With over 146 billion cups drank each year, it comes as no surprise that the United States is the leading consumer of coffee in the entire world. For many Americans, coffee is a way of life, a staple in their daily routine that we just cannot seem to live without.

2. It comes as no surprise that Americans are obsessed with coffee.
For many of us, it’s become the first step of our morning routine that we simply can’t
function without.

3. In fact, recent studies have shown that 31% of coffee drinkers make
coffee the most important part of their mornings, brewing their
morning cup almost immediately after waking up. Overall, 65% of the
coffee consumed occurs during normal breakfast hours.

4. Coffee drinkers aren’t shy about their obsessions either. 55% of coffee
drinkers would rather gain 10 pounds than give up coffee for life, and 52%
of coffee drinkers would rather go without a morning shower than without
their morning cup of coffee.

5. The United States is the leading consumer of coffee in the world
coming in at 146 billion cups of coffee per year, with Seattle leading
the way with over 10 times more coffee stores per 100,000 residents
than the United States has overall.

6. Coffeehouses have been cemented in our nation’s history for ages.
Both the American Revolution and the French Revolution it later
inspired had some of its earliest origins amongst the conversations
that took place within coffee shops.

7. One of the most interesting things about coffee is its wide variety of
styles and methods of preparing it. People from all over the globe
have their own distinct preferences for their coffee. Moroccans drink
their coffee with peppercorns, Mexicans mix in a bit of cinnamon and
most Belgians add some chocolate to their cups.

8. In America, coffee drinkers add their own mix of creamer, sugars and
other flavorings to taste. 28% of coffee drinkers take their coffee black,
forgoing adding any substances to their coffee.

9. One of the most ritual rites of passage in coffee drinking is understanding
the proper cupping technique. Any serious coffee drinker knows the
proper method for assessing how a particular batch of beans is roasted,
brewed and tasted.

10. Cupping is not a routine to be taken lightly. The cupping process
includes carefully weighing and grinding the beans to proper size,
shaking the dry grounds to release the aromas and assessing the smell,
and finally tasting, spraying the coffee all around their mouths before
swallowing to carefully note each and every flavor.

11. Regardless of how you take your coffee, there is
nothing better than enjoying the comforting
taste of a freshly brewed cup of coffee.

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