Coffee drinking has become synonymous with ‘let’s talk’ – over a cup of coffee, that is. 

Coffee drinking has become synonymous with ‘let’s talk’ – over a cup of coffee, that is. 

Perhaps you can start with ‘coffeespeak’ -- these things about coffee: acidity, aroma, body…or, your preferences for creamy, chocolaty, delicate, earthy…and, haven’t you tried fruity and floral coffees?...or how’s ‘bouquet’ in your cup? (the fuss, it is only the ‘total aromatic profile’).  If talk comes to a point disputing the nutritional benefits of coffee – “a cure-all or a health hazard?” – bore, perhaps it’s time for more cup.