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Anon is me irl, I tried alcohol once and it was disgusting. Same for coffee, I have no idea why people drink it unless they’re addicted to the caffeine.
Because when you get over/get used to the bitterness, theres a lot of flavor in coffee. You just need your senses to either acclimate to it, or you need to get older. As you age, you lose sensitivity in some taste receptors which makes formerly overpowering flavors less offensive.
Same thing for tea, and cheese, and most things kids hate but adults love. Thats why youre supposed to try things again every 5-10 years.
There is so much variation in both categories that trying "one" of each really isn't going to cut it. You don't have to try more but there's probably some you'd enjoy if you wanted to.
Eh people have been saying this to me for decades about coffee. But if you hate even coffee ice cream and the smell of coffee, you're probably not finding any you like. Which is OK. Not everyone has to like it.
There is hope. I was once as you described: Coffee ice cream tasted foul, and even tiramisu was too much for me. I would have an occasional sip of someone's coffee drink just to see if my tastes had changed and I always hated it. Then one day, my boyfriend made coffee using a French press, instead of the drip that he normally made. I tried a sip and it as if a switch had flipped. No cream, no sugar, just a really damn good cup of coffee. Now making (and drinking) coffee and espresso are among my favorite daily routines.
I actually like the taste of black coffee. At one time I also had decaf coffee so that I could drink it in the evening!
I do this now. coffee is a great after dinner drink.
Couldn't be the it's just you who doesn't like the taste, right?
I looooove the taste of nice coffee. Pourover and especially cold brew. Black.
It makes my tummy angry though :c
That first cup of black coffee in the morning is my factory reset. Best way to start the day
I’m now fully cold brew, and I’ve been cheating on black coffee by putting a tiny bit of white chocolate syrup in it. Someone suggested monin brand and it’s delicious. I have to be careful though because it’s way too easy to put too much in. It’s like a chain coffee shop drink but instead of 300+cal it’s like 20.
Funnily enough I can't stand the taste of alcohol, but I love a well made coffee. Then again if you're American then I completely understand your position, American coffee is some of the worst coffee I've ever seen, it looks and tastes like dirty water. A good coffee is rich with flavor and has a nice consistency.
On alcohol, there are a lot of different tasting kinds with very different flavours
On coffee, that one actually requires you to keep drinking it until you get used to the bitterness. It has a lot of flavours in it, but you kind of need to hold your tongue for ransom until your brain goes, "Fuck it I refuse to register bitter anymore"
On both, a lot of it is genuine crap. ESPECIALLY in North America