Some people will just love any coffee they can get their hands on. Others prefer the coffee served at their local coffee shop, while others will only drink specialty coffee.
But what if you don’t like coffee?
Whether you want to get your taste buds used to the bold taste of coffee or try something new the next time your friends want to hang out at a fancy coffee shop, here are some of the best coffee for non-coffee drinkers.
1. Lattes and cappuccinos
Lattes are flavoured specialty coffee drinks that can help you get used to the taste of coffee if you are not a coffee drinker. They usually contain a lot of milk and sugar, so drinking a latte daily is not a great idea for your health.
But lattes are delicious. Think about a vanilla latte, a caramel latte, or that famous pumpkin spice latte that’s only available in the fall. Different latte flavours are seasonal, so you must try these specialty coffee beverages while your favourite coffee shop offers them.
As for cappuccinos, they are coffee drinks made from espresso, steamed milk, and a thick layer of dry foam. Try a cappuccino if drinking a milky and foamy coffee sounds good to you.
2. Iced lattes
Not everyone enjoys a hot coffee drink on a hot summer day. Instead of asking the barista for a latte, you might want to ask for an iced latte.
Your flavoured coffee drink will then be prepared with ice cubes mixed with the ingredients of the latte.
The result will be a delicious and refreshing beverage with a hint of coffee taste.
3. Mochas
Mochas are among the best types of coffee for non-coffee drinkers. They taste sweet chocolate since they are made from espresso, steamed milk, chocolate syrup, and whipped cream.
Mochas are generally made from Mocha coffee beans with a deep chocolatey flavour.
So, a mocha is a type of coffee that tastes like chocolate. But you can also get flavoured mochas, such as a seasonal peppermint mocha.
4. Caramel macchiato
If you love the taste of caramel a lot more than you love the taste of coffee, you could try a caramel macchiato, either hot or iced.
A caramel macchiato is a vanilla latte with a layer of espresso on top of the milk and delicious caramel syrup.
This coffee drink then has a very sweet, milky and candy-like flavour. It also looks beautiful, thanks to the caramel syrup.
5. French vanilla
A French vanilla coffee is one that you can easily prepare at home, as long as you have French vanilla beans.
These are simply medium or light roast coffee beans to which the taste of vanilla has been added artificially.
If you want to start enjoying coffee, you could prepare your French vanilla coffee at home whenever you like. Of course, you can add cream and sugar to it.
6. Cold brew coffee
A cold brew is a coffee that takes more than 12 hours to brew because of how it’s brewed and prepared. Cold brew coffee has less acidity and bitterness than regular coffee.
So, if you don’t like coffee because you think it tastes bitter, you need to try cold brew at least once.
Of course, nothing stops you from adding water, ice, milk, cream, or sugar to your cold brew coffee to give it an even milder taste.
7. Gold roast coffee
Gold roast coffee is a type of coffee that has a light roast. Since it is golden, a cup of gold roast coffee looks like a cup of tea.
Gold roast coffee has a smooth and mild taste with low acidity. However, it contains more caffeine than a cup of dark coffee, so it might be a good option if you need a quick energy boost.
8. Irish coffee
What about adding some alcohol to your coffee? An Irish coffee is a drink that pairs coffee with some Irish whisky.
It also contains sugar, and it’s topped with a thick layer of cream to give it a smooth yet rich taste.
9. Chai latte
Finally, if you don’t like the taste of coffee, you could try a chai latte.
This is not even a coffee, but it can look like one. A chai latte is made from black tea, steamed milk, and aromatic chai spices.
If you order one the next time you go to a coffee shop with your coffee-loving friends, they might think you ordered a mocha or a latte. Unless you tell them, they won’t have to know it’s black tea.