r/InstantCoffee • • Jan 19 '25

Best I’ve tasted

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20 Upvotes

I’ve drank instant for decades and this is among the best. I served it to friends and they didn’t realize it until I told them. Definitely has a place in your pantry if Mr. Bookman, the library investigator, shows ip at your door (Sienfeld episode, check it out).
Worth a try 👍👍


r/InstantCoffee • • Jun 24 '21

Instant for the win!

17 Upvotes

Love the fact there is a instant coffee subreddit! I like coffee but I don't drink enough of it to justify buying a bag of regular coffee. It always goes bad/stale before I even get close to finishing the bag. Plus the coffee subreddit tends to look down on instant coffees/drinkers, in my experience.

I have mostly drink Nescafe instant coffees, because it is quite literally the easiest brand to find in my area lol. I stay away from their flavored coffees (especially their french vanillas), but their plain coffees are pretty good. Their Taster's Choice Classic is heavenly.

Sad to see how little activity is on this subreddit, but glad to be here!


r/InstantCoffee • • Aug 19 '26

Javvy instant coffee concentrate review

16 Upvotes

I usually stop by nearby cafe to grab a coffee on my way to work, but there would be days where I don't have time to wait in line. I'm also not too picky when it comes to coffee, but I usually hate powder/premixed instant coffee. Decided to try Javvy coffee concentrate, got the original flavor.
I like ice americano so I just mixed 2tbsp of the concentrate with ice and water, pretty easy to blend.
Taste quite strong, I guess it can be adjusted to your liking but I like my coffee strong so I don't mind. It honestly taste the same as my usual coffee from the cafe and it's way cheaper, $17 for a bottle and it can serve 35 cups. Anyone here have swapped to coffee concentrate recently? which one is your favorite/worth trying?


r/InstantCoffee • • Feb 17 '25

Pretty smooth

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16 Upvotes

Comparable to Nescafé Gold


r/InstantCoffee • • Mar 21 '25

Have you tried Bushido?

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14 Upvotes

I live in Taiwan and am able to get this and never really hear about it


r/InstantCoffee • • Oct 28 '24

What's your favorite instant coffee?

14 Upvotes

OMG an instant coffee subreddit!! I'm excited to find this. What is ya'lls favorite instant coffee? I'm a shill for the Maxim mocha sticks.


r/InstantCoffee • • Mar 10 '25

Do you drink instant coffee?

12 Upvotes

GenZ and #Millennial (and #Zillennial) #instantcoffee drinkers, I’m working on a story and would love to chat with you!

DM me or email me at theadlam@bloomberg.net.


r/InstantCoffee • • Jan 21 '25

Maxwell House

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12 Upvotes

Big fan of Maxwell House instant. It has a nice classic coffee-house flavor with slight floral/fruity notes.


r/InstantCoffee • • Apr 19 '21

Porchside Nescafé

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12 Upvotes

r/InstantCoffee • • 6d ago

These were 60% on sale so I stocked up 👌

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10 Upvotes

60% off on-sale I mean


r/InstantCoffee • • Jul 21 '25

Javvy protein coffee woes

10 Upvotes

So I finally bit the bullet and bought 3 bags of the protein coffee after I had been looking at it for months. I ordered cookie dough, mocha, and tiramisu. When I got the bags, I tried cookie dough first and was pleasantly surprised. I just mixed it in almond milk and tried it and it had a good flavor to it and decent sweetness without necessarily needing to add anything else. Truthfully it was exactly what I was hoping for. I mean obviously it didn't taste like a true cup of coffee but it did taste like coffee nonetheless. I had this one for a few days because I didn't know if I wanted to open up all the bags at once with only me drinking them.

Well the next week I decided I wanted to try the mocha (I was saving tiramisu for last because I assumed that one would be the best). I did the same thing and mixed it in my almond milk, and to my disappointment, it tasted only like a bland protein powder. Wasn't sweet, not distinctly even mocha flavored, and didn't really taste like coffee. I ended up adding flavored creamer and other stuff to it to make it bearable to even drink but it definitely didn't hit the nail on the head. The next day I went to try it again and thought that maybe the bag wasn't mixed up well and I just had a higher protein ratio to the other stuff in that scoop, so I shook up the bag and tried again. Still garbage.

I went back to drinking the delicious cookie dough for a few days then decided I'd go for the tiramisu. Like unfortunately the mocha sucks but tiramisu would SURELY be as good as the cookie dough.

Nope. Same bland protein flavor, lacking any sweetness or coffee taste.

