Do you put sugar in your coffee/tea?

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Sugar?

  • No (both coffee & tea)

  • Yes in coffee, no in tea

  • No in coffee, yes in tea

  • Yes to both


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Pohemi

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Hot coffee, maybe half a teaspoon of sugar and a splash of half&half or heavy cream for the richness. I do drink it black too though, it just depends on my mood that morning. I only drink one or two cups a day, made either in a press or pour-over.

Iced coffee, same creamer and maybe a full teaspoon of sugar (I like it a bit sweeter)

Tea, if I sweeten it at all, gets honey, maybe a teaspoon if that. Chai (black or green teas) gets a lil more honey and a dollop of cream.

$60/lb Hawaiian kona coffee FTW!
The only beans I've had that were higher-priced than this were Jamaican Blue Mountain, and relatively speaking it was worth it in my opinion. Probably the best coffee I ever tasted (and I drank it black FWIW).
 
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Nope, have never liked the taste of sugar in tea or coffee. Not that I don't like sweet things in general, just not tea or coffee.
 

Ajay

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Half and half plus 3 stevia for a large cup (12 oz+). But with a good cappuccino, I don’t need anything more than the steamed milk. We learned this when we were in Italy. We are waiting for a good Black Friday deal to buy an expresso machine.
 

dlerious

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Coffee black and strong. Usually get double espresso at shop. Tea, no sugar, but I like to add honey to sun tea.
 

dullard

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I didn't start coffee until I was wise enough to know not to dump a bunch of crap into it.

Obligatory black coffee reference:
 
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I'll drink sweet pre-made tea from a cafeteria near my room once a week on my off day (they keep it hot under low flame in a big pot all day long). Tastes way better than anything I'm able to make myself in the office kitchen with teabags. But rest of the week, I will mostly drink unsweetened black tea. Might spice it up with maybe less than half teaspoon of sugar if I'm feeling the need for some sweetness after dinner.
 

nakedfrog

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No sugar. I mostly just drink espresso in the morning these days.
The only beans I've had that were higher-priced than this were Jamaican Blue Mountain, and relatively speaking it was worth it in my opinion. Probably the best coffee I ever tasted (and I drank it black FWIW).
It is delicious, my friend had a honeymoon in Jamaica and brought some back for me, and I bought another pound once. Very good, but not something I'm likely to buy myself again, but would happily receive as a gift.
 
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Greenman

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Half & half plus the legal limit of sugar in coffee, a little less of both in tea. Used non fat half & half till I read the label.
 

Pohemi

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Well if some many people weren't wrong there'd be less to judge
I'm certainly not claiming that people can't be wrong about many things, but the subjective like or dislike of the flavor of things to ingest seems a funny thing to judge or belittle someone over. Just my two cents.
 

Oyeve

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My morning coffee cup is like 30oz, a tsp of sugar and half N half. For tea, if it's green tea no sugar or milk, if it's ghetto tea like liptons or tently then a tsp of sugar and a drop of milk to cool it down.
 

brianmanahan

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My morning coffee cup is like 30oz, a tsp of sugar and half N half. For tea, if it's green tea no sugar or milk, if it's ghetto tea like liptons or tently then a tsp of sugar and a drop of milk to cool it down.

dang, that's some crazy caffeine levels
 

Shmee

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I'm from the south, we are serious about our "sweet tea"!
One of my buddies who lives in Greenville, SC says the secret ingredient he uses in brewing his sweet tea is baking soda. Adds a unique flavor and can help ease any stomach discomfort.
 
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