| | |  | Coffee | Home » » » Taster's Choice House Blend Instant Coffee, 7-Count Sticks (Pack of 12) | | | | | | | Description: | | Instant coffee is prepared in the same way as roast and ground coffee, but with an added step at the end of the process. NESCAFÉ TASTER'S CHOICE is made by first selecting premium blends of coffee beans and roasting them to perfection, the coffee beans are ground and brewed. The resulting brew is a high quality coffee which then gets freeze dried to preserve and fresh lock the rich roast flavor and aroma of NESCAFÉ TASTER'S CHOICE. The benefit is you get to simply add back hot water to brew the coffee fresh in your cup. No machines, no hassle. It's as simple as that. | | | Features: | |
• The single-serve packets are optimized for 6oz. of hot water
• Made with a fine blend of Robusta and Arabica beans
• Our signature blend, smooth, mild roasted flavors made only from the highest quality beans
• Real beans used to make real coffee
• Gluten Free, Certified Kosher
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 1.05 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.05 inches | | Product Height:
| 5.2 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.84 Ounces | | Package Length:
| 6.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 23 reviews |
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12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Pleasant beverage, convenient format!Aug 06, 2009
By Auliya
"An Avid Reader"
This product converted me, I kid you not. Before: I did not think I liked instant coffee. Now: I think I do! :-)
I've tried International Coffee type products, which are powdered drink mixes and not truly instant coffee, and I was never very impressed. Eventually, I learned (and you'll laugh at me for not knowing this) that instant coffee is not a "mix" like hot chocolate but actually coffee beans treated differently in their production from coffee beans intended to be brewed. The bean is roasted as usual, then crushed (rather than cut as for brewing beans) in preparation for creating a coffee "concentrate" that will then be either freeze dried or spray dried. This product (as explained on the Nescafe website) is Robusta and Arabica beans, freeze dried, a method which may or may not be the top choice for connoisseurs of instant coffee, but being new to instant coffee I don't yet appreciate the difference.
I do know that the product in these single-serving sticks is the same product that was sold in canisters, before. This is just a new format for their current product, not a new product. And wow, for the sheer pleasure and convenience, it's a decent cup of coffee! It can't be mistaken for richly brewed coffee from a restaurant or from your home coffee machine, not even if you douse it with cream, but instead I compare it to "office" coffee, or 'cafe au cube farm', which it definitely matches in taste and quality. Easy, quick, mellow. Great idea when I'm the only soul who wants a cup of coffee and can't bear to brew just one or two lonely cups.
The big disadvantage of instant coffee, as far as I'm concerned, is that a serving of this product has only abut 65mg of caffeine compared to 45-180mg of caffeine in a brewed cup of coffee (we're talking in the upper end the way I brew mine!). I want my caffeine! The flavored versions of this product have even less caffeine per serving (at 25-30mg) although I couldn't tell you why. (This information, by the way, comes from the Nescafe website FAQ.) The other disadvantage, I suppose, is that the whole house doesn't fill with the sound and fragrance of brewing coffee when I choose to go instant. Alas.
Still, given the convenience and the decency of the beverage itself, I'm now buying these little "single sticks" pretty regularly! Recommended. :-)
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Almost as good as Starbucks Via instant coffee at a fraction of the costDec 20, 2009
By B. J. Jones
"BJ Jones"
I have been very interested in Starbucks Via instant coffee line, and it made me take a new look at Taster's Choice. I was pleasantly surprised by the good taste.
I am a coffee fan that is often on the go, and I am going to use Taster's Choice to keep in my briefcase and car.
Give it a try, and you'll enjoy Taster's Choice. Via costs $10 for 12 servings with only a slightly better taste. I would rather pay a tenth of the price and have the convenient tubes of Taster's Choice.
Frugal is in and so are Taster's Choice Single Sticks.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
not badFeb 09, 2009
By Noah Kimmel
this set certaintly will make you enough cups of coffee (nearly 100). As for taste and quality, ita not bad, a little thick, but if you need to have instant, I would be fine with having this everyday.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great TasteDec 01, 2010
By James Riner
"James Riner"
I purchased this for some family members that only like instant coffee. They have really enjoyed this and I tried it and found out it has a great taste. I would recommend this to anyone that wants a great cup of coffee without having to make a full pot when they only want a cup.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
pretty good for an instantNov 28, 2010
By K. Stuckey
"kateling"
I don't usually drink/buy instant coffee, but since I got a sample of these I had no reason to not try it. It is very quick, empty the packet in a mug, add 6 ounces of hot water and stir. In a standard coffee mug, 6 ounces is slightly over half a cup so that was a little disappointing. The flavor was not the best but if you are really jonesing for a cup of coffee and don't have a lot of time or don't want to brew a whole pot, it will do the trick.
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