McDonald's Coffee Number One?
This news flash, that Consumer Reports rated McDonald's the best tasting coffee is quite a surprise. I guess you could say it is Number One, that is, if you would say that it doesn't taste like Number Two. The other companies MickD's was compared to were Burger King, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, and the coffee machine at Earl's Tire N' Appliance waiting room.

I'm thinking...now what happened to Waffle House in this taste test (my choice)? Or maybe it's the flipside of wine tasting, whereas the more wine the judges drink, the higher the score. For example:

Pierre: Voila les judges, which el vino tastes the best?
Marsean: Oui, m'sieur, thish shample nrumberrr 32 is exquishite (hic)!
Pierre: Ah but non Marsean! You have drunk the coffee creamer!

But with coffee tasting, the first cup is the best, because after the tenth cup of coffee the judge would be having a manic bi-polar fit. The first 2-3 cups are the only ones he'll remember, as the rest were not even tasted as the judge lost his concentration and began searching the racks...at the tire store. Earl's that is.

Lest we forget, MickD's was sued for several million bucks a few years back and lost because a woman spilled hot coffee in her lap at the drive thru. This campaign and errant taste test is simply a ploy to regain some of that cash back. But if you think that McDonald's is a place to get good coffee, then go right ahead. But don't forget your morning dose of Haldol, please.