I love gourmet flavored coffee. Actually, I love anything coffee. I love coffee candy, coffee gifts, coffee mugs, coffee paraphernalia, you name it, I love it. Whew, I’m glad I got that out of the way.

If you love coffee, gourmet is the way to go. There are so many flavors to choose, I can go on and on an on. Let’s talk gourmet flavors.

OK, if you thought that there would be a shortage of flavors, you would be wrong. One of my favorite online stores has the following flavors: almond, amaretto, butter cream, butter rum, butter scotch cream, cherry bomb, cherry cobbler, chocolate almond, chocolate cherry, chocolate, chocolate Irish cream, chocolate marshmallow, chocolate mint, chocolate raspberry, cinnamon hazelnut, orange, pumpkin spice, vanilla almond, vanilla nut, and on and on.

A good gourmet flavored coffee starts with a solid base like Colombian Supremo, carefully selected and then pure flavorings are added without sugars or any other chemical additives.

The result is an extremely flavorful coffee experience. Flavored coffees can be addictive and there are so many to choose from. Personally, I go from loving added flavors to just savoring the coffee without any added flavorings.

Any type of coffee you choose will taste better if you take the time to prepare it correctly. Always keep your coffee press, coffee maker, etc. as clean as you can. Residues left from coffees, especially flavored ones can make the next batch taste a little off.

I always clean everything every time I make coffee immediately after making the coffee. This may seem a little obsessive, but when I go somewhere and see a brown glass carafe, I know I shouldn’t be drinking coffee there, especially if it’s gourmet flavored coffee.

Water is important too, so always use cold, filtered water so that your water does not add any of its own flavor to the final product. I also recommend that you buy your coffee in bean form rather than already ground. It will last longer and the flavor will remain more consistent.

Measure out just the right amount of coffee and grind only what you need. Freshly roasted, freshly ground coffee is simply out of this world.

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