Date: 7 May, 2024
Entry 8
A Dash of Cinnamon
To me, a good cup of coffee is made of medium-roast grounds, brown sugar, and milk.
Today I was adventurous, I added some cinnamon, turmeric, and vanilla extract. Cinnamon doesn't dissolve, due to it's hydrophobic nature, so I mixed it in with the grounds. When my coffee was done, it had a pleasant earthy, but warm scent. I added it to my cup with the vanilla and brown sugar, and filled the rest with milk. I noted that the color was slightly more orange today due to the turmeric.
I took a sip of my beautiful concoction, and folks, this is the worst coffee I think I have ever made.
The nature of some spices, especially cinnamon, gives them a tendency to overpower. This is something I had forgotten when adding the cinnamon to my coffee grounds. I can't taste anything else, besides the base coffee of course. I was worried about the vanilla overpowering the rest of the flavors, as it tends to do that, but this dash of cinnamon has made it almost impossible to taste anything else.
So here I am, typing this out, drinking this overpowering, bitter cinnamon drink, and reaping what I have sowed.