Two packets of instant coffee, a basic Russian book, a notebook, and two pens were my standard equipment for many evenings when I was in school.

At that time, I was so busy that I really wanted to split myself into countless parts, one to study during the day and one to study at night, and to be entangled in a bunch of contradictions... So I had to rely on coffee to start the nightly battle mode every day.

It’s not that I don’t want to drink freshly ground coffee in a high-end way. After all, the conditions in school are limited. It can be drunk by just pouring hot water, and it is cheap and good value for money.

Now I am immune to the refreshing effect of coffee. Most of the time I drink coffee just to reminisce the taste of the past, the familiar smell of coffee mixed with the scent of books.

It snowed in Beijing that day. I got up in the morning and picked up a bag of Good Day. When I bought other flavors, I got a bag of Coolin coffee for free.

【Good Day】CooLin'Ice· Indonesia/3 in 1/20g/Strong/Mint·

Good Day's products always give me waves of excitement.

When I first saw the word CooLin', I naively thought it meant Colin coffee... but it actually means cooling - refreshing coffee.

This is the most special coffee I have ever tasted.

The coffee powder is dark in color, which is quite satisfactory, but once it is mixed with hot water, the taste... it has a strong minty flavor that is hot at first and then cool!

I recommend two flavors of theirs. I didn't like instant coffee before, but after drinking the Good Day coffee I brought back from Indonesia, my opinion of instant coffee has really changed! The taste is very rich. I feel that drinking two packs can last a whole day when reviewing for exams.

【Good Day】Vanilla Latte

People who love sweets and know how to cook them all worship vanilla, the magical dark purple fruit of the plant.

Whether you are making yogurt, cupcakes, or ice cream, just crush a vanilla and put it in. I guarantee that the smell will make diners who come here for the "flavor" subconsciously reach out for it, and after tasting the food, they will be reluctant to leave and will linger on the fragrance left on their fingers.

I don’t really think that eating certain foods will affect a person’s mood, but I am happy to accept the role of vanilla as a medicine that can make people “take off the mask of indifference and feel satisfied.”

There is almost no place to grow vanilla in the country today.

If you want to get it, you have to import it from Europe, and a small stick of vanilla costs one pound. Given the high price and the inconvenience of the supply channels, if you see a bag of Vanilla Latte coffee in front of you and you are not impressed, I will doubt your taste.

Latte is a type of coffee that is made by mixing one portion of espresso with two to three portions of hot milk, so the bitter taste of coffee is very small. If the taste of vanilla is added, the pure coffee part can basically be ignored.

The status of the Good Day brand in Indonesia is equivalent to that of Nestlé in my country. The difference is that this brand has many flavors and is much more colorful than the monotonous Nestlé.

When you tear open a bag of vanilla latte flavor, in addition to the fragrant vanilla aroma, you can see a large number of large, crystal clear particles in the coffee powder - sugar.

It is the combination of this and the vanilla essence that makes this coffee taste great. From the first sip to the last, there is only one word that fills your mind: sweet. The excessive sweetness makes this vanilla latte very extreme. When tasting it, you can take it as a pure sweet hot drink without thinking about any words about coffee.

Admittedly, I am still savoring the flavor of vanilla on my fingers.

【Good Day】Carrebian Nut

I don't know if the nose can still smell the coffee after it goes into the mouth. I think it can, maybe by using some other method.

I can clearly feel that when the coffee swirls in the mouth, the taste is divided into two distinct layers. The upper part of the mouth close to the nose has a stronger milk aroma with a slight hazelnut flavor; the lower part of the mouth close to the tongue is thoroughly sweet - I use the word "thoroughly", I think you can understand what I mean.

Other coffees leave a sour taste in your throat, but this coffee is sweet all the time.

Sweet coffee is perfect for a cup in the afternoon when you can seriously think about life. On a quiet afternoon, just you and I, listening to music and making a cup of instant coffee...it's also very enjoyable.

After being away from school life, I joined the ranks of miserable office workers. I always wanted to move my desk to the window of a cafe, so that I could bask in the sun and sip coffee from time to time on sunny days; in the rainy season, I could take a sip of hot coffee to warm my body and enjoy the rain scene outside the window, and it would be best if I could have a delicious snack. However, the pile of documents on the desk immediately brought me back to reality, and I could only drink instant coffee on weekdays.

