On okay coffee with no outstanding selling points (Sainsbury's Full Roast Instant Coffee)

Member Name: elliepop

Product:	Sainsbury's Full Roast Instant Coffee
Date:	30/05/09 (6 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Inexpensive and widely available

Disadvantages: Nothing distinctive about the flavour

This is one of a few different instant coffees I resort to when I'm too lazy (or it's not convenient) to make a proper ground coffee; and/or I can't afford "premium" instants.

The coffee is one of those that appears "airy" or "exploded" in texture - anyone who drinks a lot of instant coffee will know what I mean; rather than small hard grains this is more globular crispy lumps. The main consequence is that more seems to be needed per cup to achieve the same flavour, meaning the coffee isn't perhaps as economical as might first appear.

The coffee itself is OK, but nothing more. On the spectrum of vending machine to Betty's (famous Yorkshire tea rooms that also serve remarkably good coffee!) finest, this is closer to the vending machine end. However it would be unfair to lump it in with vending machine coffees; the flavour is notably stronger and but slightly bitter.

The price is relatively decent which probably adds up to an extra star or so - all in all though, I'd recommend a better blended instant interspersed with good cups of (cheaper!) tea if price is the main motivation for considering this coffee.

Summary: Would not recommend unless on promotion