Nescafe Gold Blend

~ ~ As most of you know, the “mad cabbie” is an ex-alcohol addict, but despite managing to kick the booze over 22 years ago, there are unfortunately still some addictions in my life. Tobacco and caffeine. It’s my addiction to coffee that I’m going to talk about here, but not in any serious tone, as to be totally honest, it’s an addiction that I thoroughly enjoy, and which is hardly likely to destroy my life! ~ ~ My favourite coffee is a brand called “LavAzza”, (Italian expresso) which I make in my brilliant little Russell Hobbs Classic coffee maker. (see my ancient op, hint, hint!) But there are certain times ...

If someone else had taken my username before I joined, I might have chosen "The Coffee Lady" instead. But while I'm a chocolate gourmet, you'd probably have to call me a coffee addict. But being an addict doesn't mean that I'll drink just any coffee, and since I drink my coffee without sugar or milk, I want a coffee that tastes as good as it can. When it comes to instant coffee, I prefer Nescafé's Gold Blend (which is also known as Nescafé's Taster's Choice). This particular brand of Nescafé is a freeze-dried instant coffee, which means that the product is made from brewed coffee that has been quickly frozen and then had the water pressed out, so ...

Without question, I am the UK's No 1 Nescafe Gold Blend Fan. I started drinking Coffee when I was around 12, after discovering that black and sugarless it had no calories, needless to say, my tender taste-buds couldn't quite handle the experience and I used to pump it full of sugar and milk, then as I grew upwards and outwards, sweeteners. I religiously used to boil milk every evening, spoon in the coffee and away I went. During my teens I managed to lose around half my body weight, with coffee being my crutch as I downed cup after cup of strong Nescafe original with skimmed milk and sweeteners, until the day I travelled to Germany and my mum stopped ...