Deserves a graphic nonetheless:

Finland's per capita coffee consumption is, well, scary.

A liter and half of coffee per day? Do they add it along with the chlorine to their tap water?

1.67 liters is about 10 cups (5-6oz) of coffee per day. And since not everyone drinks coffee, the average daily consumption of coffee drinkers is even higher. (Maybe, in Finland, everyone does drink coffee. "Put up another pot of coffee, dear. The baby's hungry, and we've run out of formula.")

Bob_McBob wrote:List of countries by coffee consumption per capita

wtf, Finland

Thanks. The Scandinavians are still the big consumers, but it does raise the position of Italy, Spain and Brazil, where Espresso are the predominate beverage, and lowers the position of the US where the average coffee is still too watery.

I found this interesting article--Finnish coffee: preserving a Scandinavian tradition (www.luxner.com) originally from The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal: September 1998 that speaks to this.

Some highlights: "Coffee is very good here, not like in the States, where coffee quality went down and consumption dropped."; "One [reason for high consumption] is quality. It's a very light roast, with a high acidity. Traditionally, roasters in Finland buy the best-quality arabica."; and "During the Cold War, Finland -- forced by geography to walk a delicate tightrope between the Eastern and Western blocs -- was one of the world's biggest spy dens."

watch it all!

mmm, I'm speechless.

CoffeeOwl wrote:

watch it all!

maybe the only way to make it better is to add this
http://www.torani.com/products/bacon-syrup

According to this article all you have to do is smell the coffee. Oh, and do not forget to smell the flowers as well.

http://www.naturalnews.com/024175_healt...offee.html

Geoffrey