We're known as a nation of tea drinkers but coffee consumption is on the rise and fast becoming the drink of choice for many who like a caffeine kick in the morning.
Cappuccino or latte, cortado or americano, espresso or macchiato ... the names that flow off the tongue are coffee options we could never have dreamed of in Newcastle back in the day, when a department store milky Mellow Birds was about as exotic as it got.
But over the years, a revolution has been brewing and now we'd be hard-pressed to find a half-hearted cuppa.
