Everyday you hear interesting things online, and Starbucks announcing they were selling instant coffee and decaffeinated instant coffee was a surprise. I mean, my Great Aunt Sara used instant coffee. I remember when I was little going over to her house for dinner.
My parents who are avid coffee drinkers (are you really surprised?) would never have coffee at Great Aunt Sara’s. My father, before my mother shushed him, would always mutter in the car about foul black water masquerading as coffee.
But amazingly enough the instant coffee market worldwide is over $21 billion dollars in value. Guess that’s the reason Starbucks wants in. The new decaffeinated instant coffee has been sold in little tubes you pour in your cup since November 2009, so it looks like it isn’t going away.
You can buy a single serve packet in a box of 3 for $2.95 or 12 packs for $10.95. I’m just sorry Great Aunt Sara isn’t here to try it out. Guess I’ll have to ask my Dad.
Not the usual grind,
The Coffee Guy