Do caffeine free drinks actually taste different? Let’s talk about that. Good Mythical Morning. If you drink coffee or tea or sodas or energy drinks or pre-workout or just good old fashioned vintage cans of four Loco. Yes. Then you’re no stranger to that one of a kind caffeinated sensation. Oh, I love that sensation. Uh, it’s, how do you say sensational? Yes, it is. But some people want their caffeinated drinks without the caffeine. Huh? Now it’s obvious that the chemicals in these decaffeinated versions of the drinks aren’t the same as in the regular version. But what about the tastes? Are the flavors any different? It sounds like we got some taste worth testing. It’s time for, is that caffeine in your drink or you just shaking to see. Okay, boys, in front of you, there are two versions of a mystery soda. One is caffeinated and one is caffeine free. Your job is to guess which one is caffeinated based on the flavor alone, and whoever gets the most right in the end wins a special prize. Okie dokey. Mystery soda. You’re not even gonna tell us what it is, huh? Okay. It’s Coke. It’s Pepsi? I, I just smelled it. Let me drink it. It might be caffeine free…. Pepsi. It’s Pepsi, he’s right. Am I right? I mean, you can tell us. That’s not the actual game. Just a little funsies, Right? Okay. I’m having fun. And you’re wrong. Pepsi. It’s Coke? Yeah. Huh. Well, I’ll be danged. Well, you swayed me. Well, that just goes to show you You swayed me. I’ve never thought that caffeine free tasted any different. I’ve always thought assumed even caffeine was tasteless. That it was tasteless and odorless. It’s exactly the same taste. Yes. Because you could take, when you take the caffeine out, nothing else changed. You could take a shirt. Dip it in caffeine, put it over somebody’s face, nothing would happen. Smother them. They wouldn’t know it was happening. Not that I’ve thought about that. Huh? Does that taste different? Yep. Now we gotta do this. This tastes more like Coke. They taste different. They are different. They’re different. Okay, but how are they different, Rhett? One of them tastes more like coke. One of them actually tastes sweeter than the other one, and I know that that has nothing to do with anything. But it might be that the caffeine has a slightly bitter taste that makes it seem like the other one’s sweeter ’cause sweet and bitter are opposites, right? I think so. I think so. This is hard though. I mean, it’s like, it’s different, but it’s so close. So we put our hands over the one that is what? Caffeinated in 3, 2, 1. Yeah. I, I, I, I felt that. You’re both…… Correct. Yeah. Hey, there’s a difference. There’s a difference. There’s a difference. I, I, I, I would’ve told you there wasn’t, it’s not, there’s not enough of a difference to care. I’ve actually learned something enough that I’ll forget soon, but please care. This is another cola. Who diss? You up? Seven up. This is Pepsi. Pepsi privately. Carolinas proudly Carolinas is what it is. Um, stop us if we’re wrong. I realize I got my wires crossed. You know what I said was explaining myself a moment ago. What? Because if caffeine tastes bitter, that wouldn’t be the one that was caffeinated with sweeter. That was dumb. I wasn’t listening. Edit that out. I don’t wanna seem dumb. Nope. Too late. We can’t go back. They’ve already watched it. We edit out anything that makes either one of us look dumb. You already know that. There’s a difference. Is there a difference? There’s a difference. There is a difference. There is a difference. There is a big difference. This one is more tepid. You can talk about this at parties now Link. This could be your thing. It’s still good, but it’s, it’s a little it there, there’s some of the edge is gone. Next time you walk up to Little Dickie at a party, you can say, you can have something besides, oh, I thought you were little Dickie. Yeah. Right. Yeah, yeah. If you don’t know, that’s what Link did. He went up to Little Dickie and said, Hey, and he was like, Hey, I’m Dave, and Link said, I thought you were Little Dickie. He said, I am. That’s not my real name. But my name is Dave. Stop distracting me. And embarrassing me. I’ve confused myself. I knew at the beginning. I know it. It is so close. Edit this out. We don’t wanna look stupid. Okay. Okay. Hand over the caffeinated one in 3, 2, 1. It’s just a little more bit, a little bit better. A little, a little better. A little Pepsi-er-er. You are both… Correct! Yeah. Look at us. Proud of Carolina. We’re so proud of ourselves and our states. Um, are we getting lucky? I think