New Generation of Instant Coffee for Impatient People or Fellow Traveler

crazy by Editorial Staff | Updated on April 24th, 2023

I thought instant coffee was for impatient people until I started to travel around the world and stay in hotels serving crappy coffee. So I decided to purchase a French Press coffee maker, but sometimes it’s hard to carry.


Another situation was when I booked an Airbnb and noticed that they did not have any coffee maker. So what am I to do? It’s hard to start my day without coffee, and I suddenly, instantly, decided to carry a few instant coffees with me whenever I travel.

New Generation of Instant Coffee
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I bought myself a Sightglass and Six packets of their fancy new instant coffee. It had the punch of espresso and a robust cocoa flavor. I admit it; I love coffee; this website is all about coffee! I was very skeptical of instant coffee until I ran into a few situations where I thought I needed one, just in case.

However, there’s a new generation of instant coffee, options from high-end roasters around the country, and the quality? Pretty damn good. Whether you travel or woke up too late to go to work, you need a solution to every situation regarding getting a cup of joe.

How does instant coffee work?

Most instant coffees are made through a partnership. Roasters send their beans to a producer like Swift Cup in Lancaster, PA., grind the coffee and brew it into a freeze-dried concentrate. Once you add water, you can bring the coffee back to life. Remember Austin Powers?

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Swift Cup produces its instant coffees and makes them for more than 50 roasters, including Sightglass and Joe.

What is the downside of instant coffee?

The dehydrated coffee has lower acidity and a higher concentration of sugary flavors. The Counter Culture team explains they found a molasses note that sometimes veered towards oxidation in some instant coffee they sampled.

Alternate instant coffee? Counter Culture went a different route; they essentially turned a tea bag and added coffee. Steeped also produces bags with 75 roasters, including Victrola and Alabaster Coffee.

 You pour hot water over the bag into your cup, lift it up and down for a few seconds (just like tea), and then let the bag steep for five minutes. It’s toffee (tea coffee), a pour-over’s brightness, and a French Press’s richness .

Steep has different types of flavors like Sunrise Blend: WINERY · COCOA · LEMON-LIME Odyssey Blend: S’MORES · DARK CHOCOLATE · CARAMELIZED, and more. So yes, you can take a tea bag and some 100% biodegradable products instead of dehydrated coffee.

Portable pour-over?

Last but not least is Kuju is also another alternative instant coffee that is set up as a pour-over on the go:

Kuju Coffee Premium Single-Serve Pour Over Coffee
Kuju Coffee Premium Single-Serve Pour Over Coffee

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What other ways will coffee enthusiasts come up with next?

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