Waka Premium Instant Coffee, House Roast, 35 Servings

Very low in caffeine but a nice strong taste

Best instant coffee I have found. Hands down my fav. I tired the tasteless choice brand and it's terrible.If you want a rich and strong cup of instant that tastes just like fresh brewed, BUY This one!

It has a good taste, pretty smooth texture desolves speed is fast good value kinda acidity

Great taste. Drank this during my pregnancy and I was the only one in the hose drinking decaf.

I wanted to love this. But it's so artificial and bad after taste. I tried one tea spoon and was way too strong artificial. Then I added 1/3 teaspoon to my black coffee to see if I just add a tad flavor and nope, it was still artificially. The artificial flavor they use is so strong that ruins the coffee you making no matter how much you use.

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 have not had a cup of instant coffee in years, but every now then I just don't feel like brewing a pot. Wire-cutter gave Waka good reviews. I Don't agree. No coffee aroma. First cup tasted like just hot water, so I made the second cup using less water - still no taste, but a tiny aroma. I'll use two packets for my next cup. If it still doesn't taste and smell like coffee my next cup will be two packets and less water. But one thing for sure I will not be buying any more Waka. It's not that it has a bad taste or smell it's that it has none. Update to my update. I have now purchased 2 other brands of instant--looking for the best occasional alternative to brewed coffee and low and behold the first I tried was the best, so I will be buying Waka--the 8oz. bag, making it easy to use the desired amount to get the desired result.

I have the patience of a toddler when it comes to waiting for my coffee, Waka's dark chocolate instant coffee helps immensely with that. It's also good for unexpected guests who want coffee- like my favorite Aunt who is a bit of a coffee snob (she's got good taste and more patience than me). She tried it and loved it and BAM birthday gift conundrum solved.While I love the non plastic packaging because lets be real I think we as a society have a massive trash problem, I do put it inside of a reusable storage bag/travel container when I travel because I worry it may come open and spill. That's my only criticism and it's legit easy to solve. And now time for some chocolate coffee because all of this reviewing has made me thirsty.