The term "instant coffee" is usually a term of derision among coffee lovers, harking back to the bad old days of the 60s and 70s of that brown drink that barely tasted of coffee. It was often made with the cheapest coffee beans, typically the inferior robusta rather than the preferable arabica beans that coffee drinkers insist on today. Often regular instant coffee today is used only as a flavouring in dishes, sauces or drinks where coffee quality isn't essential.
But, following an article on the Enjoy Better Coffee website, I discovered a line of higher quality instant coffees being made today. From their website:
Enjoy Better Coffee has a curated collection of Specialty Instant Coffee from Europe. Be it our favorite, Douwe Egberts Pure Gold, the everyday staple Jacobs Krönung, the luxurious aroma of Davidoff Rich Aroma, or the smooth & silky taste of Helmut Sachers Wiener; each blend will delight you with a memorable taste and aroma making every sip, special.
Both Davidoff Rich Aroma and Helmut Sachers are explicitly labelled as being made from the higher quality arabica beans.
The Jacobs jar notes to use hot but not boiling water when making the coffee. This may be the best way to makes all of these higher quality instant coffees.
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| Douwe Egberts | Jacobs | Davidoff | Helmut Sachers |
Other than those recommended by Enjoy Better Coffee above, these manufacturers also make a few different flavours and types:
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Jacobs Krönung and Jacobs Cronat Gold are available from Loblaws. Helmut Sacher and Davidoff are available from Enjoy Better Coffee. And some are available from Amazon: Douwe Egberts Pure Gold, Jacobs Krönung and Davidoff Rich Aroma. (Jacobs and Douwe Egberts are both brands of the same parent company, Jacobs Douwe Egberts.)
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