The Best Instant Coffee? A Coffee Taste Test and Review 

I agree with Valdez, Bustelo is the best.

Instant coffee is all my parents drink, and I remember it having a burnt bitter flavour. I only use ground coffee/beans, but I picked up a jar of Nescafe Hazelnut (because it was on sale and I was curious)...I cannot tell the difference :) It's sooo smooth, and tastes exactly liked my usual brewed coffee! My mind is blown! I will make sure to have a jar of instant in the cupboard now, in case of emergency ;P

I'm addicted with Folgers Instant Coffee & my favorite ground coffee ☕ is now history.

Well at least you guys helped me change my mind about even trying instant coffee at all. I'm a new coffee drinker but I think I'm gonna start out with real coffee, at least for now. Thanks

I'm not sure if you can buy it in stores, but I like Four Sigmatic's Mushroom Coffee. It's an instant coffee I get on Amazon.

When comparing instant coffees it is good to know that there are two different ways that instant coffee can be made; either through freeze-drying or spray-drying. Here is a clear video on the freeze-drying process: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4G5LcVUcWAg.html And here is the process of spray-drying: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u2LhmpDUjKk.html As you can see, freeze-drying is quite an intensive and therefore relatively expensive process when compared to spray-drying. As a side-effect, cost-cutting focused manufacturers of instant coffee use spray-drying even though freeze-drying is superior in all respects preserving the flavor of the fresh coffee extract. I would not bother drinking spray-dried coffee in a taste test and would rather stick to the better freeze-dried variety which is really not a huge difference in price. A comparison of Nescafe Taster's choice, Jacobs Kronung, and Mount Hagen or Mulvadi would be much easier to compare and overall a decent surrogate for a fresh cupa.

Invader coffee has some of the best coffee I’ve ever had! I love how the original invader blend is air roasted, preventing the beans from being too acidic or burnt, but my favorite coffee that they offer is the mexican chocolate. It is the smoothest best flavored coffee blend that I have ever had!! Another good blend that I’ve tried is the Whiskey blend which is my third favorite. No bitterness yet deep flavor, it is to die for!! Finally I love how the company is run by a vertern and how the website is super user friendly and delivery is fast and on time. I highly, highly, highly suggest you get yourself some invader coffee.

NesCafe' is my fav. for instant;

Just ordered a 7oz can of Cafe Bustelo for $8 with free shipping. Never tried it but I'm thinking it can't be worse than Folgers :)

Tasters Choice House Blend Is Good 👍

Bustelo is the best

Medaglia D’oro instant coffee is my favorite! Check it out!

Nescafe Clasíco my go-to for instant coffee for sure

I’m surprised u only have 443 subs Edit:444 subs I subscribed

Best I had is the Mexican brand “Legal” it’s amazing

Folgers is the best! ♥️ I’m actually having my second cup right now 😊

Nescafé clásico and cafe bustelo are my fav instant coffees.

Since losing my sense of taste thanks to covid I have turned to instant coffee for the strength of my "perceived" taste.

Medium roast does not mean it will have a mild flavor or be less bitter....I know why you'd think that but no. Pike's place is a blend of coffees from different regions. One of the coffees in it tends to be bitter- thats what you're tasting- so it's that region (vareity) of coffee that you don't like....I know Italian coffee tends to be bitter- thats why they invented the cappuccino there which is 50% milk 50% coffee..Perhaps ur not a fan of Italian coffee? or as u said you didnt add enough sugar?

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I had the pikes place cause it was discounted it was good with a nice flavor I also made a cappuccino with it

Should have tried Taster’s Choice!

Explore the varieties of instant coffees available to incarcerated inmates through commissary from various areas of the country.

Trader Joe's columbian instant coffee is the only instant coffee i ever remember enjoying. Kopiko also has a good instant coffee.

It isn't black coffee if it has anything in it. You are a "sugar no cream" person, NOT a "take it black".

Iced coffee/cold brew much better esp Starbucks and Delight.

The more bitter a coffee (such as Pikes) the better it pairs with milk and sugar which is how most drink their coffee. I've had every one of these brands and any one of them can be made to taste OK- each brand follows different rules in how they should be made and the mistake most people make is using 1 rule for different brands.....Some will taste better without sugar or without sugar and milk (like Folgers) and some will taste better with less water if ur adding milk n sugar...

with instant you can adjust to your taste by adding a bit more

The best instant coffee is international Maxwell house instant coffee great video.

Instant coffee just doesn't compare to fresh brewed coffee.

That because you made it all wrong. 6 oz of water?

Trevor Noah?

Thumbs Down for voting Crapbucks as #1

many countries do not have the ability or cannot afford Coffee Pressers at home to Grind. So they prefer instant coffee.

I've had all 4, starbucks is best

are these two guys husband & husband?

Black coffee with sugar in it is NOT black coffee. 🤦‍♂

UCC

The guy in black is fake and bitter 😖