Chameleon and Lucky Jack Cold Brew Concentrates are both on sale for $9.99 per 32 oz bottle right now at Whole Foods (late Dec 2018). They’re very different products, however. Chameleon has five 6 oz servings in a bottle, and Lucky Jack has ten 3.2 oz servings. In tasting them both right out of the jar, Lucky Jack’s is far stronger, and has more bite, which makes sense, as their serving size indicates Lucky Jack’s is far more concentrated.
So, if you like your coffee ridiculously strong and with a bite, or you are a precise and committed diluter, and don’t mind a (presumably) high caffeine content (I can’t find LJ caffeine content anywhere), Lucky Jack’s is for you.
Chameleon’s a great choice if you don’t dilute or are not so diligent in measuring, like smooth flavor, and still like a lot of caffeine (208 mg per 6 fl oz serving, admirably posted by Chameleon), and obviously are OK with paying a high price per serving. In it’s undiluted form, Chameleon concentrate tastes like a well-made, strong, cold brew coffee.
I’ve had to cut down my caffeine intake, so these days, my everyday coffee is Four Sigmatic Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane and Chaga (instant coffee plus mushroom extracts - tastes like normal coffee), which clocks in at just 50 mg of caffeine per serving. I usually have it with a mix of Vital Proteins Collagen Creamer and Vanilla Collagen Peptides, and I feel just as alert as with higher caffeine coffee, but FAR more focused. Plus, with all the protein of the collagen, it’s filling and satisfying… more of a meal on-the-go for me, which is really useful for me on a heavily-scheduled day.
SIDE NOTE:
Interestingly, Chameleon used to list 8 servings in their 32 oz bottle (when the cap used to be white). I’m guessing they changed up the concentration, but not sure how. Here’s the info from that long-gone label, below.
