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What better way to spend a snow day than indoors with a nice hot cup of coffee? Recently, I was sent some of Nescafe Taster’s Choice instant coffee sticks to review - original, decaf, vanilla, hazelnut, columbian, and gourmet roast. Before I begin, I will tell you straight-out I'm a coffee snob. I own a top-quality pump espresso machine and a not-so-cheap grinder. I buy my coffee beans online to guarantee freshness. I hardly drink coffee from drip-coffee makers (aka your typical coffee maker) simply because it's not prepared properly and tastes awful. And McDonalds "lattes" are worse than a cup of mud. Really, it should be illegal for fast food places to sell anything more than a simple pot of coffee. I've even blogged about coffee beans and different types of drinks. So yes, it is safe to say I love coffee and only expect the best.
As you can probably imagine, I wasn't expecting much from instant coffee. However, I was surprised. After adding some sugar and milk (which I do for any cup of coffee), it tasted decent. Something I can make when I don't have time to make a good cup. It reminds me of my traveling days while studying abroad, staying at hostels and making a cup in the morning. To give Nescafe a fair review, I had my dad make a cup because he isn't picky. He made the vanilla kind and loved it. I had the Columbian one.
Like what you see in this picture? Now is your chance to win your own instant coffee and mug. I have three prize packs to give away to my lovely readers. Here's how you can win.
1. Visit Nescafe's website.
2. Leave one comment answering this question: What kind of coffee do you enjoy? It can be a particular brand, a particular kind (latte, cappuchino, macchiato, etc), a particular setting (coffee house, with friends, etc), whatever. Or tell me a coffee story. If you don't like coffee, well why are you entering a coffee giveaway? ;)
Giveaway ends February 14, 2010 and you must live in the US. Three winners will be picked randomly.
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