The Coffee Expert: The Surprising Link Between Coffee & Your Mental Health! James Hoffmann 

If you enjoyed this episode could you do us a massive favour and HIT that like button on the video! Helps us a lot 🙏 share your favourite part of the convo below 👇🏾

Thanks for the invitation to have this conversation together! I enjoyed chatting and hope it'll encourage people to explore coffee a bit more and hopefully enjoy it more too.

"Ultimately anything in this world that interrupt your sleep, perhaps with the exception of kids, is probably to be avoided" I think I will add this up to my list of sentences to live up to.

When I was growing up in Ethiopia, my neighbor had a coffee tree. I used to pick the cherries and eat them. My neighbor made her coffee by picking the cherries, removing the beans, roasting them, grinding them and making the coffee all in an hour or so. That's as fresh as it comes.

I had no intention of sitting through an hour and twenty two minute video. But when it's James Hoffman, the time just flies by. Watched the whole thing, start to finish, and it was more enjoyable than a feature length film.

I'm a coffee professional who started the same year as James Hoffmann. He succinctly, precisely, concisely encapsulates the learning and passion of our industry. I wholly endorse him as our messenger to the world-at-large. Keep up the amazing work, James!

A huge thing about James is how well spoken he is. I just love listening to the man.

When i quit caffine my life changed for the better in many ways, including anxiety, which over time completely disappeared. I am a far better person without it. I also quit alcohol and that was key too.

As a decaf drinker working as a barista in a speciality shop thank you!! I feel so sad when decaf is made fun of or not focused on enough, I had to switch because of my anxiety disorder and other health problems and I wish more places put the same care into regular caffeinated coffee into decaf

On the discussion of coffee having more health benefits than negatives. I regularly approach coffee consumption with common saying “ too much of a good thing can be bad “. I used to drink coffee 2-4 cups of coffee everyday, and at some point I stoped feeling great after drinking. I stoped for at least a month before I drank again, and it felt great. Now I only limit to 1-2 cups per day and I dont drink past noon.

I know why coffee drinkers live longer. We always look so forward to that first cup of coffee in the morning we have a reason to live ( no matter what else is going on).

I just listened more than 1 hour of coffee talk and it feel like no time passed, passionate people got that magical abilities to be interresting no matter what the subjet is.

It's nice how much James smiles when he's asked a question, after such a busy life giving talks about coffee, living his life around his RU-vid channel and coffee related content, he's still so excited and happy when he get's an opportunity to talk about his passion, which is so heart warming.

What a delightful, charming guest is James Hoffman! I want to be his friend! I have smiled throughout this podcast. Throwing out my old stale, mediocre coffee and going back to what I like. Life is too short for mediocrity. I love you both and wish you well!

I’ve worked professionally as a barista and coffee roaster for 9 years and James Hoffman has taught me so much! Thanks for having him on! Also, long live decaf!

As a person who hails from Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, I am well aware of and deeply appreciate a good cup of coffee. Therefore, I am grateful that you have taken the time to clarify any misunderstandings and misconceptions surrounding this beloved beverage. Thank you for that.

I love that James doesn’t once promote his roasting company (Square Mile Coffee Roasters) or his coffee shop (Prufrock). He’s clearly very passionate about the speciality industry and wants to share that with the world.

My son-in-law has an organic coffee roasting business in his garage. His business is mostly online geared towards Veterans. He roasts the beans,mails them the same day, and the customer gets it within a day or two. There is nothing better than organic freshly roasted coffee. He has taught me all I know about making coffee properly. Lucky me!

Completely quit caffeine - I have so much energy and feel amazing. I feel clearer and can focus better.

I found James in the middle of the first lockdown and I'm glad I did. His videos on how to brew coffee properly changed my entire perception of the coffee industry but not only that, the enjoyment that comes from brewing coffee. Getting up 15 minutes earlier isn't a chore as I get to spend 15 minutes making delicious coffee in the morning, it's 15 minutes away from everything.

