Coffee Nerds

 The beginning of our Instant Coffee Quest! Our first viewer request was for an instant coffee I was unable to track down. That stuck in my mind, and I wanted to try and find a good instant coffee in place of the one that has been discontinued. Can such a thing even be done?! Keep watching to find out!! Afterthoughts:   Leuke:  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ As we noted in the episode, I drank quite a bit of this coffee during my travels last year. It was very drinkable. Not amazing, but definitely not terrible, which I think is really saying something for instant coffee, given how low our expectations were to begin with. Chad:  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ It’s hard for me to judge an instant coffee. I don’t typically drink instant coffee because of the way it tastes. This instant coffee was really good and I was happily surprised by it. It was a lighter roast which I’m not usually fond of either. I didn’t really taste any definitive notes but I liked this coffee. 

Eggnog coffee is here! We recommend about one third hot eggnog for two thirds hot coffee, with a few healthy dashes of cinnamon as desired. That combo worked pretty well for us. We both used organic Horizon eggnog. I don't recommend the cheap stuff, the chemicals will mess with the flavor. Afterthoughts:   Leuke:  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ This one was... interesting, for me. I tried making my own eggnog initially, and that was a bit of a mess. It came out more like gooshy scrambled eggs, too savory and not enough sweet or spicy, so it was somewhat reminiscent of our egg coffee efforts. Second time around, I used Horizon eggnog lightly heated, and that was about perfect. The flavor was ok. I don't typically like dairy in my coffee, so it was a little odd for me, but I still enjoyed it. Definitely a fun holiday treat! Chad:  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ I learned to like the eggnog coffee a lot. I drank it for several days after the episode and as long as I had cinnamon in it I enjoyed it. It