Carte noir gone, recommended me a instant coffee

[ssray]

Carte noir was my fave instant coffee, its been discontinued for a while now, not sure why?
Anything out there like it? Can't stand gold blend type stuff as the aftertaste is g
Horrible, carte noir was strong with no.nasty aftertaste
Ta Ray

[rix]

Nescafé azera seems pretty good to my plebeian palate...

[sherman]

Buy a small french press (250ml).
Buy nice ground coffee.
Drink better coffee.
It only takes a few minutes to make.

[Tisy]

ssray said:

Carte noir was my fave instant coffee, its been discontinued for a while now, not sure why?
Anything out there like it? Can't stand gold blend type stuff as the aftertaste is g
Horrible, carte noir was strong with no.nasty aftertaste
Ta Ray

I used to like CN too but either my taste buds have changed or it was down to pot luck whether I got a 'good' jar as I found them to be very variable in recent times. Then I disliked it just like I've ended up disliking NGB. I don't know what they've done with them but they all taste rancid to me now (taken black). I've tried all of the supermarket and discounter's own label premium offerings but they are all nasty. Let me know if you find one!

I've been meaning to start a thread asking if there's a quick, easy and cheap way to produce a decent Americano at home without a machine and only hot water but I fear the only answer will be AeroPress which is useless as it only produces about 3 mouthfuls of coffee when I want a pint pot of it.

[Lotus Notes]

Carte Noire tastes OK, but packaging it in a glass jar with a glass lid is criminal.. The product designer needs a cattle prod where it hurts
Replaced with Kenko.

And for the coffee lovers, we have bean to cup at work.

[MitchT]

Bean to cup at home. Baristas in the café at work. Get a French press or, if you must drink instant, Nescafé Azera is the most tolerable in my experience.

[Super Sonic]

Douwe Egberts.

[ssray]

I've got a small percolator type thing,
I'll try Dow experts and see how it goes
Currently I've got some aldi stuff with a red lid, it's OK

[jonott]

Give Truestart a try. I drink their decaf and it’s the best instant I’ve had, and I’ve tried a lot.

[Digger]

ssray said:

Carte noir was my fave instant coffee, its been discontinued for a while now, not sure why?
Anything out there like it? Can't stand gold blend type stuff as the aftertaste is g
Horrible, carte noir was strong with no.nasty aftertaste
Ta Ray

Nescafé Espresso - fine powdered instant.

Well, I like it!

[dickymint]

Digger said:

ssray said:

Carte noir was my fave instant coffee, its been discontinued for a while now, not sure why?
Anything out there like it? Can't stand gold blend type stuff as the aftertaste is g
Horrible, carte noir was strong with no.nasty aftertaste
Ta Ray

Nescafé Espresso - fine powdered instant.

Well, I like it!

For an instant it's really good stuff - needs two spoonfuls though

[TIGA84]

Yep, best one by miles. Not cheap now though for the bigger jars - saw £8 the other day.

[Dunclane]

dickymint said:

Digger said:

ssray said:

Carte noir was my fave instant coffee, its been discontinued for a while now, not sure why?
Anything out there like it? Can't stand gold blend type stuff as the aftertaste is g
Horrible, carte noir was strong with no.nasty aftertaste
Ta Ray

Nescafé Espresso - fine powdered instant.

Well, I like it!

For an instant it's really good stuff - needs two spoonfuls though

I like Nescafe Azera as well, I always take it when camping.

[dapprman]

When I tried it years ago I was not a fan of Nescafe Azera, however if you are interested it is presently reduced at Waitrose.

[Inbox]

I gave up with Nescafe Azera, too expensive and bland, dirty brown water with bits in.

Tried Cafe Direct Machu Pichu and I'm converted plus it is cheaper! Considering the first coffee(s) of the day is freshly ground and from an espresso machine, the Cafe Direct stuff isn't half bad.

But you need to try a few and see what you like, plenty of surprises out there.

[Tisy]

I'm trying the Aldi Barrisimo pretend Azera strength 4 Americano now (100g tin £2.99) and it's "ok" if you put 2 heaped teaspoons in. Certainly a considerable improvement over the NGB, CN and Douwe Egberts options but it's still lacking. It tastes about the same as the Nescafe Azera but without the stupid price.