Overprocessed, overengineered, sugar drinks for children. If you actually need a caffeine boost, a cup of coffee or tea is more than enough for 99% of people but “iT TaStES bItTeR”
but “iT TaStES bItTeR”
And a lot of that is trying to brew the crappiest coffee the big box store carries through meh brewers. Coffee can be so much better with a little bit of experimenting and buying products that give you an experience you enjoy vs whatever ends up in the cup.
Yep. Like many things; the more bad quality is avoided, the more bad experience is avoided. Not to mention the irony of finding coffee beans you like, grinding them, and brewing in a style you like is generally on par or cheaper than low quality coffee ready to go but marketed as “affordable”. And the flavour difference is astronomical.
When I camp with others, I pick nice flavour beans that are smooth and low on bitterness, so every coffee drinker will like them. I grind up about $3 worth (3-4 people for a few days), seal, and go camping. I “cowboy brew”—which is basically Turkish brew—by boiling a pot until water is rolling, pour in coffee, 2 mins later pull off heat, 3 mins later after bloom is done, serve. Literally boil, pour, wait, drink. I get praised for amazing coffee and I didn’t do shit. It’s just some good beans with a relaxed flavour profile and it costs fuck all.
Ain’t no one sit back with an energy drink, sip, and go “Ahhh. That’s lovely energy drink.”
the vast majority of them are sugar-free
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