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I personally like 100% Colombian coffee or breakfast blend, freshly brewed, I don't care for flavored coffees. I like it light but not too light and sweet but not too sweet, depending on the size of the cup. I usually like it with something like a muffin, I don't care to have just coffee. Thanks for asking, I think I'll go have one. LOL

I only drink vanilla, vanilla nut cream or hazelnut cream coffee. I have to use two tablespoons of creamer and two tablespoons of sugar in it too. I drink two cups each morning and some times three that way. I love drinking it through the day some times too when I don't feel good and it is cold and it just warms me up. You would think I would have all kinds of energy but I think I am immuned to it because it doesn't give me any more energy haha. I am always tired and it does perk me up for just a bit but then tired again. I can't stand the taste of just plain coffee myself though. I never use to drink coffee at all until my hubby introduced me to the vanilla flavor and after that I was hooked :-)

Ok, if you are a 'normal' person, you already have your pot, which you keep clean, you have your choice of coffee, and you know how much to measure per your taste. Bottled water or tap water shouldn't make a difference, as bottled water is tap water. What you can do is add a pinch of table salt to your grounds. It will help remove the slight bitterness you can sometimes taste. Yes, it does work.