Originally Posted by RussellIan:
“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'.”
“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'.”
Nescafe is truly awful. Also, never seen coffee for anything like £5. I was £2.15 for a large Costa coffee with an extra shot of espresso just last week, so please don't make up facts just to drive your opinion through.
OP, there's no point in forcing yourself to like coffee, but these days in the UK we are luckily enough to be swamped with overly-pretentious, "trendy" places which actually serve decent coffee. I'm not a fan of the crap that comes with Starbucks, but it was great to see decent coffee coming to the UK. If you are going to get into coffee, do it with something decent. Ignore anything instant and ideally you want bean to cup. If it must be instant, then go for a decent one like Carte Noir.
On the high street, Starbucks and Costa are probably the most popular, but by no means the best. Try a few and see what you like.
To answer your main question though, you will quickly get used to the bitter flavour and come to enjoy it. Kinda like your first taste of 90% cocoa solids dark chocolate. If you just want the caffeine the Pro Plus is your friend.





Am having an internal fight with myself as to whether I ride a caffeine-less storm or just get off my arse and get some caffeinenated beans in.
I love coffee, but I have to restrict it as otherwise I just get off my face