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J:
well, it has been noted that even the smell of coffee can produce a heightened alertness & wakefulness in habitual coffee drinkers. that is to say, that with a strong enough conditioned-response, the body can mimic the caffeine-high before caffeine has even entered the system.
it would be interesting to do a double-blind study on heavy coffee-drinkers as to whether they can distinguish the difference between decaff and regular coffee when not informed, or misinformed.
a similar study on wine aficionados has shown that cheap wine served from an expensive bottle will be perceived as being much higher quality than when it is from it's own bottle. said aficionados report enjoying said wine much more, and being unable to distinguish the incongruity when presented with a misleading label.
Method of Madness:
Reminds me of when Penn & Teller served hose water out of fancy water bottles and people thought each one tasted different, despite coming from the same hose.
hedgie:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 09 Dec 2014, 19:14 ---Am I the only person who can't really tell the difference between decaf and caffeinated coffee?
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No, you aren't. But I've worked in enough coffee places to the point where I can taste the difference, as well, as the one between different roasts, and to some extent, origins. It's a lot like tasting whisky, there are different types, places of origin, single-malt versus blended, and totally different tasting notes. My biggest problem with decaf is that it's almost *always* over-done, in terms of roasting. I'm not a big fan of dark roasts to begin with, I tend to prefer the light roasts or blended ones, but every decaf I've ever had, it was basically burnt. I don't know whether or not it's *needed* to always roast decaf as dark, but it's *not* the same, even compared to other dark roasts.
SubaruStephen:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 09 Dec 2014, 19:30 ---Reminds me of when Penn & Teller served hose water out of fancy water bottles and people thought each one tasted different, despite coming from the same hose.
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One of the best explanation of the placebo effect I've seen.
Metope:
I've never actually noticed getting more awake from coffee, the only effect I've noticed is when I drink way too much on an empty stomach and get really shaky and jittery, which is not cool. I just love coffee in the morning, it's more of a daily "start of the day" ritual than something I actually need to wake up. It's weird I'm not addicted to it considering how much I drink, I've taken several breaks with no problems.
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