【AIK CHEONG】Black coffee

When it comes to coffee, black coffee is better for refreshing, because it has a high caffeine content. But for a good taste, I would choose Yichang's white coffee, which does not have the bitter taste of black coffee, is pure and fragrant, has a smooth taste, and is more suitable for the taste of Oriental people. I also like low caffeine content. Regardless of the taste, this one is definitely the winner in terms of the amount of coffee powder. You can see the picture for yourself...

It smells bitter, tastes sweet, and has a bitter-sweet aftertaste (sounds very philosophical). The mellow taste of white coffee is like the one I drink every day.

Eagle Coffee

If you like sweet taste, I also recommend the Eagle brand from Russia (I drank it when I was a child and was shocked the first time. I think it was called this brand, and the trademark has an eagle).

Hougu Coffee

There is a domestically produced coffee: [Hougu Coffee].

Most people haven't heard of it much, but Hougu is considered a high-quality domestic coffee produced in Yunnan. Yunnan's small-grain coffee is famous, but Hougu is more capable of making good coffee. I suggest you give it a try.

Instant coffee is the one I drink the most. I have been drinking Nestle since junior high school, but I would not recommend it in comparison. I feel that the other types of coffee are more delicate in taste. Here Nestle is talking about the domestically produced mellow products. The three-in-one one is more of a beverage and is not recommended. I have never tried the charcoal-roasted one. Kraft's Maxwell is okay, but I can't buy black coffee. But in fact, Nestle has a very good Arabica coffee, which is Nestle Gold Medal. I have always thought that it can surpass Starbucks instant coffee and I won't argue with it.

Old Street & Wira

Then I recommend Laojiechang, but it is more expensive. After that, it is Vietnamese Weiner (this stuff is pretty good, not as delicious as Laojiechang, but more importantly, it is extremely cheap).

G7

G7 (I feel that the reviews in China are very good. I don’t comment on it personally, but I feel that the black coffee is not good. I haven’t tried the messy flavors. I estimate that there are a lot of flavors, but the reviews are abnormally high.) However, a 16g stick is stronger and can be brewed twice.

Goldman Sachs

What I'm drinking now is Goldman Sachs from Thailand. It has almost no sour taste and is very smooth, but it has almost no aroma. It's average, and feels like Italian coffee.

KENCO

Kenco, founded in 1923, is a classic European coffee brand of Kraft. It is almost equivalent to Maxwell, which is Kraft's flagship brand in China. It is said that even the price is similar. Although it feels a bit expensive, the taste is really good and it is pure black coffee.

Each flavor is good, the green one is a little sour, but each one is very fragrant, no sugar, no milk, no caffeine, very healthy. Bitter but not astringent, no sourness, I like it more. Compared with domestic coffee, the quantity is really too small!!!

Decaffeinated coffee is really free to drink. You don't have to worry about excessive caffeine or insomnia. The coffee particles are moderate, and the coffee tastes very mellow after brewing. Decaffeinated coffee can better limit the amount of caffeine intake and is suitable for everyone.

Acidity: Kenco Red > Nestle Gold > DE Gold.

Behind the delicious and fragrant coffee, KENCO made a video advertisement about the interest distribution and gang forces in the coffee bean growing areas.

KENCO's cheerful advertising image has always formed a strong contrast, but it is hard not to like a brand that faces social issues and works hard to solve them, isn't it?

Tasting coffee is not only about using your tongue to feel the taste, but also about enjoying the mellow and rich flavor in your mouth. In addition, it also depends on your physical condition and the surrounding atmosphere when drinking coffee.

In short, coffee tasting is an extremely delicate thing. Even instant coffee tastes different when brewed in different ways! It is best not to brew with hot water that has just boiled, but to wait for the hot water to cool to 93-95 degrees before brewing the coffee. Too hot water will deteriorate the caffeine and increase the bitterness of the coffee.

A bag of instant coffee with 90 ml of hot water is the best.

Instant coffee symbolizes the current "fast culture". Its taste and convenience are the reasons for its continued existence.

In winter, instant coffee is also a good choice!