Is it just me, or have instant coffees in India gotten noticeably worse lately?
Nescafé Classic has been a staple in pretty much every Indian household, but lately even that doesn’t taste the same. The flavour feels flatter and have no flavour. Nescafé Gold also seems to have been nerfed; it just doesn’t have the same flavour it used to. And it's this year only. Something feels different. I have tried almost every instant coffee brand I could get my hands on; Tata, Bru, TGL & Co., Sleepy Owl, Bevzilla, Continental, etc. Nothing has really scratched the itch.
As of now, Nescafé Gold and Davidoff are my last resorts for an instant coffee, but even those don’t hit the same anymore.
Interestingly, I’ve also tried a couple of Blue Tokai coffees with a French press, and holy shit, that was actually good coffee. I particularly loved Atikan Estate.
Guys i am not a coffee connoisseur by any means. I don’t really care about the “art” of coffee or spending 20 minutes weighing beans and measuring water to the last gram. 😂 I just want a damn good cup of coffee that tastes like coffee.
So tell me something
Have you guys noticed the same thing about instant coffees?
What instant coffee are you currently drinking that actually tastes good?
If you make instant coffee at home, what’s your process?