"As most software and creative professionals know, coffee is an important technology for boosting mental acuity and maintaining peak on-the-job performance" I

"As most software and creative professionals know, coffee is an important technology for boosting mental acuity and maintaining peak on-the-job performance" I would personally worry much more about the real long term performance impact than the tastiness of my coffee. Do some googling on caffeine tolerance and caffeine dependence - something like 300mg of caffeine a day for 3 weeks and you are fully tolerant and typically caffeine intoxication starts around 500mg. 300mg is often one large latte. Caffeine binds to adenosine receptors and prevents proper sleep. It's also worth noting that caffeine has a half life of 6 hours and stimulates with a burst of adrenaline that is much shorter lasting than the adenosine binding which prevents proper sleep. Caffeine is a useful tool to have in the toolbox, but long term addiction leads to decreased performance, not increased performance. I personally will drink my coffee at Red Rock or whatever nice cafe because I find it necessary to manage my intake very carefully to maximize performance.