I worked in third wave coffee shop as a Barista for five years during my Uni days and found myself in love with decaf coffee. Many of my co-Baristas picked fun at it (and me by default) but honestly, especially in this day and age where roasters are taking decaf to new heights? Getting the taste of coffee without the caffeine, for me at least, is an incredibly enjoyable experience.

I stopped drinking all caffeine for about a year. I eased off it slowly, so didn't feel intense side effects when I quit. I did feel like my energy level was better, more stable throughout the day. There was no afternoon crash. I would very rarely drink a cup socially and would feel incredible afterward, much better than when it's drunk as a habit. I missed the ritual of coffee but could see how weird it was that everyone was so obsessed with the drink. I started again during a very difficult family situation during covid times, when walking to the neighborhood Starbucks became a daily ritual where I could relax. Now I drink a lot again and I do crash in the afternoons. But now I have a toddler and have no energy or willpower to quit. Still love the taste and ritual of it though.

I have been a coffee addict all my adult life. My first experience of espresso, was when I had a 6 week holiday in Italy as a teenager. I then started to learn how to make the best espresso for myself. I love listening to James. I always learn something!

It is heartwarming to watch James speak about coffee with such love and enthusiasm. As someone who's French and grinds and makes his coffee in a French press I couldn't resist but feel a little proud haha!

James Hoffman is such a delightful speaker and guest! He is interesting way beyond coffee. His comments about life, quality of life and sleep are gold!

I love that you mentioned his communication style. That’s one of the first things I noticed. And a great reminder for us all that articulation and communication is key for every aspect of our life. This is a lesson I will teach my children.

Giving up caffeine 10 years ago reduced my anxiety by 90%. About 3 years in someone accidentally gave me a full caff filtered coffee, half hour later i thought i was having some kind of episode or stroke. Thats all i needed, once i found out it was caffeine, to never go back to caffeine (apart from a Coke after mile 25 of ultra races when i need a boost )

I had been off coffee for 26 years and then my husband bought an espresso bar and I started drinking it. Similar to my experience with chocolate, i didnt like cheap chocolate but expensive or bean to bar chocolate was something I did enjoy. I really do like specialty coffees and we had some of our beans come from a local Coffee Lab where I went and created blends for our café. Now I drink coffee almost everyday. And I enjoy it immensely.

Been a follower of James for a long time now. A few years ago, after a video of his flagged concerns over my coffee consuption habbits, i through trial and error created rules tonhow i drink coffee. They're pretty simple: 1. No coffee until being awake for at least 2hrs 2. No coffee on an empty stomach 3. No coffee after 2:30 4. No big chain coffee 5. Max 3 cups a day I probability average two coffees a day, one in the morning and one post lunch. My sleep and health has felt so much better for it

Thank you both. Listening to this episode was an absolute delight!! James' speaking style is outstanding and so natural. I love how calm and passionate he is.

Communication skills are difficult to come by if all one does is text. It takes practice to build the confidence to become an effective communicator. And empathy with an audience is likely one of the most difficult skills to acquire, but I also feel some people are more intuitive in that regard. James is an EXCELLENT communicator and thinks carefully with almost every word he speaks - he is empathetic to diverse audiences and is measured when he has negative opinions on topics.

I was born and raised in East Java, Indonesia and my mom said I had my first coffee when I was 9 months old. I feel really lucky to live here because good quality coffee is affordable and we have wide range of options from each island, from Sumatra to Papua we have so much options and they all taste different. I know coffee was started by the Dutch occupation which is our dark history but now we cherish it so much and it helps to run the economy.

One simply must love James. His voice and way of speaking and talking about complexities in a more simplistic way is impressive, and his voice is basically ASMR. But it doesn't take away anything from that he is a great pedagogue and manage, in his ever so calm way, keep once focus and interest up. He's so engaged/passionate in what he's talking about. I've learned a lot from him when it comes to tricks and general knowledge around making good coffee at home. Very good interview/talk, taking in so many aspects around both coffee and life. Well done!