we, the time will tell frequently. Yeah. Time will tell, you know. Pretty frequently these days If we’re, I mean if we, we, we kind of have to queen sweep. A long, satisfying marriage. This entire episode in order to really prove that we’re not just getting lucky. Uh, no, I think I chose this one because it tasted more like Pepsi, so I chose the first one ’cause it tasted more like Coke. So did I. And I can’t tell you what that means. Edit that out. Mm-hmm. There’s another cola. Mm-hmm. Dr. Pepper. Oh yeah. So caffeine free Dr. Pepper. Are we right? Yeah. How could we not be? You’re right. Don’t like it. Now, I typically don’t drink caffeine free Dr. Pepper. I drink caffeine free diet Dr. Pepper, which tastes a lot like Dr. Pepper. I’m not tasting any difference now. Is caffeine naturally occurring in all these sodas or is it added? It’s added. Originally it was occurring from colon nut, cola nut extract, but that doesn’t exist. There’s a cola nut? I mean, not that that doesn’t exist anymore. They don’t do that anymore. It’s all– We can go pick cola nuts? It’s like a nut you eat– This whole time?? And it fizzes. We could have been picking cola nuts. And getting caffeinated? Where do they grow? Well, they don’t use them anymore, is what she said. Rhett, probably South Carolina. They just add the caffeine. So by not adding the caffeine, it’s just plucking it outta the recipe. West Africa. Yeah, South Carolina, West Africa. So, so it is not. These are pretty damn similar. It it, it’s pretty. Then I would assume it’s basically the same recipe except adding caffeine or not. And the issue. That’s, that’s what we just wanted. The issue with Dr. Pepper is that what makes Dr. Pepper taste like Dr. Pepper, whatever the doctor did back in the day is so distinct and so strong. It makes it harder to perceive whether or not it has caffeine. It’s the same reason that Diet Dr. Pepper tastes more like regular Dr. Pepper. Yep. It’s not because they have a magical sweetener. They use the same sweetener that everybody does. It’s just that the reason you like Dr. Pepper is not because of the sweetness, it’s because of the doctor’s 23 flavors. That’s right. I also think it’s funny that you use their slogan when you, when you didn’t need to, and that’s why Diet Dr. Pepper tastes more like regular Dr. Pepper. Yeah. Instead of just saying that’s why Diet Dr. Pepper tastes like regular Dr. Pepper, you’re giving the slogan of their updated recipe. It tastes more like, no, no, no. That wasn’t. I don’t think it, I think it was diet. Dr. Pepper tastes more like regular doctor than other beverages that do the di like, oh, is that what the more I’ve always interpreted it as, they taste more similar thought than other diets. I think they improve the recipe. Stevie? They may have done both. Why? Why is there more in the slogan? This is a crap shoot for reasons that Rhett stated. Hold on. But I’m getting there. I’m getting there. I’m not drinking anymore of this crap. Is it an aperitif? No, but it has aspartame. No, it doesn’t. It’s not diet. The diet one does. Yeah. We’re not in diet world. Okay. I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m going with a coin flip here. Yeah. I also don’t think that they’ve changed the diet Dr. Pepper recipe since 1980. So the more means more, more regular Dr. Pepper than other soda tastes, tastes like their diets. Yeah, I think so. Don’t, wow. Don’t come at me in the comments. I mean, I didn’t know that. Whether or not that’s true or not, that’s what I choose to believe. And what you choose to believe is what is true. Yeah, true. I’ve chosen not believe that. That’s my truth. And I live my truth. And I’m changing my mind because I can. And the cola nuts from South Carolina. Okay hand over the caffeinated Dr. Pepper in 3, 2, 1. We agree. Oh, hold on, hold on. I just wanted, I just wanted to agree. You wanted to agree. Yeah, but I don’t, I’m, this is literally a coin flip. You are both correct. Caffeine, you can taste caffeine. It’s it, but not really in Dr. Pepper. Not really in Dr. Pepper. You can’t taste it ’cause of the doctor and what he did. But with the updated recipe. There is no updated recipe. I believe. The doctor got it right the first time. That’s my truth. Oooh, dew? We do the dew. Yep. I wish it was mellow yellow. It’s a specific Mountain Dew though. Oh, it’s Diet Mountain Dew? Yes, because Yep. They don’t have a caffeine free Mountain Dew. Yes. Ooh, they don’t dew that. So Diet Mountain. Dew that. Caffeine Free diet. Mm. My theory is that Mountain Dew has that Mountain Dew