What is the best instant coffee currently available in the Irish market?

macgrub · 31-12-2015 2:00pm #1

I'm a fan of the Carte Noir myself. But I'm open to change.
So what's yours?

fleet_admiral · 31-12-2015 2:09pm

The blue Kenco. The strong Douwe Egberts is lovely too

Azalea · 31-12-2015 2:16pm

Nescafe Alta Rica is lush.

NachoBusiness · 31-12-2015 2:17pm

Kenco Millicano.

Nourish do some which have been made without the Alzheimer's causing chemicals.

But if you don't mind them, the Millicano is fine with some frothed milk.

smurgen · 31-12-2015 2:18pm

Carte Noir is as close to real coffee as I've found.

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 2:19pm

I like the Nescafe Azera intenso.

pawrick · 31-12-2015 2:24pm

My preference is Douwe Egberts gold as my go to instant coffee however i change it up a bit every now and then between nescafe alta rica or any of the other nescafe freeze dried type granules. if cart noir or kenko is on offer I would go for them also in that order. I find that if you stick to one type too long you become used to it and it no longer tastes as good.

I also grind coffee beans for the stove top maker now and then but I use more instant coffee in practice.

RayM · 31-12-2015 2:25pm

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Nourish do some which have been made without the Alzheimer's causing chemicals.

But the Alzheimer's causing chemicals are my favourite part.

Well, they're actually my second favourite part. The Alzheimer's causing chemicals are my favourite.

Buona Fortuna · 31-12-2015 2:28pm

That one where she takes him back to hers on the back of her scooter and all he can think about is coffee.

mad muffin · 31-12-2015 2:28pm

Carte Noire here too. It's so creamy and smooth.

Bigus · 31-12-2015 2:35pm

Alcafé barista moments is a good value copy of the above from Aldi

Came second to millicano in this test , about half price

http://www.coffeespout.co.uk/whole-bean-review-of-three/

wfdrun · 31-12-2015 2:39pm

Nescafe azera Americano

best non bitter coffee i have tasted

suicide_circus · 31-12-2015 2:45pm

Lidl's Blue Eclipse is foul

Canterelle · 31-12-2015 2:47pm

Azera is by far the nicest, but ffs €7.60 is way too much for instant coffee. Only get it when it's on offer

livinsane · 31-12-2015 2:53pm

Nescafe Blend 37. It's almost chocolatey.

macgrub · 31-12-2015 3:34pm

fleet_admiral wrote: »

The blue Kenco. The strong Douwe Egberts is lovely too

I've had the red but never the blue.
Douwe Egberts - never had it either. Showing myself up here

Good recommendations!

now online · 31-12-2015 3:50pm

Azalea wrote: »

Nescafe Alta Rica is lush.

I'll second that!

Mesrine65 · 31-12-2015 4:04pm

Instant coffee is an abomination!

You cannot beat a freshly roasted & ground cup of Joe, black & thick as bitumen.

crazygeryy · 31-12-2015 4:07pm

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Instant coffee is an abomination!

You cannot beat a freshly roasted & ground cup of Joe, black & thick as bitumen.

I haven't time to roast a chicken never mind coffee grounds.

Day Lewin · 31-12-2015 4:08pm

Another vote for Millicano!
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And by the way, I am a serious coffee-head: usually make it fresh from grounds and fussy about flavours.

(Favourite pre-pack of "real" coffee - Starbuck's house blend)

Favourite instant - Millicano.
And granted, Azera is quite similar.

Dr Strange · 31-12-2015 4:08pm

Nescafe Collection Espresso. Used to like the Millicano as well but the Espresso was better for me.

macgrub · 31-12-2015 4:10pm

Consensus so far is driving me towards a jar of Millicano.

dr.fuzzenstein · 31-12-2015 4:13pm

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Instant coffee is an abomination!

You cannot beat a freshly roasted & ground cup of Joe, black & thick as bitumen.

Seconded. "Which instant coffee is nicest" is like asking "which puddle should I drink from". Anser, it doesn't matter, it's all freeze-dried muck.
One of these and 5 minutes:

http://coffee.gurus.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/howtofrenchpress.jpg

Life is too short to drink dried mud.

GFT · 31-12-2015 4:20pm

Didn't take long for the "baristas" to show up.

recylingbin · 31-12-2015 4:24pm

Azalea wrote: »

Nescafe Alta Rica is lush.

My instant coffee of choice. Also, colombiana or whatever it's called for a change now and then.

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 4:26pm

What else?

dr.fuzzenstein · 31-12-2015 4:28pm

GFT wrote: »

Didn't take long for the "baristas" to show up.

I'm not even a barista, I have a coffee press and coffee from Lidl, nothing too fancy there. It's just a fact that instant coffee is filth.

