Purist ratios vs. dessert-in-a-cup
Coffee rankings split the room into two churches. Purists rank by how honestly a drink shows the bean — espresso, cortado and pour over on top, milk and sugar as distractions. The other camp rates enjoyment, where a caramel macchiato or mocha out-ranks a ristretto nobody finishes. Temperature is a real axis now that cold brew built its own following. And the pumpkin spice latte is the designated flashpoint: seasonal genius or coffee-flavored dessert, with no neutral tier by tradition. Rank by respect or by craving and own the result.