What a great interview. Here in Greece, we drink a lot of coffee, but coffee culture has changed drastically over time. From Greek/Turkish coffee, we went into Nescafe Frappe, a Greek "invention" of low quality cold coffee (similar to Americano), and then into Freddo Espresso, a cold edition of Espresso. But I always have in my mind, and the smell in my nose, of the fresh grinded coffee of the old grocery store in my village, and the taste of the Greek coffee being made by my grandmother in her antique gas stove, or better in burning charcoal or hot sand that a few traditional coffee shops were or are still making. Coffee is memories, if you allow yourself to find time and enjoy it...

Normally when people ask me subscribe I don’t.. 🤷🏽‍♂️.. but if I really think about it, I human being is asking me to do something that has zero negative affects on me and takes seconds.. and I do enjoy your show 🤷🏽‍♂️

James Hoffman on the Diary of the CEO! What have we done to deserve such amazing content! 😍

Had never heard of James Hoffmann before, and I was totally hooked to this! After listening to this, I am officially a fan! Such a pleasant personality as well.

I love listening to this man speak. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, @jameshoffman!

Hi, very enjoyable video. Thank you. My story is very simple. In my day, there was no Starbuck, and coffee shops were few and far between. I started drinking coffee when i was 11 years old. I started with espresso, I'm Italian. I had a coffee every night. When I started working, i would have 6+ cups a day. Ended my day with a coffee before bed. No problem sleeping. I worked very long hours, and unbenounced to me, my secretary started counting how many cups of coffee I had in a day. She counted 35 cups of regular coffee plus 2 pots of espresso, each held 6 cups of espresso coffee. I worked til 1 or 2 a.m. When I went to bed, I slept like a baby. This went on for about 5 years. Fast forward to today, im still enjoying coffee every day, not as much, 5-6 cups dayly, and I'm still ending my day with a coffee, even espresso, as late as 1 -2 a.m. with no problem sleeping. Im pushing 70 years young. Personally, I don't understand why people say they can't sleep if they have a coffee before going to bed. I really feel sorry for them. I guess I'm very lucky. I dont know if my italian background has anything to do with it. My father was the same. I remember giving him a cup of Macdonald's coffee the day before he passed away. He was 86. I think if he lived to be 100 he would still be having a coffee before going to bed. He used to say, "I CAN'T sleep without my espresso."

This was my favorite video you’ve done! The funny thing is that people are over simplifying caffeine consumption by immediately villainizing coffee. But no one talks about the real culprit which is caffeine supplements, ENERGY DRINKS, and soft drinks. Not just coffee. The problem isn’t the coffee. The problem is our reckless abuse of consumption. Combine this consumption with stress and poor mental health and you have where we are today. Coffee isn’t the issue. Our over consumption of caffeine is the problem.

I love James Hoffman. I think it wouldn't matter what he decided to dedicate himself to, he would bring the same authenticity, warmth and enthusiasm. The fact that I am coffee obsessed, and so is James, is serendipitous.

Listening is James without as many of the jumpcuts seen on his channel is refreshing. Thats not to say there isnt cuts in here but jumpcuts get annoying real fast and James is someone i could listen to talk about things for ages.

Greatly enjoyed James Hoffman's passionate chat on coffee, A rabbit hole that I got myself into. What a wonderful time it was, indeed, to listen to him. I grind my coffee in the morning and I drink it black. Glad to learn it's one of the better ways, flavor wise, to enjoy it. A nod to both guys.

I dropped my daily cup of coffee 2 months ago and the benefits have been amazing. I feel so much more calmer and get the best sleep ever.

