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cross-posted from: https://retrofed.com/c/buyfromeu/p/1392377/independent-british-instant-coffee

Honestly pretty good. Nice taste, B-Corp Certified, ~~vehemently independent~~, and it keeps me awake without feeling panicky.

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[โ€“] kibblebits@quokk.au 23 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I want to know the definition of โ€œbarista gradeโ€

[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's the kind of coffee a barista might serve you at a corporate chain coffee shop.

[โ€“] CallMeAl@piefed.zip 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You know a coffee shoo that serves instant coffee?

[โ€“] Malgas@beehaw.org 1 points 15 hours ago

There was a trendy foamed coffee drink ("dalgona coffee", iirc) a few years ago that as far as I know can only be made with instant.

[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They do sometimes sell tins/bags of their own brand of instant coffee at Starbucks.

[โ€“] CallMeAl@piefed.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, but I've never seen one that serves it as a menu item.

I was going to say grade 12โ€ฆ but there are probably a fair share of Barista PhDs in this economy.

[โ€“] devfuuu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I heard it's something related about it being easier to male foam.

[โ€“] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Slightly more expensive but can't tell the difference, at least according to the barista alternative milks.

[โ€“] starik@lemmy.today -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They donโ€™t drink much coffee in the UK (mostly tea), so their coffee tends to be subpar. This is marketed as Starbucks-like coffee.

[โ€“] Harmonics041@feddit.uk 2 points 15 hours ago

There's lots of fantastic coffee roasters in the UK. But yeah a lot of people also drink instant (gross)

[โ€“] Im_old@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] starik@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Maybe by your standards, which is fine. But itโ€™s still whole beans, freshly ground and steeped. Better than this: