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Years ago, I picked up a tin of Chase & Sanborn coffee at Eckerd’s out of curiosity. It was by far, and easily the worst canned coffee I’ve ever had—it amounted to brown coloured water with very little to no coffee flavour regardless of brewing time. I found online reviews that confirmed my own experience, which gave me a good laugh.
 

anotherbob

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I always watch those mre videos and see the instant coffee packs and cringe when the guy says “it’s good”
How can mre stale instant freeze dry be good!?
instant coffee is supposedly better these days but even the best I've tried still had a weird flatness and weird flavor profile I've only experienced in instant coffee (which actually is a pretty decent addition to chocolate cake made from scratch for some reason). But the stuff that goes into not "fancy" instant coffee is basically rejected coffee. So yeah anyone that says the mre coffee is good must be high or lost their tongue in the war.
 

anotherbob

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When my wife was a young lady she was working a job where the only coffee available after hours was from one of those coffee machines. She needed some caffeine so she dropped in a coin and pressed the button. The cup dropped down, followed by a live cockroach falling into the cup. Then the coffee was dispensed into the cup. Would this be considered bad coffee? 😂
Dude the roach liked it. I think that's the definition of great coffee right there. Honestly having had that kind of coffee before the roach might have improved that stuff. I don't even consider that coffee.
 
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Not the worst but not good. At my one work location they have a Kerig that grinds the beans before making your coffee. The coffee is pretty decent not great but good. It's got a lot of options and most of them are pretty decent. It has one that is labeled espresso style. I could taste the style more then the espresso.
 
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instant coffee is supposedly better these days

My wife keeps the Cafe Bustelo instant coffee on hand for a quick iced coffee. Coffee screws up my gut so I don’t drink it often, but I have tried it both iced and hot and it is definitely at a higher level than the typical instant coffees I have tried in the past. It has a hint of chocolate flavor even though it supposedly isn’t a flavored coffee.
 
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I believe so . First strike rations have caffeinated gum in them.
it's certainly more convenient. It's also amazing how low of a dose of caffeine taken in gum will increase alertness but also clear out of your system with less crash and in a shorter time frame. Which makes it great for the last few hours of work for instance, without interfering with sleep latter.