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@KibblesPlace you betcha!  Sniffed, sipped & swished, then swallowed! LOL!  and I definitely appreciated having the latte as a chaser.  Not that the espresso was bad, it was just… stronger… than I'm used to.

Go for an espresso, c'mon KibblesPlace, if i can do it you can too!!

I still think the tiny little mug made me feel like I was having a pretend tea party with my little girl (who is 18 and going to college this fall.)

Now, I have to decide what to do next!  More Latte and Espresso?  Maybe that pour-over Neil recommended.

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@KibblesPlace I consider a donut chaser a brilliant idea!  I personally went with the aforementioned blackberry scone.  I would avoid anything sweet before you drink it though, so don't nibble while you wait…

Personally, I'm considering asking for Espresso con Panna.  That has whipped cream, but I've found that most places have whipped sugar/oil rather than true whipped cream, so will ask before requesting.

The Cafe Breve sounds good too… so many options!  I never knew coffe was so varied (j/k, I did know… just didn't think about it in that way before!)

I suppose you could add sugar, but frankly, it's such a tiny amount of coffee that I doubt the sugar would do you much good… it was in and down before I could even consider it needing sweetner.

But I must say, I am definitely a fan of espresso now.

@Jerry, I have also considered an espresso con panna.  I was looking at Starbucks' online drink menu, and that is the one that caught my eye.  Would Sbux be a good location to try it?   

Someone needs to invent a temperature-color-coded Demitasse for the rash among us…    "warm and fuzzy"! LOL!

(see, I now know what those tiny little cups are called, thanks DailyDemitasse!)

I'll give an americano a shot next week, or possibly later this week at Chocolate Fish and
let you know what I think.  I broke down and took the boy-child through
McD's this morning, sometimes expediency beats flavor.

Ok, now that I'm back from vacation and it's been almost a week
(ugh!)  I'm going to try some new places!  This week, results been
rather disappointing…

A local place that has received top
reviews on Yelp yielded a very bitter and burnt tasing latte…  Loved
the shop, and the owner was fantastic — so I may give it another shot
and try something else.

Another local place that just opened (and is not yet in Yelp) gave me a mediocre cup of drip coffee… 

…and lastly, (on the upside!) a buddy of mine brought me a latte from Chocolate Fish! 

YUM!

So I guess I'd consider myself about even now :-)