What Are the Symptoms of Drinking Too Much Black Coffee? How Should You Drink Black Coffee? Can Strong Coffee Make You Drunk?

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When it comes to black coffee, as the name suggests, it's black coffee without sugar or milk. Like the pour-over coffee and Americano coffee at FrontStreet Coffee, they both fall under the category of black coffee. So what symptoms might occur from drinking too much black coffee? Since black coffee contains neither milk nor sugar, it's quite strong. Can it make you drunk? In this article, FrontStreet Coffee will answer these questions one by one.

What is Black Coffee?

Simply put, black coffee is coffee without any additives (such as milk, syrup, juice, or other colored and flavored materials). Common black coffees include: espresso, Americano, brewed coffee, pour-over coffee, cold brew coffee, iced drip coffee, and more - all can be defined as black coffee. Drinking black coffee is about experiencing the original flavor of coffee. Once other ingredients are added to alter the coffee's flavor, you lose the soul of black coffee - its acidity, aroma, and richness.

How to Drink Black Coffee?

As FrontStreet Coffee mentioned above, the category of black coffee is quite broad. So how should you drink it? FrontStreet Coffee suggests that if coffee lovers want to experience the most authentic flavor of coffee, they can try pour-over coffee or coffee made with a French press. The former method can showcase the layered complexity of coffee with a clean taste; the latter displays the most authentic side of coffee while retaining oils to enhance mouthfeel. Secondly, if you want to quickly enjoy a cup of black coffee, then Americano is your best choice.

FrontStreet Coffee believes that coffee lovers new to black coffee might think it's inevitably bitter, but this is actually a misconception. Black coffee is primarily extracted from single-origin coffee beans. Take pour-over coffee as an example - coffee beans from different regions produce different flavors when brewed. For instance, coffee beans from Asian regions brew into rich, full-bodied flavors; coffee beans from African regions have excellent acidity; while coffee beans from Latin American regions offer more balanced flavors with nutty and cocoa notes.

Therefore, not all black coffee is extremely bitter. If you encounter a black coffee that's unbearably bitter and difficult to swallow, it's likely that the coffee beans themselves are of poor quality or simply don't suit your taste. So FrontStreet Coffee suggests that if you enjoy coffee, don't be afraid of black coffee. Even if you usually prefer coffee with milk and sugar, it doesn't mean you'll dislike it without those additions. You need to give it a chance - and give yourself a chance.

What Coffee Variety is Black Coffee?

So what coffee variety is black coffee? Strictly speaking, black coffee is not a variety but the purest liquid obtained by grinding coffee beans and brewing them. Therefore, we can only say which coffee beans make delicious black coffee, and that depends on the geographical conditions of the coffee's origin, as well as the coffee variety and processing method - these factors are the original determinants of a green coffee bean's flavor.

What Symptoms Occur from Drinking Too Much Black Coffee?

So what symptoms occur from drinking too much black coffee? Can it really make you drunk? First, FrontStreet Coffee wants to emphasize that coffee is rich in caffeine and polyphenol antioxidants. For healthy adults, consuming coffee with no more than 400 milligrams of caffeine daily is considered safe.

If you drink too much, you can indeed experience coffee intoxication. This is because caffeine accelerates heart rate, and overly strong coffee can cause people's heart rates and blood oxygen levels to become too high, leading to this condition.

According to FrontStreet Coffee's understanding, there are mainly two types of coffee intoxication:

The first situation occurs when people feel tired and need rest but rely on coffee's stimulating effects, thus preventing fatigue from setting in. However, the body's fatigue hasn't been eliminated, and adenosine continues to accumulate. So when caffeine is metabolized, the adenosine receptor positions become available, and the accumulated adenosine immediately binds with the receptors, potentially causing intense fatigue (such as dizziness), creating the illusion of "coffee drunkenness." However, this situation isn't truly coffee intoxication in the literal sense.

The second situation is truly "coffee intoxication" in the literal sense. Different people have different tolerances to caffeine, just like with alcohol - some people can drink many glasses without getting drunk, while others can't handle much. However, the cause of drunkenness is alcohol, while the culprit of coffee intoxication is caffeine. When caffeine intake exceeds the body's tolerance level, it's easy to experience "coffee intoxication." Common symptoms include accelerated heart rate, and in severe cases, vomiting may occur.

Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee advises coffee lovers to drink coffee in moderation and not to overindulge, after all, the daily acceptable caffeine intake for the human body is 400ml.

The above is FrontStreet Coffee's compilation of information about symptoms from drinking too much black coffee and how to drink black coffee properly. We hope this helps coffee lovers who want to understand related information, so they can choose black coffee that suits their taste in the future.

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