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This are 10 recipes combining coffee and some liquors. Enjoy them!

Amaretto Coffee

1 1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
8 oz coffee
1/2 – 1 oz whipped cream

Very tasty! Put a shot of amaretto into a coffee mug and fill it up with coffee. A little whipped cream on top is the perfect garnish!

Bailey’s Cup of Coffee

1 part Bailey’s® Irish cream
1 part black coffee

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There is good coffee and absolutely abysmal coffee. Both may start with the same elements, but one cup can taste completely different to another. Freshness is the key to great tasting coffee. Here is the play by play smackdown of how to create a fantastic tasting cup of coffee.

1. Use good beans. Go to a local coffee roaster and buy only enough coffee beans to last you a week. Buying fresh beans is one key to good taste. When you buy beans make sure the beans are all relatively the same size and same color for even grinding and flavor. If you buy beans from the supermarket at minimum, check to see if the beans are Arabica.
2. Use filtered water. Even if your coffee maker has a charcoal filter it is best to start off with filtered water to ensure there are no impurities like chlorine or minerals to alter the real taste. Use cold water.

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Have you always wanted to know what the term ‘acidity’ in coffee means, or, are you baffled when somebody describes a coffee as being "rich, medium-bodied, very smooth with moderate acidity, and a slightly smoky flavour"? Well, this is the post for you. It is time for you to learn the Language of Coffee!

Drop these terms at your next dinner party or social outing! They are guaranteed to impress.

Flavour is the most important term, encompassing aroma, acidity and body. It is used to describe the overall impression you get when you take that first sip. The term is also used to individualise characteristics such as ‘chocolaty’, ‘caramel’, ’smoky’, or ’spicy’. Some coffees have a very distinctive flavour, as in a chocolaty Ethiopian, or a nutty, caramely Nicaraguan. Sumatran has a rich, spicy flavour. Mellow coffees, such as Brazil have little acidity and smooth, well-rounded body.

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