Sugar?

[afton Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close afton]

If you use sugar on your coffee, whats your favorite sugar?

[martybean Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close martybean]

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No sugar for me, I even try to encourage others who come to my home, to try coffee without sugar. So far Im losing this battle.

[askthecoffeeguy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close askthecoffeeguy]

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if the coffee needs sugar then it doesnt need me...

[Intellidepth Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Intellidepth]

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Not since Ive owned my wonderful VBM and Macap M4.

Prior to then: anything that would make bad coffee vaguely palatable. ;-)

I can answer on behalf of someone I know (who hasnt had a coffee at my place) who has raved over this: La Perruche Rough Cut Sugar Cubes grown in the Congo or Swaziland and packaged in France. I have to add, it was at a 5 star restaurant in Victorian wine country that I suspect had a good barista.

[Thundergod Sleep is overrated Find all posts View Profile Close Thundergod]

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Havent taken sugar since I got the Expobar and Macap.

Most people Ive made coffee for have reduce their intake by one spoon (in most cases that means they also dont take any).

A friend of mine the other day took one instead of his usual four.

[Dimal Mal Find all posts View Profile Close Dimal]

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Im with most of the guys and gals above, though sometimes I might opt for a little extra sweetness in a long black if I have misjudged and used too much water... Doesnt happen often though ,

Mal.

[PhilMac Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PhilMac]

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No sugar or milk, thanks to a shift-working career.

Cheers

[30x30 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 30x30]

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Incidentally, stopped having sugar since I started home roasting.

Occasionally drop a little in the cup if Im having coffee at/from a cafe... depends on the coffee.

[Martial_Monkey Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Martial_Monkey]

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When Im out and about in an unknown area and decide to brave the coffee I take a sniff and maybe a small sip to gauge the coffee. Unfortunately quite often I am forced to grab some sugar otherwise it would be undrinkable (particularly in shopping centres). Quite funny tho cause if friends see me heading for the sugar sachets they no it is bad coffee.. ;D

[cyrilgoldenrock Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cyrilgoldenrock]

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if the coffee needs sugar then it doesnt need me...

Love that. Wish id thought of it.
Like most others i dont use sugar, and like many others, friends who usually have sugar, say they dont need it with my coffee. The biggest compliment i could hope for.

[Rolley Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rolley]

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I dont need sugar, but...

I usually have 1 teaspoon of daaaaaaaaaarrrk brown sugar with my coffee.. Bundaberg used to make dark brown, but I havent seen it for sale for ages at my local shop; so Ive been buying the CSR one.. Dark brown is even richer than the normal brown sugar, with lovely lumpy bits of hardened molasses in it.. mmmmm (drooool)...

I enjoy the flavour and smell of dark brown sugar almost as much as the coffee.. refined sugar is so tasteless in comparison..

[julsajet Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close julsajet]

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Havent had sugar in my coffee since the dark ages when I actually resorted to using instant.

Although, Rolleys description of the dark brown sugar is making my mouth water.

[Guest Close mwatt]

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Yeah I havent put coffee in years either, and now only have one friend left who still resolutely stirs in his one teaspoon of sugar into every coffee I make him. :

In tea I have half a teaspoon of dark muscovado sugar. Mmm...

[cyrilgoldenrock Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cyrilgoldenrock]

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Dark brown is even richer than the normal brown sugar, with lovely lumpy bits of hardened molasses in it.. mmmmm (drooool)...

Making me want sugar now.

[Dennis Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dennis]

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I dont take sugar in coffee, but as a sweetener its hard to go past Panela (also known as Raspadura, Polvo, Piloncillo and a few other names)....granulated organic molasses that is the pure, retains all vitamins and minerals, and there is even evidence that its good for your teeth!

IMHO its the perfect sweetener.