Taste Test: Who makes Bangkok’s least worst instant coffee?
Coffee snobs, look away now.
The watery, thin-body of this coffee offers a taste that’s very much like its appearance: flat and mild. Sour? No. Bitter? No. The smell, meanwhile, is akin to a burnt car-tire.
Verdict: A questionable cup.
Price: B155 (200g)
corporate.tops.co.th
Despite the lack of aroma and overall bland taste, there is a trace of dark bitterness to this one, with a light tang on the finish to remind you that you are actually drinking coffee.
Verdict: Fake presence.
Price: B129 (200g)
www.khaoshong.com
Straight up bitter, there’s really no complexity happening here, with the acidity lost beneath a weak tide of one-dimensional, vaguely coffee-like flavor.
Verdict: Bitter pill.
Price: B149 (200g)
www.nescafe.com/th
Mmm that’s smooth. As close to freshly brewed coffee as you’re gonna get out of a freeze-dried packet, these lightly aromatic granules actually taste subtle and nicely rounded with just a touch of bitterness.
Verdict: Your best bet.
Price: B310 (200g)
corporate.tops.co.th
“Rough” doesn’t come close to describing the finish of this acrid cup of bitter black water. Don’t expect to taste much beyond the lingering sense of chemical intervention.
Verdict: Trouble brewing.
Price: B129 (190g)
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