The hosts joke about failed lab vanillin demethylations and acquire a Saigon coffee maker as a "pick-me-up."
They brew Vietnamese coffee from Dak Lak using a coarse grind and a two-filter setup, noting color similarities to red phosphorus and joking about drug-precursor cover stories.
They prepare a strong coffee drink by adding cognac, cream, and sugar, then pivot to making a dessert: a sponge cake and a mascarpone-coffee mousse.
They assemble a layered coffee cake with soaked sponge, coffee mixture, and cream, finish with cocoa, and present it as a retro, psychedelic Vietnamese coffee dessert.
