- Mmm.
- Definitely frothy.
- In what world am I getting instant satisfaction here?
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- Hello.
Today we're gonna be trying each other's instant coffees.
We'll rate 'em out of 10,
and whoever has the highest score will be the winner.
- I'm a caffeine addict,
and that's because this is pretty much my default state.
I'm always tired.
- Australia has a lot of coffee snobs,
but I think that instant coffee has a time and place.
- What I like about instant coffee is that it's instant.
- Instant coffee is a super underappreciated,
looked-down-upon drink.
- The aroma needs to be inviting,
so I need to be able to go (inhales sharply)
yeah, that's the spot.
- So, my instant coffee, it's called OldTown Coffee,
and it's also referred to as a three-in-one.
It means it's got your coffee, it's got your milk,
and it's got your sugar- no additions needed.
It's got a really nice, sweet taste to it.
It's really, like, creamy and smooth.
- We have OldTown Road White Coffee.
No, old town road.
Nice sums of song.
- One step: pour in hot water, stir.
That's me, baby.
- This is a big boy satchel.
Like, satchel? Fuck. (Hameda laughs)
It's your fault.
- I'm guessing it's like milk, coffee, sugar?
- 180 calorie?
- You can see it's got
all of the stuff that it needs already.
That is a hefty amount for this glass.
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(spoon stirring)
- It's quite hot.
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- It is a bit hot. - Mm.
- This is really good.
It's just very sweet.
- I think the simplicity of it, the aroma,
the taste, it's nailing it for me.
- It's like the kind of coffee I would want,
like, when I'm at to ski field.
- This is something that I would go put in a number of cups,
pour the hot water, and when people came over,
do it in the kitchen without letting them see.
They'd just love it,
but it all comes from a freaking packet.
- Probably, I don't see myself having this all the time.
- This is getting, like, an 8 out of out of 10.
The 8.0 on the dot.
I'm gonna give this a 9 1/2.
- So my instant coffee order is a homemade iced latte
on oat milk with a dash of vanilla.
I hope my coffee order will win,
because it's refreshing, it's sweet, it's not bitter,
and you can have it for any occasion
- Ice, amazing. This is how I like to drink my coffee.
- Looks beautiful. Looks like a perfume
- In what world am I getting instant satisfaction here?
- Is this like an Nespresso coffee?
Okay, I don't think that counts.
- So we've got the hot coffee,
and then that's gonna go on the ice.
- Next is the milk, and that much.
- Okay. - [Sybil] That's a lot.
Oh, that might have been too much syrup there.
Think that's too much syrup?
(Sybil laughing) - [Sybil] I think so.
Isn't syrup, like, super sweet?
- The ice is melting quite a lot,
so that means it's going to water down the coffee.
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- Ooh.
Yeah, it's super vanilla-y,
super sweet, but that's really nice.
- I drink my coffee black usually,
so this is probably not helping with my marking criteria.
- It just kind of tastes a bit bitter,
a bit burnt, and a bit watery.
- The only thing I don't like is that it's really sweet,
which is my own fault.
- The coffee tastes great,
but it tastes great because it's used for coffee grounds.
It's not instant coffee.
- Borderline non-instant.
I really like this.
I can't find a flaw in it.
It's got a great balance
of milk, and coffee, and everything,
so I'm gonna give it a 10.
- Well, we're gonna have to give this one a 6 out of 10.
- We do have a lot of dirty dishes at the end of this,
and unfortunately it's not instant,
so this one is kind of getting, like, a 4 out of 10.
- I've got the flavorful, iced instant coffee
for your refreshment.
I use Moccona.
I think that's the best instant coffee brand
that you can get.
And a sprinkle of cinnamon.
I drink it iced, and just with like a splash of oat milk.
And my instant coffee is the best,
because it's refreshing and it's delicious.
Like, it's actually good.
- We have yet another science experiment.
- Cinnamon is amazing. I love cinnamon.
Cinnamon can go on anything. Could go on my Froot Loops.
- Let's get this going.
- We need two spoons of that.
Oops.
- And then I'm gonna add a dash of hot water.
- This is like physical labor.
- Ooh, this person uses oat milk,
and that means that the milk makes it very dark still.
Regular milk would dilute this a lot more,
so maybe it's gonna be a strong coffee.
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Mm. (glass clatters)
Gosh, what is with these bitter tastes?
- Watery coffee.
Not as flavorsome.
- This coffee would be really good
to just smack you in the face and wake you up.
Like, I'm gonna have such big jitters after this.
- This is a grower.
- [Tom] Not a shower.
- This is not a shower. (Ryan chuckling)
This is a grower.
I could probably relate to it.
- I'm gonna go 7 for this, 'cause it's not too bad.
- A 5.8.
- 7 out of 10.
- Don't think it's good enough for a 6,
and I don't think it's bad enough for a 5.5.
That's why I've gone for the 5.8.
- My favorite instant coffee is the Nescafe Hazel Latte.
Just like a really nice cappuccino, with a hazelnut twist.
It's easy, and it's pretty similar to like a restaurant
or cafe-quality coffee.
- This is like the stuff you find in, like, hotels.
Like, when you, like in the thing with the teas and stuff,
and you just never touch it,
'cause you're, like, scared of it.
- Now, I don't like hazelnut.
- I honestly love this description, creamy and frothy.
- This one says, "Hold firmly here and tear across."
(packaging tearing)
Love it.
- I like Nutella.
Nutella's made with hazelnut, so if this taste like Nutella,
it's gonna be amazing.
- It smells like a Milky Way.
(Ryan laughs)
- Definitely frothy. (pitcher clatters)
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- Mm.
- I love it. (Ryan laughs)
- Okay, that's the worst one. (Hameda laughing)
- The hazelnut adds just enough of a kick to it
that you can taste it really well,
and it doesn't overpower it.
- The Nespresso coffee with the vanilla syrup was better,
but this had a lot less steps involved.
- It's really sweet.
Very, like, I'm not a massive hazelnut fan.
- I'm gonna have to give this one a 6 as well.
Soz.
- A 6.8.
- I'm going to rank this one a 9 out of 10,
just basically it needs to be stronger.
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- Yeah. I'm the winner. (triumphant music)
Thank you. (Ryan laughs)
- I think we're trying each other's favorite instant coffee.
Is that what we're doing?
(Hameda laughs)
- [Interviewer] Yeah, (indistinct).
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