The Berenstain Bears were actually the Berenstein Bears and nobody can convince half the internet otherwise.

Nelson Mandela apparently died twice. Darth Vader never said "Luke I am your father." And don't even get people started on whether Curious George had a tail or not because friendships have ended over less.

The Mandela Effect has turned everyone into part-time detectives arguing about fictional details with the intensity of a courtroom drama. People will fight to the death over whether Monopoly Man had a monocle. They'll swear up and down that Shazaam was a real movie starring Sinbad as a genie even though it absolutely was not.

But here's the thing about false memories and alternate realities that nobody talks about. The real Mandela Effect happens every single morning in kitchens around the world.

You walk around absolutely convinced you made coffee. You remember standing at the machine. You can almost taste it. Your brain has filed this memory away as a confirmed fact right next to your own address and the name of your childhood pet.

Then you look down and there's no mug in your hand. You check the counter and the coffee maker is bone dry. Cold. Mocking you with its emptiness.

In some parallel universe there's a version of you that actually pressed the brew button. That person is having a fantastic morning. They're alert and happy and probably solving world hunger or at least remembering where they put their car keys.

Meanwhile you're standing in your kitchen experiencing the most devastating plot twist since finding out Darth Vader was Luke's dad (even though he never said it that way).

The good news is you don't need a time machine or a wormhole to catch up with your better caffeinated self. The Black Coffee Please Newsletter is basically a portal to the dimension where coffee actually makes it into your cup.

I hope your enjoying this whimsical look at coffee roasters and places serving decent cuppa so you can stop living in the sad reality where caffeine is just a distant memory.

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Today’s Coffee Notes: Mexican

Various high quality coffees are produced in Mexico. Some of the best Mexican coffees come from Oaxaca, Coatepec, and Chiapas, and small organic farms produce much of the country's finest coffees.

These fine Mexican coffees are known for having light body and acidity, often with a nutty flavor, perhaps with chocolaty overtones. The finest Mexican coffees have a delicate body with an acidy snap and very pleasant dryness like a fine white wine.

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Catch you in the better timeline,