I am in a leadership program called Leadership Knoxville Scholars. We are keeping blog posts this semester, so I will also be posting mine to my site. I guess I'm back Blogspot:
Not to anyone's surprise, I really like coffee. I'm a typical college student who drinks coffee at least once a day, uses my Starbucks app way too much, especially during exams, and always welcomes a trip to a coffee shop as a great way to catch up with friends. We not only go get coffee, but we also talk about it to and act like we are more knowledgable than we really are about coffee. Usually, I will grab a plain drip coffee from almost any coffee shop and maybe add some milk or cream. Every now and then I'll spice it up and get an Americano, which is all of espresso and water. So, again, nothing fancy.
Today, walking into FLOW I decided I may go for something else. You know, it's a special occasion. It's not everyday I get to drink coffee for a class assignment. After talking with the extremely knowledgable man, who claimed to be a coffee nerd, behind the counter, I was swayed to try the Flat White (since Starbucks has made it a huge deal). He explained it is like a latte, but without the foam. Perfect. I don't like the foam.
Sara LaHaie, my friend to accompany the coffee of course, and I waited for our coffee at a small table, moderately too far away from each other. Although not my favorite coffee shop as far as looks and relaxation, it was very neat and just different. When I finally received me coffee I was more than thrilled to see a design made in the foam on top. My first fancy coffee. I have seen them over and over on so many instagrams. And I shamelessly joined the fad.
So here it is. Thanks to FLOW.
Not only does FLOW make fancy coffee, but they also specialize in mixing beer and coffee, a new trend apparently. Although I did not try this new beverage mixture, I am intrigued and also want to try their beer flavored syrups, which have been cooked down so much so the alcohol is removed making it available to anyone.
I admire the unique approach FLOW has taken to a coffee shop and am excited to see how Knoxville will respond to these new ideas.
Go here to see the rest of my friends and fellow classmates here:
http://leadershipknoxvillescholars.blogspot.com/
