Nescafé
Taster’s Choice French Roast Instant Coffee
Roaster Location: | Glendale, California |
Coffee Origin: | Not disclosed. |
Roast Level: | NA |
Agtron: | 0/0 |
Est. Price: | $9.69/7 oz. instant |
Review Date: | March 2011 |
Aroma: | 3 |
Acidity: | 1 |
Body: | 7 |
Flavor: | 3 |
Aftertaste: | 3 |
Blind Assessment: Flat, burned-board aroma, with a hint of pruny chocolate and a significant hint of salt meat. Sour, bitterish acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The chocolate makes some headway in the cup, but gives way quickly to a salty-sour, burned board character as the coffee cools.
Notes: An instant coffee evaluated as mixed in proportions of 2.5 grams to 150 ml or 5 ounces of hot water. Assuming a larger cup size and a more generous 3 grams per serving, this product costs approximately 15 cents per serving. Visit www.tasterschoice.com for more information. Visit
Who Should Drink It: Offers neither the rich, pungent bite that coffee drinkers look for in dark “French” roasts nor much of anything else.
This review originally appeared in the March, 2011 tasting report: Instant Coffees and Starbucks VIA: Beyond Bad