Instant Coffee | Instant coffee was once considered to not taste very good. Wow, have times changes. It no longer taste bad. Starbucks, Folgers and Tasters Choice have made the difference.

Instant coffee was invented in 1906 by George C. Washington. He was an Englishman living in Guatemala and a chemist by trade. An avid coffee-drinker, he noticed a powdery buildup on the spout of his favorite silver coffee pot. That prompted his curiosity and further experimentation followed. He eventually produced a dried coffee crystal much like we still have today. His brand was called Red E Coffee. The Nescafé brand, which introduced a more advanced coffee refining process, was launched in 1938.

Instant coffee is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans. Through various manufacturing processes the coffee is dehydrated into the form of powder or granules.

The advantages of instant coffee are speed of preparation (instant coffee dissolves instantly in hot water), less weight and volume than beans or ground coffee to prepare the same amount of drink, and long shelf life; coffee beans, and especially ground coffee, lose flavor as the essential oils evaporate over time.

Visit coffee.org and let one of our customer service specialists get your Instant Coffee on its way to your home or office. Instant coffee is also convenient for preparing iced coffee like the Greek frappé, which is popular in warmer climates and hot seasons.

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