THE GRIND: No. 339

Welcome to our curation compilation of sensational stories!

Community members around the globe contributed some fantastic original tales this week, centred around the one true elixir of life- coffee! We enjoyed the passion in these posts, and as all good coffee pals do, we wanted to share a cup of them with you!

Cinnamon Cup Coffee is centred around creating a virtual coffeehouse environment, which energises its occupants with the digital ambience of coffee creativity. We hope you will adore these posts as much as we did.

If you find inspiration in them too, why not amplify the love? Sharing our joy through chatting with other authors is the next best thing to buying them a cup of coffee. What a perfect way to thank them for a great read!

Unnakki Washed Drip Bags From True Black Specialty Coffee

✨"Drip Bags do make a great alternate for freshly ground coffee but if you're looking to get a sense of the tasting notes, then thats not really going to happen lol 😂 i've tried drip bags before as well. They’re mellow and great but I never once could get any of the notes in." @bighungrypanda

The Newly Opened Dunkin Donut in Town Visiting for the First Time

✨"Donuts from Dunkin' have always been my favorite since I was young, and I love their dough—it’s neither too soft nor too hard. Dunkin' Donuts was the first place where I tried donuts, and the quality has remained consistent over the years. Even though it was a hot afternoon, I felt it was the perfect opportunity for some me time, especially since I enjoy drinking coffee. I had resisted the urge to drink coffee in the morning because I had already planned to visit this café. It felt like a late Valentine's celebration for me. " @luthis26

Coffee + friends at Santanera Specialty Coffee ☕️

✨"The first thing you notice when you enter are many tables with grecas in each one of them as vases, many methods to make coffee and some pictures with infographics about coffee beans and related things, one of my favorite things since it gave it a very cozy atmosphere besides unique and super creative. According to their website they have beans from different origins with scores over 80 points and they also mention that they roast their own coffee beans." @danavilar

The tattooed princess and the one with long hair.

✨"The princesses in this story are two smiling girls from my city. Their names: Maria Daniela and Josmary.
As they are friendly girls, not only for professional reasons, but by nature, I always make some conversation with them, and I always come back to this café. If I have to have a meeting or want to have a coffee with a friend, I try to go there. Not only because the coffee is excellent and well prepared, but also because María Daniela and Josmary are warm, friendly and professional, without affectation." @adncabrera

Overthrowing the Government and Coffee!

✨"We both got a caramel macchiato with double espresso. This was served a bit differently than I'm used to, but it was delicious! I thought that it was very bitter (which I like, no problem) until I got near the end... apparently, I was supposed to stir the caramel in with the spoon!

Is this normal where you are from? In the US the caramel is integrated in with the milk, which there is also a tad more of. Maybe I'm just used to America's desire to make the sugar POP." @grindan

Lukafe Intenso brewed in Moka Pot

✨"I found a brand of coffee that was completely unknown to me. During my previous trips to Colombia, I remained faithful to the brands consumed by the relatives I have in those lands, but now that I have returned on my own after so many years, I've allowed myself to dig more into the variety and the product line of different coffee growers." @ninaeatshere

An enchanting trip with coffee and cocoa flavor

✨"It was the first time I saw a place like this. It was an outdoor cafeteria set up in a cocoa plantation. I must say that I had never seen a cocoa plantation so close, and I was amazed.
Seeing all those trees loaded with thousands of cocoa fruits was an incredible experience, and the scenery from the lookout was spectacular. That wonderful painting filled the view, and I could understand how the soul feels free and very peaceful in unique places like that." @rinconpoetico7

Coffee with papaya pulp

✨"The preparation process begins; heating the amount of water in the kitchen, for this purpose a container is placed on the stove of the mentioned machine, adding the liquid in reference and the coffee of your preference until it boils, in a practical modality for its preparation. Slowly in a strainer, the amount of coffee previously made is added, perceiving its aroma, as we add it to the selected cup, waiting for it to brew and add the papaya pulp." @omarrojas

Surprising coffee with pepper

✨"Relax, it's a strong drink; I could say sophisticated and unconventional, but too good. This spice gives it a special touch, delicate and different, out of the ordinary, which can be combined with other spices. A cup of coffee always cheers us up and wakes us up, but adding pepper to taste is an unmissable plus." @antoniarhuiz

Coffee with melon frappé

✨"I was at home enjoying with the family and my son said to me: "Mom, I need something cold, since it's so hot" and I said: "I see what's in the fridge to make you something. I noticed that there was watermelon and melon in the fridge, as we are coffee lovers in the afternoion? I said: "Son, how about a black coffee with a melon frappé! He replied: Mommy, it sounds interesting and it must taste good! So I said to myself: well, let's get to work Militza, here I have the black coffee already cold and all I have to do is prepare the melon frappé and elaborate this incredible combination of my great elixir, coffee, and a great fruit, melon.

Now I want to share this great recipe with you." @milik80

Morning time : Spanish style breakfast by Granja Cafeteria ☕️🥖🥐

✨"Granja Cafeteria is a small cafe with a very kind owner. They provide friendly service. You can feel it from the moment you step in. They are friendly. Even though it is just a small shop, it is full of customers. There may not be enough tables, so you have to wait, but you don't have to wait long. We looked at the reviews and what was interesting about the reviews was that they surprisingly gave us 5 stars when we first saw them. We tried to go on the first day, but the shop was closed, but we went the next day." @miingjazz

✨️☕️✨️Meeting and visiting “Café Antaño” in downtown Cumaná, Venezuela.

✨"“Café Antaño” is located in a corner of Plaza Bolivar, historical site and cultural heritage of Cumana. In its surroundings you can see the iconic historical sites of great value, as well as the oldest houses. I loved this visit, as I was able to connect and appreciate how wonderful my beloved city is, nothing more than the first of the American Continent." @elamaria

A Welcome Hot Coffee at the Farm Café

✨"We chose a latte and a double espresso coffee, which was accompanied by a macaroon. With all that caffeine, I did think I might end up dancing on the ceiling with Lionel Ritchie! I quite enjoy strong espressos but for those of us with larger-than-life hands, anyone who has ever attempted to pick up a tiny espresso cup with hands resembling shovels can tell you, it can be quite awkward!" @ellenripley

I like many positive things of Hatogrill coffeeshop

✨"My order was immediately on my table, another thing I like about this coffee shop is that the order is fast, the coffee is super creamy, hot and delicious and the decoration was beautiful, the heart allusive to this day, radiant and Valentine's Day, I also love the atmosphere of this coffee shop well decorated, organized and good live music." @wendyth16

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