My coffee consumption went up in 2013

In 2012 I started tracking how many lattes I was drinking (among other things). At the end of the year, I posted the results. As mentioned in that post, I drink at least a mug of black coffee every morning (usually more like two) so I don’t bother tracking that. I still don’t, but I have kept track of my latte consumption for 2013!

I drank 158 lattes in 2013, up from 120 in 2012. That’s an average of just over 3 lattes per week. I did my best to record diligently and while I’m sure I missed a few, that’s probably fairly accurate. For simplicity, I tracked iced lattes and frappuccino’s as lattes too.

Here are my top ten lattes by number consumed:

1. Credo Vanilla Latte (45)
2. Starbucks Caramel Macchiato (22)
3. Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Latte (15)
4. Roast Vanilla Latte (11)
5. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte (8)
6. Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino (7)
7. Second Cup Caramel Corretto (5)
8. Starbucks Eggnog Latte (5)
9. Credo Iced Vanilla Latte (4)
10. Transcend Vanilla Latte (3)

I spread things about a bit more in 2013 with 36 different drinks versus 29 in 2012. Here’s a look at my consumption over the year:

And here’s a look at which days of the week I was most likely to indulge on:

I also started tracking how much tea I drank in 2013 (though not by brand). If I drink tea, it’s almost always in the evening. In 2013, I did that about 126 times. Here’s the breakdown of type:

Last year I wrote that many of my lattes represented “an opportunity to sit down and chat with someone”. Based on my records, about half of those lattes were likely consumed in the company of someone else. Maybe one of my 2014 lattes will be with you?