- I'm pretty solid in saying this is not
a $100 cup of coffee.
If they charged me 100 bucks for this,
I would have words, many words.
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- Hello, my name is Kelsey.
I've been a barista for a little over three years.
- Hi, my name is Danny.
I am a barista, and I've been a barista
for about a year-and-a-half now.
Today we will see if I can guess
which cup of coffee is $100.
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All right, I'm blindfolded, I'm nervous.
I'm ready to try expensive coffee.
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- I wanna smell it first.
Okay, it smells kind of like a floral I would say.
- Hmm, smells like nuts, in a good way, guys.
- Yeah, it's definitely a little earthy.
Kind of like you get that floral taste to it.
I like this one.
- Yeah, it's fine.
On a scale of one to 10 in strength, I'd give it a three.
But it has a lovely, bitter aftertaste.
I don't hate it.
- I would say this is more like a pour-over kind of coffee,
like one of the cheaper side ones.
I don't think it's the $100 coffee.
- I'm pretty solid in saying this is not $100 cup of coffee.
If they charged me 100 bucks for this,
I would have words, many words.
I don't know if I was facing the right way.
Words, someone's getting words.
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Ooh, this one's already stronger in smell.
- It smells like, kinda like a perfume in a way.
You feel fancy already kinda drinking this.
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Okay, yeah, that's definitely fancy. (laughs)
(smacks lips)
- Tastes a little more like a blonde.
It's got more citrus to it.
Yeah, I don't love a citrus in a coffee.
I'm a purist, I like a bean to be a bean,
you know what I mean?
- It has a good mix of bitter and sweetness
and acidity too.
I like this one a lot.
I think this definitely could be a contender for the $100.
- I don't know.
It tastes a little more expensive than the last one,
but I'm pretty sure it's not a $100 cup of coffee.
Next!
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- I can't describe that smell. (laughs)
Hold on.
Whoa, that is a coffee I've never tasted
the flavor of before.
It's very unique.
- Oh, that's good, I'm into this.
I'm very into whatever's happening right here.
I can't see a thing.
- It does kinda have a little earthy taste to it,
but I don't dislike it.
It's well-made, I will say that.
(smacks lips)
- See, it's thicker than that other two.
The second one had a higher quality,
but I don't love citrus in coffee,
but I liked the first one better.
But this one beats them both easy.
- I definitely think it's a contender 'cause, I mean,
I've never tried $100 coffee,
so it could be something completely different.
- I don't know if it's $100, but of the three
that I've had so far,
it's closer on the way to triple digit.
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Smell it, mmm.
I'm not getting an aggressive smell,
but it's definitely there, it's definitely coffee.
- It smells kind of burnt from the beginning.
Mm, yeah, this one is definitely kind of like a burnt one,
like maybe you'd find in an office.
- (smacks lips) Wait, what is happening in here?
- I would definitely say that this one
is probably the cheapest one of all of them.
Not my favorite, but I mean, some people do like it.
- Oh, I like that, I like that a lot.
Guys, this might be it.
This might be pricey-ass coffee.
- I think that the first three definitely showcased
more higher-quality flavor profiles.
So, for me, this is definitely not the $100 coffee.
- If I had to guess which one, probably this one
is the $100 coffee.
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- So my personal favorite was the second one.
I would probably range that one to be around $100. (laughs)
- I'm gonna say four was the most expensive, is it?
- [Producer] Here are the results.
The first one is the second most expensive.
- Really?
- [Producer] The second one is the cheapest.
- What?
- [Producer] The third one was the most expensive.
- Wow.
- [Producer] And the last one was the third most expensive.
- Gotcha, oh. (laughs)
I was off. (laughs)
- I'm shook a little bit.
That first one is not the cheapest one?
That is water, sirs and madams, this is not good.
- You know, I definitely could've done better.
I feel like I did kinda have that intuition,
like the third one probably was the one.
But I think I just wanted to say that my favorite
was the expensive one.
- I spend most of my money on rent and coffee anyway.
So I'd probably drink any of them again if given a chance
just because caffeine's my friend.
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