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I recently got a chance to try Dry Brew, which, as they say, "enables coffee lovers the enjoyment of having their coffee boost anytime and anywhere."
A regular cup of coffee contains around 95mg of caffeine, according to Google, A piece of Dry Brew has 65mg so it's about 2/3 of a typical cup of coffee's caffeine in the form of a chewable candy.
This is not the first coffee replacement-type product we've tried at Insider Picks, but this is the first one we've written about, which means it's the only one we've determined to be good at what it does so far.
Now I'm not arguing this will replace a morning cup of coffee. Each candy has 35 calories, which is far more than the 5 or less calories in a standard cup of black coffee. If you take your coffee with milk or sugar, it's probably more of a like-for-like comparison. The real value I see is in having these around if you're the type of person who travels a lot.
I don't drink coffee on planes for well-documented reasons (plane water is gross), but if I have an early morning flight, I will want a caffeine boost when I land, especially if it's across a timezone — so it's pointless to get a hot or iced coffee at the airport and take it on the plane with me. I could get one when I land, but I'm usually more interested in leaving the airport as quickly as possible, which is where Dry Brew comes in.
It's a perfectly adequate replacement for a cup of coffee. It tastes pretty good, and I definitely feel caffeinated after I eat it. Most caffeine-related products taste terrible or give me weird jitters, but this affects me the same as drinking a cup of coffee quickly.
It's not going to change the game or replace most coffee drinker's preferred way to enjoy the beverage. But I am absolutely keeping a bag around so I can toss a couple of these in my suitcase the next time I'm taking an early flight or a red eye.
A bag costs $16.99 and comes with 15 pieces, so it's a little more than $1 per candy, which is cheaper than you'd pay for a cup at most decent coffee shops.
You can buy Dry Brew Coffee Chew on Amazon for $16.99
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