This morning I finally made coffee for my wife after a long time1, using my brand new kettle for a drip brew. A technique that any purist would probably shudder at, but no purist were in the room when I made it so I'm ignoring that2. As I brought it to her in bed, she asked me if I put in sugar; I answered that I didn't and I'd do it right away, but that maybe first she'd like to taste it without. As I anticipated, it was "not as bitter" and, while a bit of sugar would've been more...