8 Best Instant Coffee Brands

This coffee is ready to go with hot water, simply tear the packet and pour into a hot cup of water. You can add your favorite nut milk or natural sweetener for added taste. It’s that easy! 

You get two different flavors with this purchase – Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane and Chaga, and Mushroom Coffee with Cordyceps and Chaga. The Lion’s Mane is going to help you think and focus, while the Cordyceps and Chaga should help you get moving and create. Both are very smooth in texture and taste and just depend on personal preference. 

This coffee has all organic ingredients, and we’ve got a full breakdown right here: Organic Instant Coffee Powder, Organic Cordyceps Extract, Organic Chaga Extract / Organic Instant Coffee Powder, Organic Lion’s Mane Extract, Organic Chaga Extract, and Organic Rhodiola Rosea Extract. 

You’re getting a two pack for $27.99 that both contain ten servings. So that’s 20 servings for $27.99. This is a little pricier than some of the other instant coffees on our list, but we think it’s well worth it for the taste and health benefits. 

For those who want “green” coffee, this is your top pick! Not only is it 100% Certified Organic (by EcoCert), it’s also a fair trade product, ethically-sourced, and made using environmentally sustainable methods. This makes it one of the best eco-friendly coffee brands on the market—great if you’re all about that “green life”. It’s also freeze-dried without the use of additives or chemicals, so neither you nor the environment are exposed to harmful substances.

The flavor of this coffee is lighter than you might expect, as it’s a “mild” brew. For some people, a single packet may not be strong enough for a normal cup of coffee, so you may have to use two packets. However, the coffee flavor is rich, smooth, and well-balanced, with just the right amount of acidity and bitterness to make it absolutely enjoyable.

At $10 for a box with 25 packets, you’re getting pretty great value for the price. However, if the single-serve packets don’t make the coffee strong enough for your tastes, it may be a bit pricier to double up on the brewing.

If you’re looking for a high-quality espresso, Medaglia D’Oro beats Nescafe instant coffee’s Espresso option every time! It’s made at espresso strength, making it the strongest instant coffee around. Yet despite the fact that it’s “instant”, it doesn’t sacrifice flavor. It’s well-balanced, aromatic, and has an excellent flavor profile—exactly what you’d expect from any high quality espresso.

The instant coffee is made from a blend of beans, which are double-roasted for enhanced flavor before freeze drying. It’s beautifully easy to mix into your drinks, smoothies, or baked treats, and you’ll find it delivers a coffee-rich punch like no other instant coffee can!

The flavor profile on the espresso is rich, dark, and flavorful. Medaglia d’Oro doesn’t provide information on the source of their beans, simply stating that it’s a “blend”. It’s not quite as crisp as Sudden Coffee, but you still get that beautifully earthy flavor that sings on your palate. Add to that a thick layer of espresso foam on the top of your cup, and you’ve got instant coffee magic in the making!

At $8 for a 2-ounce container, you’re going to be paying a bit more per cup of this coffee than you might like. Still, if you want extra-strength instant coffee that tastes absolutely delicious, it’s worth the price!

Starbucks doesn’t just make great fresh-brewed coffee—Starbucks instant coffee is also highly regarded as one of the best instant coffee options on the market! Starbucks’ VIA line of coffees is the most famous, delivering high quality brews with rich, bold flavors and well-balanced acidity. This particular coffee is an Italian roast, made entirely from Arabica beans that are 100% ethically sourced. In single-serve packets, it’s always fresh, easy to take with you wherever you are, and mixes instantly with hot water or milk.

The taste of this Arabica coffee is bolder than you’d expect from both a decaf and instant coffee. It’s rich, well-balanced, and smooth—one of the instant coffee most taste-testers agree actually tastes like real coffee. If you’re a regular at Starbucks, you’ll immediately recognize the great flavors of this coffee!

At $40 for a 50-pack of instant coffee packets, you’re paying a little over $1 per cup of coffee. Given the quality, it’s worth the price, but it’s definitely more than you’d pay with competing brands.

For those who want a flavored coffee drink, it doesn’t get better than this! Maxwell House mixes a wonderful blend of light-roasted coffee beans with (artificial) French Vanilla flavor, plus enough non-dairy cream products to make a complete drink with just hot water. You won’t need to use milk or sugar for this cup of flavored coffee, but you can simply heat up water, add in the instant coffee mix, and stir.

It is decaf coffee, so you won’t get that nice kick you want in the morning. However, if you want the flavor of coffee in the afternoon or evening, this is definitely your top choice!

The flavor of this coffee mix is creamy, rich, and sweet—everything you want in a French Vanilla coffee! The vanilla flavor is beautifully strong, though it is made using artificial flavors rather than real vanilla. The creaminess comes from the non-dairy creamer, and the sweetener contains artificial sugars. Definitely not the healthiest coffee option, but when you want good taste at a great price, this is definitely an option to consider.

At $12 for a 4-ounce canister that can make 19 cups at once, you’re paying around 60 cents per cup of coffee. Not bad for price, and definitely excellent for flavor!

This Korean-made coffee drink is a classic in Korea, where it’s sold at just about every supermarket around the country. It comes in individual packets (100 per box) that mixes beautifully easily with your hot water to produce a flavorful cup of coffee every time. It’s not high-class fare—definitely not for coffee snobs—but for anyone who wants a quick and easy cup on the go, it’s your best pick.

The flavor of this coffee is very mild—on par with an Americano-style coffee mixed with a lot of milk and sugar. This may be a downside for many Americans, who love the strong, bitter, complex flavors of black coffee. For those who like their coffee sweet and creamy, this instant coffee pack makes a delicious cup that’s not too strong, sweet, or acidic, but has that right balance of all the flavors that you love.

At $20 for 100 individual packets, you’re paying just 5 cents per cup of coffee. While not the strongest brew around, it’s definitely the best-priced!

Brewing your morning coffee has never been easier. Simply tear the sachet, pour into a mug, add hot water, and you’re done! For full effect, it’s recommended to drink this coffee about 20 minutes before breakfast and if you’d like, right before lunch. 

Each package comes with 30 sachets plus four different flavored bonus sachets! 

This coffee has a rich taste and comes in multiple flavors including the Naturaltreme XGanoderma slim coffee, the Coffee King Black Ganoderma Coffee, the Coffee King Ganoderma Latte, and the Coffee King American Ginseng Latte. You can try them all! 

It’s good to know what you’re putting in your body, and this coffee has no artificial ingredients, coloring, dyes, or additives. It has a natural formula including elements such as Ganoderma mushroom, extracts of green tea, cactus plant, lotus leaf, and guarana. It’s going to help suppress your appetite while boosting your metabolism, energy levels, and focus. 

Compared to other pricey weight loss instant coffees, this slimming coffee is a steal! It’s $16.99 for 34 sachets.