11 Things Only A Coffee Snob Would Understand (PHOTOS)

 

Around here, coffee isn't merely considered to be a beverage on the morning menu, it is a right. Some of us need it for our brains to function correctly and some of us just really, really love the taste. As you talk to a coffee drinker, their investment in the stuff becomes obvious. Within five minutes, you'll definitely know whether you're talking to a casual coffee drinker, or a straight up coffee snob.
Below, to see which one you are, you'll find a list of 11 things only a coffee snob would understand.

• 1
  Pre-Ground Coffee Is Not An Option
   
  Who knows how along ago it was ground?
• 2
  Making Morning Pour-Over Is Actually Kind Of Meditative
   
  Until you rip through one Chemex filter, and then every time after that is filled with terrible trepidation.
• 3
  The Crema Is One Of Life's Greatest Joys
   
  That's not steamed milk, man. That's just what espresso DOES.
• 4
  How It Feels When Someone Says 'Expresso'
   
  Our brains. OUR BRAINS.
• 5
  You Are Way More Interested In How Recently The Coffee Was Roasted Than How Dark/Caffeinated It Is
   
  We know, French Roast people. You love how bitter it is.
• 6
  "Coffee Creamer" Will Do No Such Thing
   
  Powder does not belong in coffee.
• 7
  The Stuff In Here Is A LAST RESORT
   
  We're really sorry it's come to this. Are you at your in-laws' or something?
• 8
  This Is One Of The Nicest Things Someone Can Do For You
   
  And a good morning to you TOO, sir.
• 9
  This Isn't Coffee
   
  This is dessert.
• 10
  This Mostly Gets Used For Cold Brew Now
   
  Hot coffee-making has moved on to greener pastures, like the Aeropress and the Chemex.
• 11
  You Know What This Is Called And How It Works
   
  (For the rest of you, this is a siphon system and it works like a magical coffee vacuum.)

If you read through that list and thought, "Wow, those people are intolerable"