i will have to admit, it has been awhile since i had instant coffee. i'm kind of a coffee snob having been a barista in my college days.......so i'm not sure on instant coffees. but it is something that i will look into.
I worked in a coffee house, and they snubbed my instant.
Once, I took them up on an offer, because I was bring a half gallon of coffee with me to work (addict? Me? Nooooo...)
Well, they asked me what I wanted.
I said, what is the strongest that you got?
"How about an expresso?"
"I guess I can try it."
...
"You mean that is all? One little shot?!? You realize that,besides the caffiene, this is how I hydrate? I need more to drink than a couple of ounces."
"Just give it a chance."
I pounded down the expresso, which did not taste bad, but was not as good as I had expected (considering price, effort, machinery, etc.) and waited.
Nothing.
Not enough caffiene to stimulate, not enough fluid to satisfy a thirst.
So why drink it?
So, they made me a 6 shot expesso.
I was literally drinking a full coffee cup of expresso and not feeling much at the end.
It just did not do much for me, plus I was still thirsty.
I had an Italian friend in high school, and his mom had a coffee maker from Italy.
It was like a pot inside a pot, and there were considerable grounds in the finished product.
THAT was 'real' coffee.
No way I could pound that stuff down like I do with what I have had since.
If you like machinery, and the 'art' of coffee, you could enjoy the simplicity of the stainless steel pot she had, and the unique setting set she used to serve the coffee.
I wished I remember exactly what it was called.
