Waka Premium Instant Coffee Sachets — 100% Arabica Freeze Dried Beans — For Hot or Iced Coffee (8 Count, Medium Roast)

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!

Very low in caffeine but a nice strong taste

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

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 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.

Edit: I tried a few other well-liked "premium" instant coffee brands. I particularly like one of them, which tasted lot less like instant coffee, as promised. Now, that was worth paying extra. However, Waka still gets ONE star. Waka coffee has been sitting in the corner of my cubicle, gathering resentment. I'm trying a cup again (maybe its 9th chance or something), and it's still far inferior to some other instant coffee brands. I wasn't even hoping for a freshly brewed taste, just something better than a cheap grocery store instant coffee, and Waka fails even that. I've been thinking if Waka repacks those cheap instant coffee and resells them. Might as well.--------------------------------------------I love my coffee. However, sometimes life is just too busy (or I'm just too tired) to brew anything but instant coffee. Well, instant coffees are not great, but it's the trade off with the convenience. Now, this Waka had all these advert buzz words- "We bring the instant back," "like brewed cup"... NOT AT ALL... It tastes like other instant coffee brands, and actually worse than other cheaper brands. There's absolutely no mistaking this for a cup of non-instant coffee (whatever brew method you use.) It still has the distinct taste/flavor of instant coffee. It has acidity, but it's not brightness like a cup of fresh brewed coffee should have. If a cup of fresh brewed coffee is "citrus", Waka has more of a "vinegar." Overall, absolutely disappointing product. Contrary to some marketing blogs, Waka fails to deliver better instant coffee- it's just another instant coffee. Save money and just get a grocery store instant coffee. That's the lesson I learned. There's no secret or revolution in instant coffee here- maybe better marketing.

Waka Instant Coffee Paks have become my go-to friend in the morning. Started using them when I was living on a boat & water usage was an issue. No longer have the boat but I’ve continued to be a Waka fan. The coffee is excellent & convenient. The company provides a good product at a fair price & delivers it quickly.

These are great! I travel a lot for work and bring these along so I can enjoy a good cup of coffee in the morning, without spending a ton on room service or going to a coffee shop. They taste MUCH better than traditional instant coffees I've had. I'm looking forward to their dark roast!