Have you ever tried reheated day or two old coffee? The nasty taste is due to oxidation.

JJ in a bottle would likely suffer a similar fate (unless it was very cold out, as oxidation rates will approximately halve with every temperature decrease of 10 deg F)...

Got mine in today. If you like the taste of Starbucks, it's your coffee. Couldn't tell the difference if you tried. Starbucks ain't really my flavor, so I probably won't buy anymore.

anybody tried this stuff. it's a concentrate like java juice.

www.javette.com

I am addicted to the Starbuck Espresso blend beans that I use in a french press or sometimes use to make espresso.... can I get some confirmation from other Starbuck drinkers that "JavaJuice" taste like the Starbuck Espresso?

Lee Deavers

JJ is NOT at all like the overroasted swill they serve at SBs.

I thought it was really mellow -- not bitter or acidic. I like it a lot.

I like a good strong cuppa jo and hauling a Melita and filters or a French press is a pain. I found myself using more water to clean the press than I did making coffee. I've used Folger's coffee bags, which I've classed as a coffee-flavored drink, but not really coffee-- a better-than-nothing-at-all option. The Java Juice leaves just the little foil bag to haul out and it is *quick*. All I need is a Platypus full and just let the hose drip in the corner of my mouth-- I'll change my trail name to RoadRunner.... BEEP BEEP :)

I made some muslin bags just a bit bigger than a tea bag for my coffee. Very lightweight (I carry 2) and I just give them a good rinse. I like that they are reusable and that I can have a decent cup of coffee in the morning. I also have a set for my loose teas.

I’ve gone the whole route for the perfect cup of backpacking coffee from packing a small French Press, to paper filters, cowboy coffee, compact drip filters or various kinds, muslin bags that actually worked fairly well, and even used my handkerchief one trip as a filter.

I recently purchased a dozen packets of Java Juice and did a taste test by adding about 10 ounces of boiling water to one packet. Good enough for the trail, very smooth cup of coffee, and no fuss or muss with the clean up.

I just found some pretty decent freeze dried instant at a World Gourmet store. It is the brand "Jacob's". It doesn't have a strange aftertaste that you find with most instant javas. I found it much more palatable than either Java Juice or Javette. That being said, I am a coffee snob and would not dream of using instant anywhere but on the trail. I tried all the usuals: MSR Mugmate, Big Sky Bistro mug, coffee bags, the filters that are suspened on a little stick. I think that for on the trail, I will stick with instant.

Here is the URL to a USA location for purchasing this Nescafe Espresso Coffee 5oz = 9.95 shipping for ground is $8.61. About Austrlia is located in Texas.

Enjoy

http://about-australia-shop.com/product_info.php/products_id/450

I have used this fir some time. I like strong but not bitter coffee. This is simple andlight weight.

Nescafe Espresso Coffee

http://www.dcimports.com/nesesin25bag.html

Edit: as i read the entire thread, i see this has already been shown.

Edited by djjmikie on 05/25/2008 11:03:17 MDT.

This morning I had a non-scientific cup-to-cup shoot-out between Starbuck's new Via™ Readybrew Italian Roast and Medaglia D'Oro brand Instant Espresso. (Medaglia D'Oro is reviewed numerous times on the site; do a search to see those reviews.)

The Readybrew (Starbucks instant) was provided free by my local Starbucks. It's not yet available in the stores in my area, but may be available via their website. I bought the Medaglia D'Oro at a local Whole Foods Market several months ago.

Both products were dissolved into identical ceramic cup containing between 7 & 8 oz. per cup of fresh hot water from my espresso machine.

The Medaglia D'Oro dissolves fairly quickly, tending to stay on top of the water. When the rounded teaspoon-ful was stirred in, it leaves what appears to be a micro-foam of "creama" on top, like you would expect if you added a shot of espresso to the water. It leaves the water a rich dark-brown. The liquid has good aroma and tastes good, with only a "hint" of the metallic flavor associated with freeze-dried instants.

The Via™ is packaged in a one-cup mylar/foil packet 98mm X 24mm (under 1 inch by under 4 inches). The product is dry, and dispenses easily but I had to squeeze it out from back to front. It seemed to want to stay in the pouch and is attracted to itself like it was charged with static electricity. It sank to the bottom of the cup and dissolved very quickly, forming a deep black liquid with no foam on top. The aroma was good, but maybe slightly less than Medaglia D'Oro.

I first tasted each cup "black". The Medaglia D'Oro has a very slight "instant" quality about it, a taste that is slightly "metallic" to me. Beyond that, the flavor is very rich, rounded and a bit "fruity" to my taste. This fruityness intensifies when I add my customary 1.5 teaspoons of sugar.

