Nescafé Gold Blend Rich Caramel Coffee (Ocado) By @Cinabar

Flavoured coffee doesn’t work for me. I don’t mean the fun sachets I’ve been trying; I love them. For example, the new Quality Street Green Triangle coffee was just the best thing ever. I also don’t mean coffee made with syrup; I love a caramel macchiato as much as the next person. What I mean are these instant coffees with an added flavour. There are many different brands that do them, and I’ve tried a few, but I think this is the first from Nescafé.

Here we have Nescafé Caramel Coffee. I opened up the jar, and it had a nice aroma. I added a heaped teaspoon to a large mug, added the hot water, and added a drop of milk. I think the next part is the problem; I didn’t add any sugar. As much as I like the occasional coffee with a sweetened flavour, I don’t add sugar to coffee normally, so much so that short of breaking into my baking supplies, I don’t really have any sugar in for hot drinks. 

I gave the drink a sip and had the same result as I have with all these flavoured instants. There was a coffee kick, followed by a vague caramel taste that lacked depth. There was an almost bitter edge of caramel but no sweet, soothing blast. I assume if I added sugar to my drink, it would light up with a perfect caramel flavour. I presume the sugar is the missing element.  I assume these instant-flavoured coffees are better with sugar; do you take sugar in them? Do they work for you? I’ll be finishing the rest of this jar, still not adding sugar, and being a bit disappointed by the lack of depth to the drink.