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Psychopaths Drink Their Coffee Black, Study Finds

posted by n1 on Friday June 23 2017, @08:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-like-my-metal dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

If you like your coffee black, you may be someone who prefers strong flavours, takes good care of their health, or just wants to drink their coffee the way it’s supposed to be drunk. 

Or, you may be a psychopath.

At least, that’s according to a new study published in the journal Appetite, which found a correlation between a love of black coffee and sadist or psychopathic tendencies.

The research surveyed more than 1,000 adults, asking them to give their food and flavour preferences. The participants then took a series of personality tests assessing antisocial personality traits, such as sadism, narcissism and psychopathy. 

The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Innsbruck, found that a preference for bitter flavours was linked to psychopathic behaviour.

The study missed a key, deciding factor: the coffee that psychopaths drink black is instant.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @09:03PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @09:03PM (#530238)

    What are non-cheap coffee you recommend, that is good for cold-brew and available at Costco?

  • (Score: 2) by epitaxial on Saturday June 24 2017, @04:59AM

    by epitaxial (3165) on Saturday June 24 2017, @04:59AM (#530456)

    Don't know about Costco but I would try anything with a dark roast.

  • (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Saturday June 24 2017, @11:51AM

    by TheRaven (270) on Saturday June 24 2017, @11:51AM (#530531) Journal
    No idea about CostCo, they don't operate in the country where I live. I usually drink a mocha and mysore mixture (actually, a mix of three bean types now, but with a similar taste). These are medium roast and give a rich flavour without too much bitterness. I tend to grind my own, though any reasonable coffee shop will sell this mixture and can grind it for you and make it with either a cafetiere or drip filter machine.

    In the US, Starbucks made coffee to compete with diner coffee, which was typically made with a drip filter machine and then left on a hot plate to burn for hours on end. This results in a disgusting burnt taste that you can closely approximate by using charcoal instead of coffee beans. You can get very good coffee in the US, but the average quality is appalling.

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