{"id":432296,"date":"2026-01-27T07:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/432296\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T07:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:13:09","slug":"the-one-drink-kevin-costner-needs-before-he-can-start-his-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/432296\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Drink Kevin Costner Needs Before He Can Start His Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Kevin Costner smirking in gold suit\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2caa31ce1145af3609deddd611b542a5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Costner smirking in gold suit &#8211; lev radin\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Breakfast may be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashed.com\/234731\/the-reason-people-believe-breakfast-is-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:most important meal of the day;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">most important meal of the day<\/a>, but don&#8217;t discount the most important beverages. While eggs, bacon, and toast may jumpstart many a person&#8217;s ideal day, &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; star Kevin Costner singles out one particular beverage as a crucial step in his go-to morning routine. Costner&#8217;s must-have morning mainstay?\u00a0A\u00a0cup of coffee, which starts his day with both a burst of caffeine and some much-needed quiet time.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/kevin-costner-favorite-dessert-interview-8744084\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eating Well;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Eating Well<\/a>,\u00a0Costner gushed about the importance of sipping coffee, not because of its taste but because of what it signifies. &#8220;I&#8217;ll just have one cup,&#8221; he said in the interview. &#8220;It&#8217;s really my private time in the morning before the kids are moving around. It&#8217;s where I do my best thinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, coffee\u00a0serves as both a drink and a ritual, creating a grounding moment before the day&#8217;s activities commence. To enhance his calming morning ritual, Costner occasionally adds another ingredient to his coffee, boosting his mug with a dollop of something creamy \u2014 and no, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashed.com\/386319\/the-reason-you-should-never-buy-fat-free-half-and-half\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:it&#039;s not half and half.\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">it&#8217;s not half and half.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashed.com\/665967\/heres-what-taylor-swift-really-eats-in-a-day\/?zsource=aol\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here&#039;s What Taylor Swift Really Eats In A Day;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Here&#8217;s What Taylor Swift Really Eats In A Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Actor Kevin Costner kicks off every morning with a steaming cup of coffee \u2014 with the occasional dollop of whipped cream<img alt=\"Steaming cup of coffee\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c32d0ddf2aa5275256dc789c6dec67dc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Steaming cup of coffee &#8211; Alvarez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t expect Kevin Costner to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashed.com\/732345\/doing-this-could-make-you-actually-like-drinking-black-coffee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:take his coffee black;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">take his coffee black<\/a>.\u00a0Per Eating Well, Costner occasionally adds a generous dollop of whipped cream to his beloved morning beverage, complementing the drink&#8217;s rich, aromatic flavor with something a little sweet and a lot creamy.\u00a0&#8220;Sometimes I&#8217;ll put whipped cream on top like a fifth grader,&#8221; he admits in the interview, before singling out his love for mochas.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Costner&#8217;s coffee habit was found later in life. In a 2025 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kevin-costner-only-started-drinking-coffee-in-last-12-to-15-years-exclusive-11751343\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">People<\/a> magazine, Costner confessed that he only came to enjoy and savor coffee within the last 15 years. Since then, however, his love for coffee has gone strong.\u00a0&#8220;It really has become a little bit addictive,&#8221; he said, according to People. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have an addictive personality, I don&#8217;t think, but that really starts my day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That sounds like something the vast majority of Americans can agree with.Who knew?\u00a0Stars, they&#8217;re just like us.<\/p>\n<p>For more food and drink goodness, <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.mashed.com\/newsletter-syndicated?utm_source=aol&amp;utm_medium=mashed-NL-feed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:join our newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">join our newsletter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=mashed.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">add us as a preferred search source<\/a>. Get taste tests, food &amp; drink news, deals from your favorite chains, recipes, cooking tips, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashed.com\/2083427\/kevin-costner-morning-coffee-routine\/?zsource=aol\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on Mashed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">original article on Mashed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kevin Costner smirking in gold suit &#8211; lev radin\/Shutterstock Breakfast may be the most important meal of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,12669,204926],"class_list":{"0":"post-432296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-kevin-costner","11":"tag-sipping-coffee"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}