Mount Hagen Organic Decaffeinated Instant Coffee Single Serve 25 Sticks (Pack of 2)

Superb rich taste of coffee and handy to carry

This instant decaf coffee is more delicious than a lot of regular beans I find in stores. Often times I prefer having a cup of this instant decaf coffee. It does matter what cup size you use and the amount of cream and sugar an so on. A medium size cup works great for me.

I like coffee that tastes like coffee beans, not like emaciated grocery store brands from the Fifties. I’ve always thought Starbucks fresh coffee tastes “burnt” so I stopped going there in favor of “The Human Bean” in Phoenix. And after reading about the owner of Starbucks, I did this subjective taste test to try and find an instant I could live with to “instantly” move away from giving my money to Starbucks Via. In my comparison of five brands, I used one teaspoon of instant and ¾ cup of hot water in each brand, kept it just black, and tasted it hot. Next, I added one teaspoon of heavy cream and 10 drops of Sweet Leaf brand vanilla-flavored extract and tasted it hot. Then, I waited until it cooled to room temp and tasted it again. Here are my personal findings with 5 being “worst”: 5. Waka Decaf – Slightly sour and brackish, tastes “instant” and gets worse as it cools. An absolute “no.” (1 packet per 8-10 oz.) 4. Jacobs Espresso – Watery, thin, and so “smooth” as to be tasteless, and they have the nerve to call this “espresso”? (No English instructions I could find—I guess they didn’t think it was worth the bother—and they’re probably right.) 3. Mt. Hagen Espresso – Also too smooth and lacking in taste, but has a wee more grunt and flavour than Jacobs. (1 packet per cup—I assume they mean 8 oz.) 2. Café Bustelo Espresso – Definitely better than the others but still “middle of the road” when it comes to true bean flavour. At least it tastes like coffee, even when cool. 1. Via Decaf Italian – IF you mix as instructed (1 packet per 8 oz.), it's too strong and has a slightly burnt taste . However, you can make a perfect travel mug of coffee by adding 16-20 ounces of hot water instead and just one packet of this very robust, powerful instant that actually tastes brewed. You also get two times more coffee for the money, via Via, because the packet makes such strong coffee. My tastebuds have failed to escape the Starbucks czar with this test, so maybe I should give those Fifties store brands another go.

It was of course easy to make. The first two sips of the decaffeinated organic coffee I felt I was drinking hot water BUT the more tastes I had I became more happy with it. By the end of the cup I was thrilled I had bought two boxes at a better price. I'm already looking forward to more relaxing cups without the chemicals and jitters.

People should start counting their items. I opened the boxes and decided to count the contents. I was suppose to get 25 packets, and one of the boxes only had 24. One missing may not seem like a lot, but one would have to ask, how many times is this being done. I paid for 25, so I should have gotten 25! However, the coffee itself is great and deserve 5 stars!

Good taste , not bitter. Expensive though. Bought it because it’s decaffeinated without all the chemicals.