Before Dark Comes
Watching the light be accompanied by darkness, not yet completely dark, it was a beautiful, calming sight.
What's more amazing than the aroma of coffee with a bitter taste that many people like? It was a view of the sky before dark. At least, that's my version of the amazing thing. That's why I love golden hours, especially when the sun sets before it gets completely dark.
(Iced Americano with brown sugar foam)
Before darkness comes, that's the best time I like for a coffee shop to enjoy a good cup of coffee. Also, the effects of caffeine can have a positive influence on my work in the creative field.
I feel quite happy discussing the topic of The Coffee Shop Prompt (TCSP) this week. About my favorite time to visit a coffee shop. Now, I'm more likely to have a different time than I was a few months ago.
WHY IS IT TIME BEFORE DARK?
Apart from the more beautiful view before dark, there is another main reason I like visiting a coffee shop at that time. I am about to avoid negatives for the quality of my sleep.
Currently, my husband and I are focused on improving sleep quality for a better lifestyle. Honestly, even before I got married, I had poor sleep quality. I tend to often travel to write my book. From the messy quality of my sleep, I started to feel negative effects on my life, the biggest being mood swings, and that really disrupted my daily productivity.
I admit, I used to drink coffee at night after dinner. So, that's very bad for me. Now, instead of avoiding and hating coffee altogether, I can control myself better.
If I really want coffee, I will drink coffee before dark comes. The bonus is, that I can see the beauty when the sunset comes.
From the side of the glass, I can see the situation outside. Gradually it will get dark. It was a beautiful sight. It's as if the sun has gone and left something beautiful to remember.
NOTHING IS COMPLETELY BITTER
Sitting in the corner of the window, I enjoyed the atmosphere with the menus that looked bitter. But, I think those things are not completely bitter. It's better to get used to the bitter taste, so that the sweet taste will look special compared to being used to sweet so that the sweet taste is no longer special.
I ordered an espresso brownie with americano with brown sugar foam. Both feel like good choices for me who is now used to less sugar things.
Indeed, life is about habits. What we want, we have to start from small things and then get used to doing it consistently. Grateful, I'm used to the bitter taste. In fact, when I taste food or drinks that are too sweet, those things actually taste strange on my tongue.
Espresso by Starbucks in my city seems to have a dominant bitter taste but also has a slightly sweet taste. Like a splash that diverts the bitter taste. It's just that the texture is not like a fudge or moist cake. But this one is more similar to a cake bar which has a dense texture but is still delicious to enjoy as a snack during coffee time.
Iced Americano with brown sugar foam. It sounded like a new menu for me because I had never drunk a similar type of iced coffee. I asked the barista if the foam tasted sweet, then he said it wasn't that sweet.
Sure enough, brown sugar foam is not sweet. I'm just wondering why you have to add brown sugar foam. Ah, maybe just for a marketing thing, like I was actually interested in trying this menu just because I was curious about the menu.
Not bad, just nice. It's just that, if I could choose, I would only choose Iced Americano in general. Brown sugar foam is seen only as a sweetener or to provide visual beauty but not for taste. So, if you hope that brown sugar foam can provide something different, that expectation will only be disappointed.
Overall, I liked my visit that time. I went home before dinner. Then I took the time to photograph the conditions inside the Starbucks which looked dimly lit.
Bitter things are never completely bitter. It's just a lesson to manage our lives for the better. And, never regret what happened instead of taking lessons from there.
See you, Coffee Lovers!
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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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My sister make coffee same taste like star bucks, I really like it ever. You really made your exact point that bitter taste teach us a lesson to live life with our problems. I appreciate you.
When we want to drink sweet coffee, I think the best one for latte but yeah less coffee and too much sugar and milk
With americano, I think the taste just weird if with added sugar.
Reminded me of this afternoon.. Next to us was a small coffee stall..i was deliberating with my mind whether to buy bitter coffee or not..
I ended up buying the sweet dessert, not the coffee 🤣
Coffee before the dusks..that's greater than taking it after dinner.. I bet you won't be able to sleep well if you take one.. unless it's caffeinated..
Maybe you can try matcha latte. Has sweet but bitter too 😅
I always order matcha latte.. But we chose the dessert. We ordered matcha tea from another store..
Whoa great! Now I'm craving matcha!
