The Second Cup

Is your second cup of coffee in the morning ever as good as the first? For me, the first cup is always the best. It always seems by the time you go for your second cup, the coffee pot is almost empty and the flavor changes. Either I don't add enough milk the second time around or I add too much. After a 5 mile run this morning, I felt like a little extra caffeine was necessary.
A typical morning is never complete until I've had a full mug of coffee. Today, I decided to spice things up a little and add some of our Torani sugar free hazelnut syrup to my hazelnut coffee and yes I'm one of those flavored coffee fanatics. This little change made a huge difference! Thank goodness for an espresso machine that produces wonderfully frothy milk to add even more pleasure to my morning brew!  I suppose I felt like a Starbucks Barista this morning because my little technique made me feel like I was drinking gourmet coffee that would cost me at least $5! I added a drop of the syrup to the milk before frothing, then poured the frothy milk on top of the hot coffee. Yum! I will definitely do this again. Today, the second cup proved me wrong! Turns out it can be just as good, if not better than the first. Enjoy your Hump Day and try something new with your morning coffee, you might surprise yourself!