Mad respect to both of you for discussing coffee (essentially the impact of caffeine) on on us. I am neurodivergent (autistic) & I do have chronic anxiety so it's been a concern to me. I drink a blend of decaf coffee & tea each morning with collagen in it because it doesn't make me shaky & won't trigger anxiety/panic. Coffee is acidic and can bother my stomach so I blend it with tea to make it less acidic to keep my stomach happy. I absolutely love what James said, "... despite the fact that decaf drinkers are the ones who are drinking it just for the taste. They are the purest coffee consumer, actually, because they just want the flavor. They don't even want the caffeine; just the flavor." Amen, sir. I love the flavor & warmth in the summer/coldness of frozen coffee or iced in the summer. 😋🥰

What an amazing interview. Great questions showing real interest and of course an amazing guest. I have followed James Hoffman here and glad I did. I don’t normally watch long interviews but I will watch more of DOAC. Thankyou both for a great hour or so.

I had to give up coffee altogether. Started giving me digestive issues and elevated my Anxiety drastically. Now I’m in love with green tea.

The urge to drink coffee when I quit went on much longer than the urge to smoke and drink alcohol when I quit those. Back on coffee now after about 18 months. Still off the smokes and booze 6 years later.

Fascinating, especially about the home set up. Thank you both. When I was younger, I used to work in the theatre, come home after midnight, have a strong espresso and jump into bed.I stopped drinking coffee gor four years. Now, if I have a coffee after 3pm, Im buzzing until 4 in the morning. Thank god for decaf ❤

The best coffee / espresso I have ever enjoyed is in Italy. You can NOT get a bad cup of coffee, variety, freshness, taste than in Italy, heck even in the highway, excellent coffee! The Italians really have a heads up on coffee for hundreds of years and still do!

I love coffee, I've been a barista for almost 3 years, my manager lets me be creative, and I'm always watching RU-vid videos and going on Pinterest to learn more, I even worked at Starbucks for 4 months to learn more. James Hoffman is one of my favorite baristas. I love his videos.

Growing up in Ireland in the 1980s, virtually no one drank coffee - everyone drank tea! Today, on the other hand, major coffee culture has developed across Ireland. We still drink tea too.

I gave up coffee and caffeinated tea for almost 4 months now. i have stopped taking sugar in unnecessary things and it has helped me dramatically. I havent gotten sick and i feel more awake and less tired. i did stop because i suffer with insomnia so i felt i needed to to get back into my daily routine.

32:00 interesting fact I learned at a perfume factory : you don't need coffee beans to reset your smell, you only need to smell something you are *familiar* with. So, actually, the best thing to do when you want to reset is... smell your own skin !

I think it's also really important to differentiate the sugar / corn syrup from caffeine. I feel a lot of people who experience a "buzz," from something like a Starbucks drink attribute the buzz to caffeine, when really most of the buzz in that case is from sugar.

Coffee is life to me. I grind it at home with a good grinder, I have an espresso machine and for me, making my coffee fresh every day is a ritual and a pleasure. I drink only two cups a day, sometimes but really not often 3 and never after 3 in the afternoon. Loved watching this. Thank you.

James Hoffman? Immediate watch, not skipping a second, and you've got a new sub.

As 1:1 interviews go, this has to be pretty close to the top of the charts in recent times. Am a keen follower of James' coffee exploits , but Steven does very well to get him to open up a bit. Kudos.

I grew up in a Mexican family that made a pot of coffee after dinner. We love to enjoy a cup of bean water with a sweet treat, sometimes even as late as 8pm. Now that I am older and more conscious about what I put into my body, I simply cannot continue the habit. I also noticed how caffeine effects my mind and body the week prior to menstruation. Women should really look into caffeine's effect on estrogen and progesterone levels.

Thanks for having this absolute legend on your channel! Such a great interview. Such an awesome human-being! Wish I could spend a day with James and visit all his favourite coffee spots (if he has any at all).