Coffee Licious Day, always 😊
Like you, I love sunsets, especially when the sun gives us its golden shine, and much more if I see a geese with a cup of coffee in its hands on the cool autumn afternoons.
Beautiful photographs
I take this opportunity to wish you a happy start to the week.
Having a cup coffee before dark is the best choice to avoid bad sleep 😊
Have a great day, my friend
It looks so yummy, you know what to be honest with you Anggrek I never had a chance to taste the foods and coffee of Starbucks hahaha. Never tried SB. Hahah
Why? Is not SB there? Or just not love coffee?
Nah, SB here is pricey I can't afford that. Lol hahaha
No problem. You can even make it at home 😊
Yeaaah, but I will try it SB when I become rich. Hahahaha
Brown sugar should impart the taste of molasses to what it is added to. To me that is a slight black liquorice taste ... which I love. It is strong taste for some and likely Starbucks is catering to a more general pallet. Maybe there might be some burnt caramel. I generally watch my sugar intake and go for star anise or liquorice extract. Not sure I would pair it with coffee, but hot chocolate or maybe spiced wine a Christmas.
I too love the golden hour but as like you could never drink coffee then or I would be up til dawn. I do keep some decaf around the house for the odd evening craving but it never tastes the same.
I use star anise for many side dishes
But for drink, usually I added them into ginger tea or golden milk 😊
I usually drink it with sweetener. Usually with sugar. Maybe it is better without sweetener/sugar. I just have to get used to it.
Have a nice day. All the best. Greetings and much love from Hungary.
Sometimes I add brown sugar too but mostly I just drink black coffee with no sugar 😊
yes good coffee has a bitter taste. no sugar in mine
Absolutely black coffee is the best accompany with no sugar 😊
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Life is a bittersweet experience all in all. It often happens that bitter is an acquired taste, like strong coffee, pomegranates, or dystopian novels, hehe. I enjoy my black coffee without sugar; I can't drink it anymore if it's sweet. I can't. I do, however, love how bitter chocolate and the sweet, dense sponge cake of a good brownie mix with coffee, ideal on one of those golden afternoons that inspire us so much.
Nice choice and read, my friend!
Next time I would to try something with chocolate
But now I'm craving for matcha.
Matcha has bitter taste too 😊
I also love the light right before dark, I can understand why you'd like your coffee best at this time! Starbucks brownies are one of my favorite things, their texture is perfect with coffee. I enjoyed reading your reflections, thanks for sharing!
Glad to know that you like brownie too 😊
Sunset time is the best especially when the coffee shop has an outdoor space to look at the sky 😊
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What a good combination espresso brownie with americano 😍, And I like to try that americano with brown sugar foam!
Interesting your both working on sleep. I tell you that I have been trying that as well. I hit a snag where I'm very exhausted, I hope getting more sleep will improve that.
Starbucks really does have great choices of things to choose from no matter what market of the world your in. Several hot or cold drinks and the so tempting treats 😊
In the past, I just sleep about 3-5 hours. 🥲
But glad now I can fix it about 6-8 hours per day. And I can do exicerse in the morning as well
Never be easy to fix sleep hours. Some of works indeed change too.
Did you have night time shift works? If don't, maybe it will be easy to manage your time
I have been getting less than 5 hours for a very long time. That part happened around birth of my son, 17 years ago. I have the problem of getting up and just staying up no matter what time it is. That part probably has been happening for the last 5 years. My job has some to deal with it because I work irregular overtime hours sometimes. I have been getting 6 to 7 hours the last two weeks because I have been focusing on it. Last night I layed down at 530 p.m. got up at 900 pm and back to bed at 1100 and up at 4:30. Thats the most sleep I got in a very long time and feel good right now hoping the exhaustion will disappear will see as the day goes along.
My grandmother always swore by chamomile tea for good sleep. I didn't like it initially, but over time I've developed a taste for it. I should try to make it a part of my routine again. If have to avoid a brownie with it, though, the cocoa and sugar don't treat me very well, especially in the evening. 😅
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Chamomile has great benefit for the body but yeah some people do not like the taste.
Each people has different way to manage the things for good sleep
Thank you so much for the curation ❤️
For coffee and tea lovers, this is a very special place as you can order your favorite tea and coffee here and the way we see this pasty joe looks so much tasty.