flavor, and it might be like a Dr. Pepper kind of thing, where it’s so strong it covers a world of hurt. I don’t know you hope. Nope, nope. Different. Different. Oh my God. Maybe the most different. The most different my friend is right. Yeah. His truth is my truth. Wow. And one of them is way better. I, I’ve been drinking so much caffeine free stuff. I’ve been missing out, but I’ve been sleeping good. Hmm hmm. Is it worth it? Is it worth it to just sit there and contemplate my own existence for three to four hours before I fall asleep? Think about everything I did wrong in the past 30 days. Doesn’t have an impact on me like that. Uh, yeah, it does for me. I don’t even need anymore of this. This one’s so obvious. This so obvious. Now, don’t you wait to see what I did. I, I won’t, I don’t like either one of these. I don’t like diet Dr. Pepper. Well, it’s not this. You know what I mean. Edit that out, don’t make him look stupid. Thank you. Um, I would not purchase this. Alright. One of ’em is clearly better than the other, even though I had to taste it a whole lot. Over the caffeinated one in, 3, 2, 1. This one. So much better! So much better. Whoa. It’s so much better. But still not good enough ’cause it’s. You are both. Correct again. Hey. Okay, so take the Dr. Pepper out and we have definitively proven with a queen sweep of our own type that. Sodas. Taste better. With caffeine. Because caffeine tastes good. But. And it tastes. What about– I could have told you that. What about coffee? Huh? Motor oil. Oh, before you drink it, What? The surface is different. Can you see the, you said motor oil? Well, here, I’ll give you that. The surface is different. Uh, I don’t, I don’t, describe the difference. You’re trying to get a reflection. Oh. It’s just when you get the reflection. Well. It’s the same, dude. No, no, no. Edit that out. B. He looks crazy. No, if we look crazy, we keep it in. Oh. We look stupid, we edit it out. Keep that in. Uh, I think there’s a swirly pattern to the oil slick on B. The oil slick. Okay, dude. I always get decaf coffee when a restaurant doesn’t have it, my wife and I, we get so upset. I always put cream in my coffee, so this is. Okay. I mean, what brand is this? Is that pertinent? Nicole? Pete’s. Pete’s. For pete’s sake, I can’t tell the difference. So that’s reputable. Pete’s ground beans? Or did you grind them? They were pre-ground. It is tough. There’s a difference, but I couldn’t tell you what it is. You’ll find out in a few hours when you’re wired still. Well, the tie is scored, so I know you could choose differently. But then we wouldn’t be– One of you. Then we wouldn’t be truth buddies. We wouldn’t be truthers. Um. They’re both bitter because they’re both black coffee, so it’s kind of hard to tell. I thought one would be more bitter. They’re different. They’re different. And one is more… Coffee like. So that’s the one I’m voting for. Hold on, hold on. Don’t let me down, Rhett. Don’t let me down. You already said it. One’s more coffee like. Yeah, but I don’t know which one. One tastes like, it tastes like it’s been in cardboard. Oh. Oh, all right. Hand over the caffeinated coffee in. Ah. 3, 2, 1. Whew. Yes. Ah, you are both incorrect. No edit this out. But we agreed. Edit it all out, it never happened. So we liked decaf coffee a little bit better. Well. What? It was a little bit less bitter, I thought. Didn’t you think? Well, yeah, because we think that caffeine is bitter. I know. We thought, we think that we were wrong. We, we were stupid. It was okay. Okay. You, you tied. But, um, to cheer you up, you can both get the prize. Okay. Uh, you can each have a caffeine delivery system of your dreams. Oh, what is that game? What is this? It is a marshmallow basketball mug. Huh? Look at that slam dunk. That’s not really how you’re supposed to do it. You ruined it for yourself, huh? Bank shot. Okay. Don’t forget to come back for Good Mythical Weekend tomorrow, right here on this channel. Thanks for coming and sharing this video. You know what time it is. I’m Morgan, I’m Charity and we’re third degree mythical society members, and I just made Doritos locos Calzone. And it is time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. Woo. That looks good. Good work, ladies. Click the top link to watch us rank cringey coffee shirts in Good, Mythical More. And to find out whether the Wheel of Mythicality is gonna land. What is it? I mean, okay, I, let’s do an I, right? Why not? Yeah, because there’s more than one. There’s two. Okay. Solid. It’s gonna help. What are you doing to it?