Just slowly learn and adventure to drink many type of coffee. And different country taste.

I like to smell the coffee before drink. Some can produce strong smell. Some is so so. Machiine brew can give strong smell from the bubble burst. Siphon too can give strong smell.

I don't have machine and lazy to brew. For everyday drink, I burn the instant coffee by very hot water. That can give nice smell.

Sometime water do give bad taste to coffee in my opinion. Some water contain too strong chlorine ruin the coffee taste. Dont like the chlorine taste in the coffee.

Dont shoot me folks  tongue.gif  but my everyday coffee is Nescafe 3 in 1, the one in the red sachet, I have it at least once a day and normally take a whiff before i drink it as i find the aroma very refreshing...value for money plus a no brainer to make  thumbup.gif.

The red 1 is less coffee taste. And too sweet for me.

My weekday coffee is also instant coffee. But nescafe 3in1 is already pass for me. I already drink till the green 1. Now level up liau. Drink vietnamese nescafe. 

lol.. no need to shoot.. preference is personal choice marh. just enjoy what u like and enjoy.   
i tried both the green one and the red one.. dunno why gives me headache >__<...    ozak u like espresso?

I like expresso. But rarely drink. First it too small cup. Which give me too short time to enjoy. And I cannot drink too much as it too strong. Mostly, I take 2-3hr to slowly sipping coffee in a tumbler. Tumbler can keep the drink hot for long. I take 250-300ml coffee aday.

Nescafe have no more taste for me. Tak da rasa.

Lol ozak u got "caffenized" dy ... XP XP XP

The red 1 is less coffee taste. And too sweet for me.

My weekday coffee is also instant coffee. But nescafe 3in1 is already pass for me. I already drink till the green 1. Now level up liau. Drink vietnamese nescafe. 

cg: thanks for sharing! that's awesome lot that u've grabbed in one(?) session? jin yi/coffee ritual bunch are nice folks. i wish i have more time to visit them more frequently.
yes a machine like that is exp, i used to see them in harvey norman ( both the entry and high end levels), but as coffee culture getting more and more developed here, u'd have various importer bringing in different machines from different countries / manufacturer.
the million dollar question might be - as much as we enjoy, or would like to savor a good cup on the weekend, would we have the time on weekday to go through all the fussy nitty gritty of making a good cup (esp in view that we aint prof trained barista that everything, literally eveyrthing could go wrong while pulling a cup(of coffee) ourselves), which end up, we might run the risk of loathing the few k machine for not having good result (but in real fact, it was prob due to us not realizing mistakes somewhere along the way?!) )

having said that, i think the "hot water tap" u are refering to, is that really the function of dispensing hot water, or was it the wand on the right hand side? if it is the wand, then that is actually the frothing wand that help u to froth ur milk ( to have those "bubbled milk"/ "air-ed milk", or milk foam). other than that, if u are refering to the function of dispensing hot water, i suppose when u are making coffee from the machine, u dont want the hassle of running over to the tap get water, boil water, and end up adding in some water which the temperature is no inline with what u have already extracted to ur cup....

My weekend, weekday, in fact everyday coffee is still instant  , its still the easiest to make. I tried Vietnamese coffee, nice but a little strong for my taste, I will drink espresso once in awhile but frankly its also a little strong for my liking. I do get Vietnamese coffee once in awhile from friends who go there, even Vietnamese Nescafe, so Ill drink whatevers been offered. 

be creative, (i shouldnt be encouraging but, what the hell lol), try using the whisk, a pot to heat it up, chocolate sauce and a toothpick.  it's ur coffee marh, after all. be flexible.. lol  

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Added on January 5, 2013, 3:10 pm
wakaka.. if he likes it and coffee makes him/her happy, ok wor       

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Added on January 5, 2013, 3:12 pm
hey elgato, mind sharing how u normally have it/make it?
u brew / extract from the bean or some cafe serving it?

my morning coffee will be freshly grind bean and brewed in French Press. If malas, will grind for a week stock.

my fav cafe currently artisan coffee at ttdi.
coz the barista know what i drink. awsome!

Thats sounds easy and hassle free 
Ya , thats a nice place for great coffee..a little crammed tho, is the barista a english or some other mat salleh btw?

@cablesguy , yes, real flame

I've been so busy that I don't drink as much coffee and I find my beans getting stale because I can't finish them.

How long does it take for you guys to finish your coffee beans? I wonder how long they can be kept for the usual brands.

I might actually have to grind my beans the night before (please don't crucify me coffee lords lol) because I need to leave home early in the morning.

I've been so busy that I don't drink as much coffee and I find my beans getting stale because I can't finish them.

How long does it take for you guys to finish your coffee beans? I wonder how long they can be kept for the usual brands.

I might actually have to grind my beans the night before (please don't crucify me coffee lords lol) because I need to leave home early in the morning.