I, for one, was quite the skeptic when I heard about it, especially when Starbucks was touting that consumers wouldn't be able to tell the difference between Starbucks brewed and the instant. Um, does that seem like a good idea? You're essentially telling me that for about $3 I could get not one, not two, but THREE cups of coffee thats just as good as a cup of joe, but I save having to actual go to a Starbucks, wait in line, and pay $2.50 for a regular coffee? Hmmmmmmm.
Well, ladies and germs, I'm here to tell you- this instant coffee is GOOD. I'm currently house sitting at a place where I dont really know how to use the fancy coffee machine so I thought to myself "Self. Lets get some of that instant Starbucks and see how it is." So for about $2.95, I purchased 1 package that contains 3 individual packets of coffee. I picked up the Colombian blend [because that's all my local Target carried]. This morning I decided to give it a go when I got to the office and I was quite delighted at the results [and I'm pretty sure I even made it wrong!]. I just heated up some water, hot tea style, dumped the grounds in, put in a little FF Half & Half and a packet of Splenda and voila! Instant coffee! I really was surprised at how good it was.
Now, I wont say that it tastes exactly like a cup of brew from an actual Starbucks, but I dont think that's necessarily a bad thing- sometimes those baristas burn the brew! I guesstimate that you save about $4.50 over three cups of coffee by doing instant instead of "actual"- which, depending on how much coffee you drink from Starbucks in a week, could save YOU a pretty penny! So check it out- try a different flavor even!- and tell me what you think!
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