Being mindful of what one consumes is the best advice I’ve heard all day.🌿

I almost passed over this video when I saw the hour and a half length, but being a fan of James I decided to watch. It was well worth my time. Both informative and validating in my coffee experiance. Both of these men are very good communicators and this made the length of the video seem shorter than this short attention spand older gent bareable. Thank you both for an enjoyable hour and a half.

What a fantastic conversation between two intelligent and empathetic people. It is much more than coffee and business, it is about being human.

I really like listening to James talk, thank you

I was drinking two coffees a day for twenty years in the morning then one day I was having really elevated heart rates every time I had any coffee. So I tried tea instead. I still had rapid heart rate and the ER several times. The doctor said I likely have caffeine induced trachicardia (spel?) caused by a change in my liver enzymes no longer being able to process the caffeine molecule. He said it’s actually common as people age. He basically said I’m getting old. 😭 meanwhile my family members all drink coffee into old age. I haven’t had coffee for about a year. I was always sensitive to caffeine but it got worse as I aged. I never had a drink a coffee past 11am cus it would mess up my sleep if I drank it after.

I was a Butlins red Coat at 17 years old for a season, I learnt so much in that time on dealing with people on all levels of communications. A real on the job learning, that can not be taught any other way, that set me up for life!

Sleep is by far the most important to ones physical and mental health. I am 60 and had a very bad sleep problem for many years and it has taken like almost 20 years to get to a point where I can say I now have great sleep and the difference for me is night and day, I am in much better mood, I feel balance and feel that I can concentrate in going about my life than, having to fight sleep deprivation, in the form of focus, mood, energy and mental issues, such as anxiety, depression. I also feel that illnesses tend to happen more frequently and greater. You just can't beat the feeling of just feeling good and balanced and calm and sleep is a major part.

One of the nicest cast I’ve listen to in quite long time. Really engaging, inspiring and hugely informative esp being a nutritionist that likes coffee as a passion. Brilliant Thank you

My earliest memory of coffee happened during weekend drives in the California redwoods (I was just a kid). I always got car sick and barfed up in the empty Folgers coffee can. That smell of stale coffee always made me even more sick. Fast forward... I left home in 1976 at the age of 17, traveled on a freight train to Seattle where I found a furnished apartment next to the very first Starbucks at Pike Place Market (the one and only Starbucks). That area of Seattle was quite a slum back then and the cost of my apartment was just $50 a week. I never went inside Starbucks since I hated the smell of coffee! In 1977 I was hitchhiking across the USA when I caught a ride with a delivery driver in Montana. He brewed some coffee from freshly ground coffee beans, he offered me a cup. I instantly fell in love with coffee! There you have it, my life (in a nut shell) has never been the same since.

Former shift worker here. There is so much going on between coffee culture, sleep, and American work culture. I know in my case, part of my need for caffiene stems from a "self medicating" instead of using Ritalin for my ADHD (please see your doc before messing with this). But since I've been away from shift work for about 2 months now, I've seen my need for caffiene drop from about 600-800mg/day (RDA per FDA is do not exceed 400mg) to about 200mg. I was working a 12 hour rotating swing. If you aren't familiar with this, my schedule was 6am to 6pm for 2 days, off 2 days, then 6pm to 6am for 2 days, then 2 days off. Lather, rinse, repeat. So many people in my area work in factories that do this schedule or similar. In this system, coffee becomes no longer sufficient to keep the body moving. The way we work is so incredibly broken. The shift work creates circadian rythem disorders. In this system, you can't just fix one side of the triangle. You can address the caffiene, but then you can't work. You can't fix the sleep until you fix the job. And you can be so tired that you can't job hunt. I honestly don't know where I was going with this any more. But I don't think coffee drinking is "the problem". I think it's us not treating caffiene like the drug it is. I think I would liken it to tobacco, if you look at pipe tobacco or a cigar vs highly processed cigarette. It's still nicotine, but maybe it's the processing that makes it to where we overconsume. So an energy drink is a highly processed way to consume caffiene vs coffee which is a much less processed and you get other benefits of the plant. So I guess the big question is, how do we as a culture fix our dependence on highly processed types of caffiene?

