Spiked Coffee Recipes Taste Better Than Beer

We love drinking coffee and it’s not because of any health benefits derived from coffee. No, that would be too simple. Regular, home brewed coffee tastes good to me and Grandpa, but nothing tastes better than when we create our own recipes for spiked coffee. Spiked coffee, in all of its goodness, tastes a lot better than beer ever could.

Grandpa enjoys his crown and coke on occasion too, and we’re not opposed to doing a little wine tasting from time to time either, but neither of us are big drinkers either way. Getting together with friends over the holidays usually includes trying a new brand of wine with dinner, or as an after dinner drink, but I don’t think I’ll ever become accustomed to being a wine drinker.

There’s nothing wrong with drinking wine, if that’s your thing, but I’m more of a mixed drink type person. Margarita’s with Mexican food is an all-time favorite, but offer me a cup of coffee with Baileys Irish Cream, Kahlua or whiskey in it and it’s all good from there on. I’ve seen some spiked coffee recipes online that recommend adding vodka to coffee, but that’s one I haven’t tried. Yet.
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Health Benefits of Coffee and Tea – Give up Coffee? Why?

Health Benefits of CoffeeDid you know there are health benefits of drinking coffee and tea? I drink coffee and tea nearly every day, amongst other things of course, but I’ve noticed there is a lot of discussion going on about coffee addiction and people feeling like they need to give up coffee altogether. Don’t drink coffee? Why?

Why should I give up coffee and tea just because there is caffeine in tea and coffee? I don’t believe I drink too much caffeine type drinks at all, and I don’t experience any of the caffeine withdrawal symptoms or side effects others have been talking about, so what is the problem with coffee?

Almost every morning, the first thing I do is start up the ol coffee maker and enjoy a nice hot cup of coffee or two, and it doesn’t matter one bit if the weather is hot or cold outside. I like hot coffee in the summer months just as much as I like my coffee in the cold winter months, and every cup of coffee I drink tastes good to the very last drop. I don’t need coffee – I want coffee because it tastes good to me.
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