Death Wish Coffee Company

As if you actually wanted a valid reason to wake up for anything other than a fresh cup of coffee, serving a fancy breakfast might be kind of, sort of, a little bit fun. As long as you have caffeine. Yes, in addition to strong coffee , you could enjoy an unnecessarily fancy breakfast platter to go with your favorite brew. It’s sort of like a cheese platter, but for breakfast… Anyway, here’s everything you need to pull it off. Grind Your Coffee Beans Prepping coffee beans is critical for a successful breakfast. Not only can you start the morning with a good whiff of freshly ground USDA Certified Organic, Fair Trade high caffeine coffee beans, but you could also whip out the French press and brew up a little mug to enjoy before everyone else makes it out of bed... ...unless everyone is already awake like a bunch of overachieving, early-rising jerks. Arrange a Basket O’ Bread Maybe you purchased different fancy breads and croissants from a bakery the day before. Maybe you prepared...

Summer is over, and autumn is full of guilty pleasures, like all the seasonal coffee drinks you can make using your favorite coffee with high caffeine . Putting a seasonal twist on your homemade coffee might actually help save your dignity. You wouldn’t be caught dead waiting in line for one of those artificially sweet and syrupy drinks at your local coffee shop. Or would you? You know the drinks. They’re dangerous—like, romance-novel-love-triangle dangerous. Accept It—You Have a Dark Side Every romance novel protagonist has a dark side or an unexpected secret. For all intents and purposes, you’re a little curious to explore that secret every once in a while. But your everyday, USDA Certified Organic and Fair Trade brew is the coffee with a dark side. You have to choose between sticking to your reliable coffee or ordering the unexplainably attractive new drink on the block. Are you lost now? Did we take the analogy too far? The Temptation Is Real Now that the romance nov...

If you had a good childhood, you were introduced to coffee pretty early in your life. Maybe you were somewhere between 15 or 18, but regardless of your age in months, it was a great start.   In all seriousness, don’t give a baby coffee. That just makes you a bad human.   People might start drinking coffee in their teens, getting a membership to chain coffee joint for blended coffee drinks. Yet, the true coffee drinkers—the mother functioners, one might say—experienced that first sip sentiment with the oil of the gods.   That’s right. They nicked a sip of their dad’s plain ol’ cup of joe right from under his nose. It was the beginning of a beautiful relationship that may have become more during different phases in life, an essential part of growing up.   After School and Into Life   Once you’ve made it past high school, the world is your oyster.   That’s probably a lie, but you can just leave those hopes and dreams intact for now and focus on so...

Coffee with cream might get a lot of heat from coffee connoisseurs, but cream and coffee? Now, that’s an intriguing idea, and the concept has a name— affogato al caffe . When you want a little something sweet and reasonably caffeinated, this Italian treat may hit the spot.   That’s right. As is the case with many coffee- and espresso-based indulgences, affogato al caffe comes from Italy. While Italian coffee-drinkers see American-style coffee as muddy water, you can’t hate on them for being coffee snobs. Okay, you can, but you’ve got to appreciate their tenacity.   What Exactly is an  Affogato al Caffe ?   Italians have introduced the world to many delicious things like Neapolitan pizza, cannoli and authentic macaroni. They also produce world-class wines, cheeses and olive oils. Despite all that, the universally loved Italian exports may be espresso and gelato. A melding of the two? Bellisima .   Affogato al caffe —or affogato for us uncultured Am...

Thanks to one glorious, flavorful brew, people are just a little bit hooked on caffeine (here’s looking at you, coffee). Caffeine naturally affects the body’s metabolism and nervous system. Most people know it best for its jolt of energy in the morning. Some folks eat it, some drink it—and who’s to say one is better than the other? People who drink coffee. That’s who. But if you do need a run-down on the caffeine content in some other delicious treats, you’re in the right place. Taking a look at this list will be like dipping your toes into the coffee pot. To test the temperature, obviously. Isn’t that how everyone does it? Chocolate 12 to 20 mg per 1 ounce Unless you’re eating a bar of 100% dark chocolate, the caffeine content from cocoa is probably not going to interfere with your bedtime routine. Plus, nobody should ever be discouraged from eating chocolate regardless of the time of day—chocolate muffins and coffee with high caffeine make a perfect morning pair. Ice...

WARNING: This coffee story could cause many corporate office workers to spend countless hours researching beetles and birds. Is that a waste of time? Just stick with us, and then you can decide. Whether you knew it or not, coffee is under constant threat from a really, really stupidly small beetle. Like, really small. The borer beetle is the main antagonist of our fictional story. And our hero: the yellow warbler—the bird that helps save coffee farms from borer beetle invasions in real life. Facts, people. Hold on to your mug handles, folks—if you don’t think you need strong coffee to pay attention to this story, you’re going to need it for all your post-story research. Part 1: A Short Life She felt like she was the last coffee berry borer beetle on the farm. She needed to leave her home berry to find another, almost identical coffee berry where she could drill a hole, lay her eggs and start another infestation—effectively continuing the destruction of the coffee crop. Yo...

You’re very attached to your usual morning brew. A fresh cup of coffee as dark as your soul. Maybe not that dark, but pretty close. And yet, you like to mix things up. You get a little wild and crazy. You add a splash of cream or a cube of sugar from time to time. Sorry, was that too crazy? The point is that sometimes you want to enjoy your coffee in a way that sends a thrill up your spine—or at least read about them. You’re just the spirit of adventure, aren’t you? The next time you hear the call of the wild, think of these wildly adventurous coffee concoctions and maybe be so bold as to try them for yourself. Why Not Start with a Basic Cold Brew Before you dive into the options that make you raise an eyebrow, you can stretch your limits with a refreshing glass of cold brew. Not much needs to be said about it. This chilly and smooth way to enjoy black coffee isn’t new, and it’s going to be delicious—especially if you get USDA Certified Organic coffee with high caffeine ....