1001 ways to caffeinate

ruzuzu commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Is kopi luwak the name of the bean? (Can it be called "kopi luwak" before it's been... erm... processed?)

January 24, 2013

ry commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

hmm good point, I don't know. Basically what I want here is names of specific drinks and possibly methods/accoutrements of brewing. So unless someone starts feeding civets coffee grounds and then getting them to drink a lot of water...

January 24, 2013

ry commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

alexz! Thanks for your additions. Mountain Dew, Pepsi and Coke all have caffeine, but soda, pop and soda pop are words describing any soft drink regardless of caffeinatedness, so maybe those shouldn't go here.

January 24, 2013

bilby commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Kopi luwak refers to the end product, or rather the product of the end, i.e. after civetisation. Before that it's just kopi. At least at home on the range in Indonesia that's the case.

January 24, 2013

alexz commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

I found when making a big list, if you look up a generic word such as 'tea' or 'snow' , and then hit the 'reverse dictionary' link, it will result in a bunch of words you didn't expect to get.

You'll find your word search take some branches you didn't expect to get, such as scientific uses, solids instead of liquid, etc.

Are you looking for specific common words? Are you excluding archaic words?

how about Chocolate Coated Coffee Beans?

kola nut

goora nut

January 24, 2013

ruzuzu commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

So what's kopi jawa? (Does it involve those little cloaked creatures from Star Wars?)

January 24, 2013

ry commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Oh I see, clever boots. Specific preparations, yes. Avoiding straight synonyms for coffee. I was thinking about chocolate coated espresso beans, yeah, anything you find like that seems cool.

So monsignor bilby, my question is can you say "I'm drinking kopi luwak (god help me)?" or must you say "I'm drinking coffee made from kopi luwak (when will this nightmare be over)."

January 24, 2013

bilby commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Javanese coffee. In that sense Java is just a location tag and has no other meaning attached to it. The favoured coffees of Indonesia are generally considered to be kopi Lampung (a province at the southern tip of Sumatra), kopi Jawa, kopi Bali (less so these days, not much coffee growing going on any more) and kopi Toraja (the highland region within the province of South Sulawesi). I could add kopi Timor, noting that half of Timor is now an independent country and arguably the best coffee appears to come from said East Timor and not Indonesian West Timor.

January 24, 2013

bilby commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

As an aside, I can note that Indonesians often tell me that inferior coffees have corn mixed in when being ground. The filler brings the price down and makes this kind of coffee affordable for the country's poor people. Most of the quality coffee on the other hand is sold off for hard currency.

Although I've drunk the corn mix coffee (in Jakarta), I can't remember a specific name for it. Perhaps we can call it kopi Nebraska?

January 24, 2013

ruzuzu commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Precious few civets in nebraksa, I'm afraid.

January 24, 2013

bilby commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Yes you can say you're drinking kopi luwak. Although in an Indonesian sense that would mean you're having coffee in the standard way, i.e. a tablespoon of grounds in a tall glass, 2 tablespoons of sugar and boiling water to fill the glass. And a little tin lid to keep it warm, the topi gelas (glass hat).

Dear ruzuzu I'm sure you and the Catnik crowd can improvise a little.

January 24, 2013

ry commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

I added kopi luwak but it's unclear whether kopi jawa is not also a style of preparation (in addition to generically referring to Javanese coffee).

January 25, 2013

bilby commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

In Indonesia it's not a term used to refer to preparation. I haven't heard it used elsewhere. I guess it's possible some hip coffee bar is offering kopi jawa which is ??whatever?? Indonesian coffee served 'Javanese style' thick and sweet.

On another note, is there a generic name for coffee liqueurs or only brand names like Borghetti?

January 25, 2013

ry commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

See comment on kopi jawa. I saw it on Wikipedia so it must be true!!

In my poking around today, several times I saw the phrase coffee liqueur used as though it is the regular descriptor for that class of drinks, so...I'm not sure. caffè Borghetti is a thing.

January 25, 2013

ruzuzu commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Hey goodkitten, bilbyzcat, and cats: would you like to join me for coffee sometime? I have a little business proposal for you.

January 25, 2013

ruzuzu commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Wait. So, bilby, is it possible to have a kopi topi?

January 25, 2013

bilby commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

You could have a topi gelas for your gelas kopi (coffee glass), hence the unwieldy though legitimate noun stack topi gelas gelas kopi, a coffee glass lid. A kopi topi could be, uhh, coffee served in a hat. Or maybe that tasted like hats. Or, paragonning Mister Civet, coffee excreted by hats.

January 25, 2013

bilby commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

And why isn't ry up all night after 150+ doses of coffee?

January 25, 2013

bilbyzcat commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Meow.

January 25, 2013

ruzuzu commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

For more teas, you might like actung's the-way-of-tea list.

January 25, 2013

alexz commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

some more reference material

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coffee_beverages

January 25, 2013

alexz commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Turkish Coffee http://goo.gl/WTrsQ

(google search has 2 excerpts)

January 26, 2013

ruzuzu commented on the list 1001-ways-to-caffeinate

Uh, kuiperscat is invited too, of course.

January 28, 2013