The NCP Coffee Type Indicator
Discover your personality type based on your coffee shop preferences. It's basically science.*
How This Works
Answer 8 questions about your coffee shop preferences. Be honest - there are no wrong answers, only revealing ones.
At the end, you'll discover your four-letter NCP Coffee Type and your "Spirit Coffee Shop" - the chain (or lack thereof) that truly understands you.
This assessment takes about 2 minutes and requires no actual coffee, though it may trigger cravings.
You arrive at your usual coffee spot. It's unexpectedly packed with what appears to be an entire office on a "team building" exercise. You...
The barista asks how your day is going. You...
The seasonal menu has arrived. You...
You're choosing a new regular coffee spot. Your main criteria is...
Your friend orders a drink you think is genuinely terrible. We're talking syrup-to-coffee ratio that should be illegal. You...
The coffee shop has raised prices significantly. Again. You...
It's Sunday morning. Your coffee plans are...
Your usual order isn't available. The barista looks at you expectantly. You...
*The NCP Coffee Type Indicator is not science. This is coffee-based personality profiling for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblance to actual psychological frameworks is entirely intentional but legally coincidental.
How this works
Each answer maps to both a coffee shop preference AND a personality dimension. Your four-letter code comes from which traits you selected most often across the 8 questions (2 per dimension). Your "Spirit Coffee Shop" is whichever shop your answers aligned with most frequently.
The Pattern
| Shop | Personality Dimensions | "Pure" Type |
|---|---|---|
| Costa | E, S, T, J | ESTJ |
| Starbucks | E, S, F, P | ESFP |
| Caffè Nero | I, N, T, J | INTJ |
| Independent | I, N, F, P | INFP |
Full Answer Mapping
| Q | Dimension | Answer Summary | Shop | Trait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E/I | Join queue, people-watching | Starbucks | E |
| Table near toilets, stay anyway | Costa | E | ||
| Leave immediately | Nero | I | ||
| Text friend, suggest new place | Independent | I | ||
| 2 | E/I | Launch into genuine update | Starbucks | E |
| "Not bad, yourself?" and wait | Costa | E | ||
| "Fine, thanks" + adjust book | Nero | I | ||
| Wonder if authentic connection | Independent | I | ||
| 3 | S/N | Launch date in calendar | Starbucks | S |
| Try once for research | Costa | S | ||
| Wonder if "autumnal" = cinnamon | Nero | N | ||
| Ask about single-origin story | Independent | N | ||
| 4 | S/N | Convenient, consistent | Starbucks | S |
| Value, loyalty scheme, Wi-Fi | Costa | S | ||
| Atmosphere and aesthetic | Nero | N | ||
| Ethics and sourcing | Independent | N | ||
| 5 | T/F | "Each to their own" | Costa | T |
| Mentally note, data stored | Nero | T | ||
| "Love that you're adventurous!" | Starbucks | F | ||
| Gently suggest something better | Independent | F | ||
| 6 | T/F | Calculate loyalty points value | Costa | T |
| Compare cost-per-quality ratio | Nero | T | ||
| Feel betrayed but stay loyal | Starbucks | F | ||
| Accept it, supporting community | Independent | F | ||
| 7 | J/P | Same time, order, table | Costa | J |
| Preferred spot + backup plan | Nero | J | ||
| Depends on vibe, try new things | Starbucks | P | ||
| Wander until something catches eye | Independent | P | ||
| 8 | J/P | Wave of grief, disappointment | Costa | J |
| Smoothly switch to backup order | Nero | J | ||
| "What do you recommend?" | Starbucks | P | ||
| Trust barista's judgement | Independent | P |