The "black" Via cup is closer to a cup of french-press-brewed Italian Roast than the cup of Medaglia D'Oro. The aroma may be slightly less, and the flavor is somehow "flatter" but there is no "instant" or "processed" taste, and you can taste the coffee solids that you would encounter in a cup of french-press brew on your tongue. This further re-inforces the "brewed" vs. "instant" quality of the product. Adding sugar took away the very slight "acidic" taste and made the coffee surprisingly good. It's better than any "instant" I've tasted and closest to a brewed cup. The empty cup even displayed some of the "micro-ground" coffee solids on the sides of the cup when empty.

I found both cups to be very good and drinkable, each with their own qualities. No clear winner for me as I found things to enjoy about each. It may take field use to sort out which one I ultimately enjoy best. I was unable to differentiate between the caffeine contents of either cup, having drunk both. I did feel a kick appropriate to 1.5 to 2 cups of italian roast or espresso roast coffee, however.


I'm a Starbucks and a Medaglia D'Oro customer, but not otherwise associated with them.

For trail and camp coffee, I've used "cowboy sock" methods, lexan french press, lexan pump-style espresso maker, gsi stove-top espresso maker, jetboil press, Java Juice and finally (as my pack-weight has fallen below 15 lbs,)Medaglia D'oro instant.

I'll be trying the "Via™" readybrew on my next trip if available along with the familiar Medaglia D'Oro.

Keep in mind that taste is pretty much a matter of personal preference.

Tried both the Italian and Colombia VIA and was kind of disappointed. The Italian tasted way over roasted to me, didn't really like the taste, though I have to admit it didn't have that instant taste. The Colombia tasted better to me, but I still detected a bit of that instant coffee taste.

I'll be sticking to my standby of Nescafe instant espresso or an MSR mugmate.

Amen to that. I never liked coffee until I was introduced to Espresso in my mid-twenties.

For me, Italian roast (3rd darkest roast behind "Espresso" and "French") is about as "light" a roast as I will drink. I found the VIA Italian matched up pretty much to the standard "Italian Roast", so if you don't like dark roasts, you certainly wouldn't like it.

Another thing to point out is that the darker the roast, the less caffeine will be present. If you're used to a "green roast" like most American coffees, you may not get the buzz you're used to when you're drinking the darker roasts.

Edited by barth on 03/10/2009 17:47:07 MDT.

at rei...

http://www.rei.com/product/784659

i saw a DIY version of this sometime ago, but i like it! thought id share

I just dont understand, why people need to carry any specific machinery just to brew coffee?
My choice is turkish coffee. You just need ultrafine-grineded coffee, your mug and alcohol burner. (Actually, I'm making coffee at home only on alco-burner, because it allow to brew coffee close to ideal)
This is good tutorial, I think. I'm doing cofee at home with cezve(ibrik) and in usual mug on the trail.

http://www.ineedcoffee.com/04/turkishcoffee/

Hey anton, that's pretty awesome. So when you use your normal mug it still doesn't boil with the coffee on top? How much coffee and water do you use? I think I might give this a try. seems pretty spiffy.

I've been making cowboy coffee, or sometimes in my MSR Titan the little lip is close enough to catch 99% of the grounds if i just pour it out into a cup.

I had my first cup of "Turkish" cowboy coffee in Poland a few years ago. Espresso grind brews and sinks to the bottom when it's ready to drink. Sip it down to the grounds, swirl and toss the biodegradable fines. If you really need to keep your cup clean, try emptying tea bags and refilling them with espresso; reclose them with a stapler. Good coffee is good coffee not matter how it's brewed.

Edited by pjstarich on 05/26/2009 21:42:05 MDT.

Tried my first cup, very similar to the Turkish coffee in previous posts as far as texture, however without the residue or straw whisk associated with the Turkish coffee. Prior to this coffe my preferred had been Java Juice @ 1oz per package, cost are compariable, big difference is that individual packs of VIA are .1 ozs, works best when 8ozs of very hot not boiling water.

My wife is Greek so whenever we go to see her parents we drink Greek style coffee (identical to Turkish without any spice). I love it, tastes great, but after about 2 weeks in Greece, I'm ready for a good ole cuppa joe. In fact, i never make it the full 2 weeks and end up getting some at a restaurant. So I like the idea of using it backpacking, as long as I'm not out for more than a few days.

I like the idea of the java juice, but am not crazy about such an over packaged product. I think I'll stick to the Greek coffee or figure out how Laurie makes those reusable bags.

Interestingly, Nescafe is also huge in Greece. I don't think it's the Espresso kind, but they whip it into a cold frothy drink they call a frappe. One of my favorite past times while i'm there, frappes and people watching :)