss our favorite barrista so we'd still have to go - just not for coffee. )

 

[316lvm]

And I thought it was just me
Was a heavy smoker and coffee drinker. Been smoke free for about 3 months now and I'm lucky if I can drink 2 cups of coffee in a day. The taste just isn't there.

What I have been drinking a lot of is tea. Which is kind of funny because 2 of my favorite juices are Green tea and Black tea. Go figure!

 

[Clem68W]

Buying better coffee might help, mebbe. I find that sugar makes coffee taste horrible for me. Maybe try it without the sugar, with a little creamer, less creamer, or maybe you really hate coffee and never knew it when you were smoking. There's lots of caffeine alternatives out there, as well. Nevermind, I'm not being helpful.

 

[tarheeldan]

"Nevermind, I'm not being helpful" Sure you were, Clem. It's a whole new world being able to taste stuff (yeah, I'm in that whole afterglow of no longer smoking and getting senses back). I think a little adjustment to seeing things clearly is better than walking around with hazy eyes. In other words, a coworker passing gas or your classmate who never showers may smell worse now but that's better than continuing with analogs.

 

[Tuesday]

I have a freind that quit smoking cold turkey about 4 years ago. She wanted to know if with the e-cigs I had stopped drinking alot of coffee because that is what happened to her when she quit flat out Without the e-cig. I think it has something to do with quitting analog cigs.

 

[NCC]

Well, for the couple dozen opinions expressed in this thread it is clear to me that I'm in the minority. Curious though, that different folks have such very different results. I'm still loving my coffee!

 

[crashtestjeep]

not a big coffee drinker but damn does beer taste SOOOO much better....not like it needed to but wow the beer tastes GREAT now!!!!!!

 

[crashtestjeep]

And I thought it was just me
Was a heavy smoker and coffee drinker. Been smoke free for about 3 months now and I'm lucky if I can drink 2 cups of coffee in a day. The taste just isn't there.

What I have been drinking a lot of is tea. Which is kind of funny because 2 of my favorite juices are Green tea and Black tea. Go figure!

totally w you on the tea thing, I noticed craving hot tea 99% MORE than before....my coffee pot is now constantly brewing water for my loose teas now...I dont feel the need for much sweetnier either-a dash of honey of sprinkle is sugar if any at all..I also very much enjoy the black and green tea liquids

 

[Lab]

you might want to try bottled water for making their coffee with too.. It can only be as good as the water you make it with.. chlorine taste from tap water will ruin the taste of coffee..

if you coffee is too acidic tasting blend in some Columbia beans, or Kona they are lower acid than the Arabic or blend them together if you like the taste of the Arabic

if it tastes burnt it is because the beans where over roasted stop getting dark roasts and look for lighter colored beans.

 

[DerekPGH]

Haven't had this problem, still in love with coffee. Still tastes great, each and every cup

 

[Cicatrize]

After 6 months, I've noticed no difference in coffee taste. Weird thing to happen!

 

[SingingWolf]

Well, for the couple dozen opinions expressed in this thread it is clear to me that I'm in the minority. Curious though, that different folks have such very different results. I'm still loving my coffee!

Oh, I still love my coffee too... but it has to be good coffee.

And Duncan Donuts no longer fits in that category for me

 

[Lab]

i never liked duncan's coffee. to acidic

 

[gasp]

i'm totally addicted to kona coffee...even the stuff that's just part kona. guess that's what i get for living in hawaii for 4 and a half years where that's about all they sell in the shops. oops.

 

[SingingWolf]

i never liked duncan's coffee. to acidic

But with extra cream and sugar it used to be heavenly.

 

[Cari]

I've been off analogs for two weeks today, and for the first time today I noticed that my coffee tasted AWFUL. I think my mouth is waking up?

 

[SingingWolf]

Too scared to try the stuff in the cafeteria at work... I pretty much thought it was swill when I was smoking a pack+ a day...