Drink: wake up and smell the coffee

I thought I knew a bit about coffee. Then I went on a home barista course and saw the light…Until about a month ago, I thought I knew a fair bit about coffee. I patronised good coffee bars and knew my espresso from my macchiato; I drank decent coffee at home, too, albeit (I blush) from a Nespresso machine. But my appreciation of the stuff was all about the intensity and caffeine hit, and I now look back (with more blushes) at being offered filter coffee in a bar and thinking, &l