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As a side point, milk (in espresso drinks) was one of the last animal food products I’ve been holding on to. My five year old, who’s mostly vegan because she’s allergic to milk, said, “daddy, why do you keep putting cow milk in your coffee, you should stop.”

I had read somewhere that it takes around two or three weeks to get used to the taste of something. I’m a coffee snob, and I really didn’t like the taste of almond milk in coffee. Well, sure enough, after a few weeks I really don’t mind it and I can see being completely used to it soon.

I do still prefer oat milk, which has recently become a lot more available. Much milder taste, and it foams better for lattes.

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After a month of Whole30 eating a couple years ago, I've completely switched from dairy in my coffee. Previously, I always used sugar and half-and-half, but a month was enough to make a permanent change.

My favorite by far is unsweetened cashew milk, followed by hazelnut and coconut, but I'm using it as a creamer or latte substitute, not looking for foam. I can't stand the nutty grittiness of almond milk in my coffee, but I now generally prefer nut milks to cow milk and cream.

Almond milk in coffee makes it taste like disgusting hot bitter marzipan imo.

Ha - a fair description of how I viewed it initially as well. Though, it is amazing how tastes can change. I have the gene that makes Cilantro taste like soap. When I first moved to California, I couldn’t stand it. A decade later and I love cilantro.

Interesting, I've eaten Chipotle (which has cilantro in the rice) for years and I still hate the taste of cilantro.

I am decidedly not a coffee snob, but agree that almond milk in coffee isn't great. I've tended to use coconut milk because it has some creaminess to it that seems to work well in coffee.

I'll have to see if I can find oat milk to try.

Most shops in SF have oat milk, if you're located in that area. Oat milk has been a game changer for me. All Blue Bottle locations carry Oatly oat milk.

While Oatly scrambles to scale up, some of the other major brands have stepped in. Silk has an oat milk out in the past few weeks and it’s good. But Oatly is still my fav.

My grandma actually makes her iced coffees with almond milk. I don't care for the taste, but I'm usually against adding anything to coffee in the first place (on the rare occasion that I actually pick coffee over tea).

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