On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 05:06:44 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

>On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 3:11:46 AM UTC-5, Je�us wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 11:09:17 +0300, Opinicus
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >This thread reminded me of a food (coffee) habit that I witnessed when
>> >I was working as an English language instructor for a US contractor to
>> >the Saudi Arabian air force. Our mess facilities were very
>> >democratic--ELT instructors, flight line blue shirts, personnel white
>> >collars, Saudi warrant officers, and even the occasional Saudi jet
>> >jockey all queued up and got served. I noticed that a large number of
>> >the Saudi personnel were dashing their (black) coffee with Tabasco
>> >from the condiments bar. I asked about this and many said it was a
>> >custom. A few said it was the only way to make American-style brewed
>> >coffee drinkable.
>> >
>> >I tried it and I have to admit it's rather good though I wouldn't want
>> >to do it regularly. It does seems to amplify the caffeine effect and
>> >it can be especially helpful with one's first early-morning jolt.
>>
>> If I had some Tabasco on hand, I'd try it tomorrow morning
>
>The better alternative is eating the capsaicin containing food first, then
>sip a hot beverage. Then you get the sensation without ****ing up the taste
>of the coffee.

That's probably a better idea, I might try that soon.
I often have a shot of bourbon along with one of my double lattes'.
A sip of bourbon and then a sip of coffee... goes together really
well.