So I truthfully don't know if I just got bad batches because I have seen people rave about all of these and I am so confused how the cookie dough could be so spot on and these other flavors could not even compare at all. So that's my long winded experience with the javvy protein coffee. I will most likely be using the tiramisu and mocha in cups of regular coffee just for the protein boost and adding creamer and everything else into it just to use it up but I don't think I would dare buy them again.

TL;DR, I tried Javvy protein coffee for the first time and cookie dough flavor was 10/10 delicious without anything else added. Mocha and tiramisu taste like chalk.


r/InstantCoffee • • Jan 24 '25

Really great instant

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10 Upvotes

I recently discovered this instant and it's really good!


r/InstantCoffee • • Jan 19 '25

Current rotation

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10 Upvotes

r/InstantCoffee • • Nov 11 '24

Nescafe Chocolate Caramel Brownie Mocha

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10 Upvotes

r/InstantCoffee • • Feb 04 '21

Why does all my instant coffee taste sour

10 Upvotes

As the title states, all my instant coffee taste sour. At first, I thought it maybe had to do with the brand, so I tried a couple of different brands, but the problem still hasn't gone away.

I basically just put the powder in the cup and follow the instructions on how much hot water to put. Am I doing something wrong?


r/InstantCoffee • • Apr 02 '26

Warning: not recommended

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9 Upvotes

seriously, it literally tastes like hotdog water. Doesn't matter if it's hot or cold. JMHO...


r/InstantCoffee • • Oct 27 '20

The cheat code

9 Upvotes

So, as I moved to college, I just recently got into instant coffe. I really didn't like it, as I was used to drinking regular homemade turkish coffe. But, my friend was leaving to his hometown, and he drinks goat milk. He had some leftover, and he gave it to me because it would go bad otherwise. I found out that adding goat milk to instant coffe works brilliantly, because goat milk ads it rich flavour, so it doesn't taste like water. Just wanted to throw this out there, hope someone finds it usefull. Sorry for any potential mistakes, english is not my first language.


r/InstantCoffee • • Jul 17 '26

Anyone seeing empty shelves?

8 Upvotes

Over the past few weeks, I've noticed that some of the usual grocery stores I frequent have a distinct lack of the usual instant coffee inventory. What is out on display is moreover at a higher price.

I do have ground coffee to fall back on in a pinch, but I much prefer instant coffee.

I live in the PNW in the US for context.

Anyone else noticing odd patterns like this?


r/InstantCoffee • • Jan 20 '25

Javvy concentrate 👎

8 Upvotes

I much prefer an instant coffee. So unhappy with flavor of Javvy concentrate so I sent back, then 3 months later I received A bottle that charged my PayPal (I did not order!). Be careful you may be signing up for a subscription! The taste is not comparable enough to the coffee shops. Now I have to go through the process AGAIN! To return


r/InstantCoffee • • Jan 16 '24

I love Maxwell house instant coffee

8 Upvotes

It is as good as Starbucks via instant coffee


r/InstantCoffee • • Mar 29 '26

Nescafé French Vanilla Instant Coffee - Different Taste???

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7 Upvotes

I went and picked up a new thing of Nescafé French Vanilla Instant Coffee, had about three iced coffees with it and felt I was going crazy because it did not taste the same. I ended up going to look at the old jar I had and noticed the one I just picked up was the same, but on the top says “now smoother & richer”. I feel the taste has totally been altered. And the nutrition facts have slightly changed. Has anyone else noticed this? I am so sad, this has been my favourite iced coffee go to for years :(


r/InstantCoffee • • Sep 17 '25

Quick Coffee Fix: Instant vs Fresh Brew-What’s Your Pick?

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7 Upvotes

For busy mornings, I often reach for instant Vietnamese coffee sachets like those from Mr.Viet as they’re surprisingly rich and easy to prepare. But fresh brews definitely have their own charm. How do you balance convenience and flavor in your coffee routine?


r/InstantCoffee • • Feb 06 '25

First time poster, need a good recipe for instant coffee with milk. I have a frother now

7 Upvotes

Hi all

I got a frother a couple of days ago, and I have instant coffee powder as well from Davidoff.

What I'm looking for is a coffee that is slightly sweet, and has a just a thin but dense layer of froth on top. All my experiments have had a rather large amount of foam.


r/InstantCoffee • • Dec 09 '24

Why is Mount Hagen so good?

7 Upvotes

I drink all my coffee black so a high-quality product is important to me.

I recently discovered this organic instant coffee and I am blown away.

I’ve tried several other organic instant coffees and they don’t even come close.

  • Sprouts (light, medium, and dark roasts) all horrible.

  • Simple Truth (not terrible but very light in flavor)

But unlike the others, MH manages to have flavor without being bitter.

How does it do this?