Best Instant Coffee

Is there such a thing as good instant coffee? I know there are some semi quick solutions with small/basic french presses but I am looking for even mediocre coffee I don't need to heat water for. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Starbucks VIA has my vote. Individually packed, several varieties, packs a punch if you double-up, and you can find them pretty much anywhere.

+1 for the Starbucks VIA, though they are also the most expensive.

Another vote for VIA! We ran out of fuel on our last day and had to resort to cold water, tasted magnificent

Instant coffee? Nah. Just boil a couple cups of water and add a few tablespoons of regular coffee and simmer for a minute. Turn of the fire and let it rest for a minute or two to settle the grounds and there you go! Fresh coffee, aka cowboy coffee.

Mount Hagen:

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Organic, tastes at least as good as VIA (when taken directly and chased with water, anyway), and is way cheaper.

I don't mind Nescafe...probably prefer the Starbucks.

If you're going stoveless, Starbucks iced coffee answers the mail. Especially with some milkman mixed in.

If you take your coffee regular, trader joes makes little tubes like via, but cheaper.

J Marsella wrote:The Medaglia d'Oro instant espresso in the glass jar with the green/gold/red label is where it's at for instant.

Cafe Bustelo Espresso is pretty good as well as cheap. Discovered by accident on a recent trip back home to NYC. I drank it cold. I even put it in carbonated spring water for a espresso soda, which was good after it exploded.

Starbucks...believe it or not.

#1 - a second vote for Medaglia D'Oro instant ex

#2 - Starbucks......which is made most expedient by the little serving packet it comes in