I guess a bit of advice but not worthy of the advice thread,lol, also a question though!

When did you first start to enjoy coffee? I never liked when younger but always told it was a taste I would like when older. Anyway on the odd times I have tried it I still don't like it. I wondered if I could train myself to like it? I know it sounds odd but i can't drink energy drinks because the make me feel ill and tea doesn't do it for me energy wise. I need a massive surge of energy over the next couple of days and considering coffee - does it make you feel much different to normal? Aid concentration etc?

It doesn't do any of that energy stuff for me - I just like the taste.

Coffee used to make me physically sick if i ever drank it, but about 5/6 years ago i decided to try some proper stuff from a local coffee shop and from that moment onwards i was addicted, out of the instants Carte Nior absolut is best with Egberts Pure gold a little far behind, as for proper coffee i like most, but i tried a cup of that coffee thats pooed out by monkeys and thats awesome, too pricey to buy though, asdas extra special moutain is nicest "cheaper" brand i have found

Although it will never suceed tea as my favourite drink

Buy some berocca instead?

I used to like it. Now less so. I find it gives me a headache.

I love tea though. I drink about 10 cups a day.

Worthy of the "food and drink" forum tho.

When I was younger I despised coffee, I had spit out even a sip and it left a horrible taste in my mouth. I was still under this impression until not so long ago when I bought tea from a vending machine and had drunk about 1/5th of it before I realised it had actually given me coffee, I just thought it was strong tea. So, overtime my tolerance for it has apparently increased.

I suppose you could train yourself to like it.. you can do that with pretty much anything.

I've always liked the taste of coffee. I don't drink much of it though, I try to limit my caffeine intake to very little. Coffee doesn't wake you up and give you energy.. it just removes the caffeine withdrawal symptoms you were experiencing...

Didn't like it when I was younger, like it now though. Perks me up for about 15 minutes if that.

I think its the same with Beer. I hated the stuff, even a mouthful made me want to gip. That became rather embarassing when I hit 18 / 19, and was starting to go out with the lads. They'd get a round in.. and i'd be like "eeerr.. sorry could i get a smirnoff ice?" or i'd have a few ciders. But beer!! arghhh it was foul.

Once I hit about 25, I started getting better with it, wasnt so keen on it, but would perhaps manage a pint. Then as time progressed I actually started to like the stuff.

Now I love a good pint or 7 of beer!

I really have no idea why this is!

I trained myself to like it, start weak though, mocha was my first choice, half hot chocolate, half coffee, and slowly progress. I love Coffee now, only started about 5 months ago, it's very nice.

I've had coffee a few times (mainly when trying to overcome a hangover ). But I cannot for the life of me understand this 'culture' that's commercially burgeoned around it in the last 10 years or so.

And the price! Over two squids for a cup on the high street. FFS, I know how much it costs. I make it often.

When I was a child/young teenager there was this shop that sold coffee beans and I would hate walking past it and would hold my breath as I couldn't stand the smell. I hated the taste of coffee and would only drink tea. As I grew up I started liking the taste more and more, for the next 15 years I would drink tea normally but often have a craving for coffee. At work I would only drink coffee.

Now when I'm out in the town I wuill goto a coffee shop and buy a proper coffee (made from actual beans) Today I actually brought myself a coffee maker so I can do away with the instant stuff, the real stuff is so much nicer.

I remembe when I was in my last year of school I was always in the coffee shop, my drink of choice was always cappuchino or espresso.

I love the taste of coffee, unfortunately my body says otherwise.

I started drinking it a couple of years ago and found I liked it. I do also tend to find I'm more alert after drinking it.

But one cup/mug goes through me quicker than a couple of pints.

Coffee to me is Nescafe! Nescafe! The better way to start your day! Isn't it time that you woke up to a richer, smoother tasting cup!...

...not idi-bots paying shy of £5 for a cup of mass-produced tar mainly consisting of sugar and fat, in a place that couldn't be any more self-referentially mocking of them with a name such as 'Costa'.

True dat

Two words.....Pro plus

I don't like coffee but when I was in Sweden and there was no tea available I started drinking mild coffee and I quite liked it. I Never kept it up though once I came back and could get a nice cup of tea again.

Nescafe tastes like dirt.

We have a Cuisinart DGB-600BC. It has a built in grinder.. so fresh ground coffee every time.

I love coffee. Used to spend £10 a day on it!

Only one a day - and at the moment it's that instant muck as me coffeemaker died horribly. I need caffeine to function but generally get by with the caffeine that's in tea. I drink tea constantly. I'd set up a drip with it in, if I could. I don't function til I've had several teas and 1 coffee in the morning.

I love coffee, that's why you will never see me in Starbucks.

I can't remember when I first started drinking coffee, I know I was still at school as we used to have a jug of what they called coffee on the table at lunch time.

As I got older I started to drink more of it, went off tea, not because of the taste, but because it made me feel sick.

Now Coffee is all I drink, I start the morning with a espresso. I try not to drink instant coffee, if I do then it is either Dowe Egbert or Sainsburys own gold.

Coffee in costa is ok, I mainly drink black coffee and Costa is nice black, Nero is better, much stronger. I don't like Starbucks,

the best coffee if I am out in town and want a cup is a local street cafe, very nice coffee. but I do prefer to make my own.