Waka Premium Instant Coffee Pouches — 100% Arabica Freeze Dried Beans — For Hot or Iced Coffee

I never thought I would find what I would consider to be the perfect cup of coffee in an instant form until I purchased my first box of WAKA Colombian Coffee. The flavor is the best I have tasted from any instant coffee on the market and I have tried many of them. Far better in my opinion than the big brand version that we all know has a shop on every corner. I believe the the folks at WAKA have very high standards when it comes to the flavor of their coffee and the process they use to make sure no flavor is lost in the process that they use to make this instant coffee. You would really be hard pressed to choose which coffee was a coffee shop coffee and which was an instant coffee if you placed them side by side. Being a very active backpacker and outdoorsmen the afternoon coffee is something I really look forward to. WAKA comes in convenient little packs that are easy to dissolve in hot or cold water which makes getting that coffee fix a breeze. Buy with confidence that you are receiving a high quality product.

I love Columbian coffee. Got this to try out while camping. Tastes great, but at $10/8 packets, it's a bit expensive. I think I'll stick with the Mount Hagen single serve packets, $10/25 which, if I'm being honest, tastes a bit better IMO.

I generally drink only brewed coffee, but wanted a super quick way to make a single cup once in a while. I've usually found instant coffee to have a disappointing taste, but thought I'd try a better quality instant. And Waka is better than most instants.If I was traveling, I'd like the single packets, but since I'm using this at home, I feel the packets are wasteful... and they are a little annoying to open at times. I also dislike packets if I want to adjust the strength of the coffee. And this is a bit expensive at $1.50/packet.All in all, this coffee did not disappoint in flavor, but I probably won't get it again, unless I plan to travel.

I have not purchased instant coffee in a long while mainly because I never could drink up an entire jar before it went stale. Recently, I decided to try individually wrapped packets because I was confident that they would stay fresh a lot longer. I did an on-line search for best instant coffees, and Waka was one of them. Waka was even at the top of a couple of lists. I wanted a sample before I ordered, but seller does not provide samples. I ordered the 8 pack and had my first cup this morning. My impressions follow.It was fresh. It tastes good but not exceptionally good. I honestly cannot tell the difference between the Waka and other instants I have used such as Folgers and Taster's Choice. The latter was my go-to instant for many years before they changed the container size. In short, you can get as good a cup of coffee from Folgers, Taster's Choice, and I presume a few others. The Waka is not worth the extra cost in my opinion, which was why I wanted to sample before I purchased. Still, I have seven more good cups of coffee left over, and I am not worried about the packets going stale before I can use them up. I am just glad I did not take the hype to heart to the extent that I purchased the 3 box size.Re strength, one packet to 8 oz of hot water makes a quite strong cup of coffee---too strong for me. I like my coffee a bit weaker. 8 oz is far less than a full size beaker, which is what I use, so I just added more water to top it up and then added a bit of half 'n half and of course a little sugar. It made a good cup of instant coffee. It would probably work well to turn into a liquid topping for desserts, too. However, if you are on a budget, just know that you can do just as well with some other brands. If you live for good morning coffee, then either brew the best you can find, or better still, if you have the freedom to do so, then go to a good coffee shop and have your morning coffee there.One aside I would mention is that the BEST coffee I have ever tasted in my life---smooth as silk, smelt heavenly, not bitter, and packed an unsuspecting wallop of caffeine, was coffee my spouse brought back from Colombia in the 1980s. We shared several of the coffee bricks with friends, and without exception, everyone and his dog absolutely raved about this coffee (it was the kind you brew in a drip coffee maker) and wanted to buy it. It was no exaggeration to say it was simply divine coffee. However, I have never seen it for sale anywhere in the U.S. in all of these years. I have no idea why. All I can tell you is if that coffee were made available here, they could sell it for several times the price of the Waka, and it would put Waka and every other coffee seller out of business. I think it could even have converted people who generally did not especially like coffee.The upshot is you can keep searching, but I doubt you are going to find anything better than the brands I listed. By all means, try Waka, but keep your expectations within a normal range. I could serve Waka blind to friends and family, and I do not think anyone of them would find it any better than most other "good" instant coffees.

I'm a 'Grind the Beans', and 'Brew the Coffee' kind of guy. I want to extract all of those wonderful flavors from the beans to begin the day with a delicious cup of coffee. Lately, I have been yearning for a quick cup of coffee, in the afternoon, when I have 10 minutes between patients. There isn't enough time to brew a cup and enjoy it. Then, out of the clear blue sky, came a list from the internet rating the best tasting coffees. Waka was at the top of the list, AND, it was instant. I ordered it, drank it, and loved it. To me, it is not bitter (I drink it black), or acidic. Great flavor, and it doesn't give me a caffeine buzz. I'm happy!

Love the convenience of the packets and absolutely love the coffe!

This is as close to fresh brewed as I have found among instant coffees. It has a true medium roast flavor, nice aroma, without any of that overpowering French roast flavor that I get from even the lightest of the Starbucks instant coffee packets. It's also a plus that the pre-torn packet is tons easier to open than the Starbucks packets (which often require scissors). I don't like Starbucks but I must spend $20 a week on Starbucks coffee products because they're everywhere (I think they have one in my basement somewhere), and their instant coffees were a leg up over any of the nasty jars of instant coffee that have been on the market forever. But Waka is my new first choice.