The Coffee Routine of a Superstar Travel Agent
If tea is your thing, this might not be for you. If you’re into trying new things, this will be for you.
Coffee, it can be enjoyed in many different ways. There’s drip coffee, stove top, pour over, aeropress, french press, cold brew, campfire percolated, moka pot, and the list goes on.
In order to appreciate this article you have to understand the three types of coffee drinkers.
Type 1. This person has a hectic life. Their preferred method of caffeine injection is stopping by a coffee shop to have someone else make it for them.
Type 2. This person has a little bit more control of their life. They press a button on the trusty coffee maker and voilà. Hot, ready coffee.
Type 3. This person doesn’t drink coffee for the caffeine. They drink coffee for the experience – for the process. Type 3’s usually grind fresh, organic, fair-trade beans right before adding it to either a french press, aeropress, or pour over. They’re okay with waiting for the water to boil and waiting for the coffee to steep or drip through. It’s all done for the love of the process.
I am type 3. The method I’ll be explaining will yield the best result if you follow each step. However, know that this can be done for type 1 or type 2 folk. This tried and tested caffeine elixir that I’ll be sharing has been my go-to morning drink for well over 6 years. It has provided mental clarity, energy, and over all great feelings. If you’re going to be in COVID Quarantine, you might as well be drinking an amazing cup of coffee. (after all, you now have the time on your hands to do so).
The Coffee Routine of a Superstar Travel Agent
This recipe is for a 16oz cup. The brew method will be French press. (purchase one here: https://amzn.to/39S51Tn)
Step 1. Boil the water. Either on stove top, or an electric kettle. Loss of volume to steam may occur. Make sure to boil a little more than 16 oz.
Step 2. In a manual or automatic burr grinder, grind 5-6 tbsp of fresh coffee beans. Add the grinds to the press. A medium roast is preferred, medium-dark is fine, and a dark roast will work if you enjoy things bitter. (Make sure the grind is coarse.)
Step 3. Bloom the grinds. With the press lid off, pour just enough water to cover the ground beans. Gently swirl the water around for 15 seconds. After swirling, let it sit for another 15 seconds.
Step 4. Slowly add the remaining water to the press. Let it steep for 3 minutes 30 seconds.
Step 5. While the coffee is steeping – in a blender add 1 tbsp of unsalted grass-fed butter and 1 tbsp of mct oil. (these two brands are preferred: Brain Octane or MCT OIL)
Step 6. After steeping, put the lid on and slowly press down on the plunger – pushing the grounds to the bottom of the press. Add coffee to the blender.
Step 7. Blend the coffee, butter, and mct oil mixture for about 30 seconds.
Step 8. Pour a delicious, frothy, creamy beverage into your favorite mug and enjoy.
Are you guys still with me? Are you totally freaked out by the fact that I told you to put butter and oil into your coffee? Ready for some Science?
Why Butter & Oil?
The caffeine crash. We all know it. Some contributing factors are us adding way too much sugar to our coffee, either in its natural state or hidden in creamers and milks.
The reason we add butter and oil to our coffee is most simply explained like this. The caffeine binds to the fats of the butter and oil and helps elongate the rise and fall of our caffeine high. If you pictured it on a graph, you’d see a smooth curve rather than a sharp spike, followed by a sharp downward fall. (a.k.a the crash)
Remember we’re talking about a high quality grass-fed butter like Kerrygold, not a tub of Country Crock soybean oil. And MCT oil or medium-chain triglycerides which are derived from coconuts. Medium-chain triglycerides are easy to digest and absorb into your bloodstream quickly which then turns into energy.
Like I mentioned above, this drink can be created in many ways. Brew the coffee however you like. The key is adding the quality butter and mct oil to your coffee and blending it.
I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and try this coffee drink. What’s the worst that can happen, you might enjoy it? And you will definitely get a new surge of energy which will help power your travel business!
