Are You a Coffee Lover...Or a Coffee Snob?

People, I find, are way too quick to throw around the phrase “Coffee Snob”.

I mean, just because I refuse to drink the motor oil they refer to as coffee at work doesn’t make me a “snob”.  Just because I start dry-heaving whenever someone mentions Starbucks doesn’t mean I’m a “snob”....does it?

Want to see if you just love a good cup of joe or have crossed the line into blatant coffee snobbery? Just answer these few simple questions:

GEAR

What do you need to make a cup of coffee?

COFFEE LOVERS:

COFFEE SNOB:

WHAT'S YOUR POURING TECHNIQUE?

Hint: If you actually HAVE a pouring technique, that might be a BIT of a giveaway.

COFFEE LOVER:

COFFEE SNOB:

WHICH OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD BEST DESCRIBES YOUR COFFEE HABIT?

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH OLD COFFEE GROUNDS?

Some people use their old coffee grounds in their garden...

...Some give them a proper burial in the backyard.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR BARISTA?

COFFEE LOVER:

COFFEE SNOB:

EVER DRINK ANY "EXOTIC" BRANDS?

Some Coffee Lovers go to great lengths and expense to buy exotic beans…

...Coffee Snobs go straight to the source.