Comments on: Wanted: New Drug

By: grandpa

grandpa — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:11:22 +0000

Dang, the ‘regular coffee is stronger than espresso’ myth just refuses to die. It’s true regular coffee beans are stronger because of the lighter roast. However, espresso is ground very fine and made under pressure, which means more of the coffee stuff winds up in your cup than with regular coffee–so espresso, per unit of volume, usually has much more caffeine than drip coffee. The problem here is with disreputable purveyors who use way too much milk and nowhere near enough coffee to make their lattes and such–so a 16oz latte may have less caffeine than a 16oz drip coffee.

Chuck, my recommendation to you would be to drink straight espresso. You may not like it, but at least it will be over quickly, as you’ll only need an ounce or two at a time. Follow that up with water (hydration is key, since you probably currently get most of your fluids from Coke) and sugar-free gum to deal with the breath issue.

Or you could just take to chewing coca leaves.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:02:03 +0000

Yeah, and I checked online and it’s actually WORSE for you than Coke. At least, the only way I like it is when it’s got enough added to it so it doesn’t taste like coffee anymore, and by the time I’ve added all that, it’s got more fat than regular Coke does, and almost as much sugar. Plus the teeth and breath conundrum.

Maybe I’ll go to my backup plan, and make a new year’s resolution to drink a lot more water. With No-Doz dissolved in it.

By: Rain

Rain — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:46:19 +0000

And here’s something else: while many people think espresso is stronger than a regular cup of joe, it’s not really the case. Sort of. Regular brewed coffee has more caffeine than a shot of a espresso–and that’s not just because you’re drinking more in one cup of coffee than in a shot of espresso. The LIGHTER the roast of the bean, the MORE caffeine it will have. Espresso is a darker roast than most other coffees, hence less caffeine…

So, I’m just saying, I think you’d notice the caffeine effect more if you had an actual cup of coffee, and not an espresso drink.

As far as the effect Coke might have on your teeth and breath, well, coffee isn’t any better for that.