I must say, tea is still my main hot beverage. Milder in taste and effect, and better for biscuit-dunking. Thomas de Quincey on tea: "From the latter weeks of October to Christmas Eve, therefore, is the period during which happiness is in season, which, in my judgment, enters the room with the tea-tray; for tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally of coarse nerves, or are become so from wine-drinking, and are not susceptible of influence from so refined a stimulant, will always be the favourite beverage of the intellectual"
- Moreover, coffee appeared to be the major or only source of caffeine for these individuals.
Is it the coffee or the caffeine or both? No matter what I love when pro coffee studies are published. I get really annoyed with health conscious people who avoid coffee. More and more studies show how awesome it is for you.
I drink about 2-3 cups each day. Nectar of the Gods, coffee.