Good interview. My anger issues have all but gone away since I quit drinking coffee. My waist line slimmed as well, changed nothing else in my diet, in fact been eating more since I quit. I was a 3 cups a day + drinker and drank it dark and heavy caffeinated, due to my 30+years drinking it daily, and sometimes at night too. I feel sooooo much better now, and no more cortisol issues.

It's me, I feel sleepy after coffee... I'm a late coffee lover too, bought an espresso machine in the lockdown era. Binge watching james hoffman and hames joffman. Now I drink everyday with my only 2 rules : Never drink in an empty stomach, and Never drink to get rid of "the thirst".

I so absolutely loved this entire journey... I have been in the coffee industry for about 7 years. Been so embedded in the culture around coffee for that time. Tried a little bit of everything - Home Roasting, filter coffee, espresso. I can honestly say that filter coffee making is the highlight of my morning. It allows me to slowly just process my day and produce that cup of delight that enables me to be productive and provides me with such tasty aromas and flavours. This is truly probably my two favourite content creators and hobbies have married each other in this moment - Getting better/improving my life and coffee. Thank you Steven for this! Thank you James for the fascinating videos through your channel. Would love to see more of this!

Speaking on personal experience concerning caffeine and anxiety/mental health, I have found a link for myself. I have anxiety related gut issues, and over time with experiencing increased levels of anxiety, I would continue to have increasingly bad gut problems after drinking coffee. I have cut out all caffeine and just drink decaf coffee now and I do not have any gut issues with the decaf. And it’s great to have the decaf option because I love making and drinking espresso coffee, so I get to keep the ritual, and taste.

In my home country, Colombia 🇨🇴, we drink “ cafe con leche” to accompany our dinners almost every evening since childhood.

There is no price too high for a delightful cup of coffee. I live, not by choice, across the street of an independent coffee house. They have about 12 coffees on their menu, but I do enjoy the heavier, darker, more aromatic coffee. Another great place is about 10 minutes from me which has a totally different approach to coffee brewing, French press no problem. What I was told, three months ago, was to completely stop drinking caffeinated coffee. Major headaches for over a week, but I got through it. What I most enjoyed is to see the passion in James's answers, how he talks about coffee is amazing.

This is so interesting! I’m a huge coffee lover but now have only one good mug in the morning, preferably from my favourite barista. I gave up coffee during my pregnancies. My first coffee each time back after about an 18month break, gave me the shakes and couldn’t sleep until 4am!

I guess there is a conspiracy behind pushing this coffee culture everywhere in the world. I live in Ukraine and people used to drink herbal teas and drinks made of boiled fruits (fresh or dry, like ‘kompot’ or ‘uzvar’). These drinks are not only tasty but very healthy. Now everyone drinks coffee and there are more coffee shops than ever before. It makes me sad for some reason. Seems like globalization will make every country the same and people will forget their traditions and culture, even foods and drinks.

Personally, as someone with anxiety - cutting it out resulted in my slowly sliding into the worst period of anxiety in my life. It was bad for months on end, went back to drinking coffee and within a week I was doing very well. I repeated this cycle 2x out of curiosity with the same results every time.

Such a joy to see someone speak who is so passionate about what he does ✨

LOVE JAMES! followed him on Facebook for a long time now😊 mesmerising voice could listen to him for days!

What a fun, knowledgeable and happy guy … World needs more baristas like him …

Why i’m only seeing this now!! i LOVE James, thank you for this wonderful conversation 🎉

And James, thank you Steven and James Hoffmann. I love my coffee, a bit more of a traditionalist as I do a Melita style filter drip. I want the freshest black coffee, very strong and creamy and I must be honest it’s difficult to keep coffee freshest while paying a fortune for itbut my daily go to at home coffee is Jose’s Colombian coffee, beans to go, I grind at home. Awesome sauce.