Bobby Baccala · 31-12-2015 4:31pm

Carte noir all day

Mesrine65 · 31-12-2015 4:32pm

GFT wrote: »

Didn't take long for the "baristas" to show up.

Or the poster with the rapier wit...

Take a bow, your jocular hilarity is infectious

31-12-2015 4:33pm

I like clipper fairtrade organic instant coffees. Tasty stuff, about the same price as many of the ones mentioned here. Lovely stuff.

Used to have a jar at work all the time but the place I'm in now most days has free coffee (machine grinds the beans etc).

Use a filter machine at home mostly so rarely have instant now tbh.

Hande hoche! · 31-12-2015 8:34pm

Tipping away at a jar of Bewey's gold roast.

Smiles35 · 31-12-2015 9:39pm

A mexican fellow put me onto the Tesco own brand. It's good. I'm lashing it back with smokes before I give them up for newyear.

Lia_lia · 31-12-2015 10:58pm

Hate instant coffe. It's so watery and just seems pointless. Might as well have a tea.

K-9 · 31-12-2015 11:13pm

Carte Noir.

Nescafe Original does the job though.

Yep, I went there.

murphyebass · 31-12-2015 11:18pm

If this only helps one person it'll be worth it.

Google "Aeropress".

Edit...

http://www.bailiescoffee.com/products/aerobie-aeropress-coffee-maker

Instant coffee is instant after a kettles boiled and tastes like poo.

Filter and French press make good coffe but are a little messy and take about 5 minutes.

Aeropress takes only 1minute and 30 seconds after kettle boiled.

10seconds to clean.

A great cup of fresh coffee very little hassle.

31-12-2015 11:28pm

Irel coffee is where it's at.

fryup · 01-01-2016 12:30am

^^^^^^^^^^

yuk! they use that to tar the roads

Larry the Logster · 01-01-2016 12:41am

No idea, I've never had either tea or coffee.

Corpus Twisty · 01-01-2016 12:44am

Whichever one the petrol-station I'm pulling into happens to be selling. Generally.

Corpus Twisty · 01-01-2016 12:44am

Larry the Logster wrote: »

No idea, I've never had either tea or coffee.

God Love you.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 01-01-2016 12:49am

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Kenco Millicano.

Nourish do some which have been made without the Alzheimer's causing chemicals.

But if you don't mind them, the Millicano is fine with some frothed milk.

Which coffee has the alzheimers causing chemicals or are they in all coffee's?

Larry the Logster · 01-01-2016 1:13am

Corpus Twisty wrote: »

God Love you.

I have never had a caffeine dependency (I only occasionally drink Coke or other soft drinks, one a week maybe), so I don't need it to function, so doesn't bother me.

AtomicHorror · 01-01-2016 1:30am

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Instant coffee is an abomination!

You cannot beat a freshly roasted & ground cup of Joe, black & thick as bitumen.

Agreed.

Corpus Twisty · 01-01-2016 1:35am

Larry the Logster wrote: »

I have never had a caffeine dependency (I only occasionally drink Coke or other soft drinks, one a week maybe), so I don't need it to function, so doesn't bother me.

Fair play. I'd say you're a riot at a party. You're not a member of a residents association by any chance?

youreadthat · 01-01-2016 1:46am

Larry the Logster wrote: »

I have never had a caffeine dependency (I only occasionally drink Coke or other soft drinks, one a week maybe), so I don't need it to function, so doesn't bother me.

They taste nice and having a nice tasting warm beverage in a temperate climate is comforting.

mynameis905 · 01-01-2016 4:19am

katemarch wrote: »

Another vote for Millicano!
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And by the way, I am a serious coffee-head: usually make it fresh from grounds and fussy about flavours.

(Favourite pre-pack of "real" coffee - Starbuck's house blend)

Favourite instant - Millicano.
And granted, Azera is quite similar.

Coffee-heard card revoked

prinzeugen · 01-01-2016 4:27am

The problem with coffee is that its just not tea..

ALiasEX · 01-01-2016 5:07am

prinzeugen wrote: »

The problem with coffee is that its just not tea..

You do know that you can add tea to your coffee, dont you?

prinzeugen · 01-01-2016 5:16am

ALiasEX wrote: »

You do know that you can add tea to your coffee, dont you?

I hate coffee. The smell makes me want to puke. If you want to taste tea why not just have tea?

Larry the Logster · 01-01-2016 10:59am

youreadthat wrote: »

They taste nice and having a nice tasting warm beverage in a temperate climate is comforting.

Same can be said for water, juices and smoothies.

Larry the Logster · 01-01-2016 10:59am

Corpus Twisty wrote: »

Fair play. I'd say you're a riot at a party. You're not a member of a residents association by any chance?

I suppose you have a problem with people who don't drink also?

What is the best instant coffee currently available in the Irish market?

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