StarbucksVIA Instant Coffee, Dark Roast Coffee, Decaf Italian Roast, 100% Arabica, 1 box (50 packets)

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This instant packets are just as good as getting a fresh cup from Starbucks! I’ve used them for years. Highly recommend.

BEST TASTING de-caf coffee!!

Good option for instant decaf coffee

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.

So tasty love the ease of just an instant cup pre measured for me.

My girlfriend loves these and makes me buy them for her. It's instant but as good as a fresh cup of coffee at Starbucks. You'll have to try it to believe it. You can also get a smaller box of 10 for about ten bucks. She only uses half of the envelop for her coffee, so the 50 packets will last her 100 days. Very convenient. I like it stronger, so I use one each time I drink coffee.

The decaf Starbucks via had an expiration date of 12-1-2024 when I received it in May of 2025! I wouldn’t have ordered it if I knew that!! Either I missed it in small writing or it wasn’t listed! I don’t buy expired items even if they are still ok!! I’d appreciate expiration date being listed clearly in the item details!!