I did not start drinking coffee until my 60s, and it was accidental. My husband had to be at the doctor's office and while he was in the back, I would drink some coffee, just to have something to do while waiting. Long story short, 8 years later, I drink it everyday. Love it so much and am sad that I missed 60 years of my life without it. I guess better late than never. I have improved my coffee experience and I think it is time for a coffee grinder now.

Two intelligent, articulate, and passionate individuals having an amazing conversation. An exceptional and rewarding podcast.

I'm impressed with his analysis of research and stats. Ex. doubting causality when saying it might be that healhy people love coffee, and then going for the large sample of research and stats. Need more people like that in media. Big like.

This guy is awesome. I absolutely love his continued repetition that these studies show a CORRELATION between coffee and whatever but not that coffee CAUSES such and such. So important to understand.

As a long time coffee drinker who has recently found the benefits of decaf is so great to hear James Hoffman saying positive things about decaf. I really do hope there is a bit of a decaf revolution in the makes. I used to be a Barista too, death before decaf was a slogan I often said. I switched to decaf since I got diagnosed with ADHD because you have to be extra careful with caffeine on the drugs. I discovered that is was mostly for the taste I drank coffee anyway, and whilst I do still enjoy 1 caffeinated coffee a day, any others are decaf and purely for the enjoyment of flavour and comfort.

The coffee guy is just the nicest guy. He's just so pleasant!! ☕️ 😊

This post makes me want to get up and drink my morning coffee. It’s my husband’s treat to me!❤❤❤❤

Wow what a great interview. The coffee guy is so articulate and easy to listen to and the interviewer is fantastic. 10/10 and 2 gold stars (says the primary school teacher 😊)

Years ago, I started realizing that my morning cup of coffee was giving me insane anxiety. I started mixing decaf with my cup and now enjoy 2/3's decaf to 1/3 caffeinated. No more anxiety. If I crave the comfort of coffee in the afternoon, I strictly have only decaf. Once in awhile, if I'm offered full caffeinated in the afternoon - it will put me to sleep!

This video made me smile over and over. Two highly intelligent people discussing a subject I’m super interested in. Every question and answer was fascinating and kept me wired in the whole time! ☕️🧠

What a great subject, great guest. I toured a coffee farm in Guatemala a few years ago and I fell in love with the whole story of coffee. PS. It was almost impossible to get a good cup of coffee on the street as they exported most of it. The locals drank instant coffee.

As someone who is sensitive to caffeine, I do not drink coffee, and have had very bad reactions on those rare occasions I have tried it. I found this to be an interesting interview.

Yes on decaf!! I’m so sensitive to caffeine I can’t drink any coffee or black/green tea after 10am, so please make decaf more widely available!

Coffee is an essential in my life as music and humor for making life worth living. I can get through any life trial so long as I add music - humor and coffee - brilliant episode - Thank You 💫

I really like this, I ground some Nicaraguan beans and enjoyed a lovely cup of filter while I listened and it totally enhances the experience! James has opened my eyes to better coffee and the vast array of flavours...

I love that despite knowing as much as one human being could know about coffee, and himself preferring to drink it black, James is still not judgmental towards those who add things to theirs. So many people are precious about it, as if everyone must enjoy coffee the same way, and it was so nice hearing James supportive of everyone's differing tastes. I personally love adding cream, a tiny dash of CoffeeMate (enhances the texture of coffee for me in a pleasant way), and lots of honey. It ends up tasting like the coffee cream/caramel centre of filled chocolates. A little bonus is that because I add so many things, terrible coffee is still almost always drinkable, but excellent coffee is fantastic! I know I'm not getting the full flavour, but I'm not a fan of acidity, so that's perfectly okay with me!