# Kenco Latte Instant Coffee Sachets, 8 Sachets 130.4g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £2.60 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/kenco-latte-instant-coffee-sachets-8-sachets-130-4g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/kenco-latte-instant-coffee-sachets-8-sachets-130-4g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Kenco **Price:** £2.60 GBP **Servings:** 8 cups **Price per cup:** 32.50p **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **Brew temperature:** 92-96C **Brew time:** 4 min **GTIN:** 8711000677810 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Kenco Latte Instant Coffee is the plain, unflavoured latte in the Kenco sachet range, eight sachets at 16.3g each and 130.4g in the box, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the base the flavoured boxes are variations on.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.Eight mugs, milk powder included so the box needs no fridge, made up on hot water in about thirty seconds. No caramel and no chocolate in the way, which is why the coffee reads more clearly here than in the flavoured sachets and why a spoon of cocoa or a splash of syrup lands cleanly if you want to send it somewhere. Sweetened in the sachet, and caffeinated.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Kenco Latte Instant Coffee is the plain latte in the Kenco sachet range, eight single-serve sachets at 16.3g each and 130.4g of powder in the box. No flavouring, no caramel, no chocolate: coffee and a milk component, made up with hot water in a mug. In an aisle that has spent a decade adding salted caramel, toffee nut and biscuit flavours to everything, the unflavoured option has quietly become the unusual one. The format earns its place on practicality rather than on flavour. A jar of instant and a bottle of milk will always make a better and cheaper latte at home, and nobody should pretend otherwise. What a jar will not do is live in a desk drawer, travel in the side of a bag, survive a hotel room with no fridge, or make exactly one drink with no measuring and nothing left over. That is the job this box does, eight times, and the reason it is worth keeping somewhere a kettle exists and a fridge does not. The Taste Profile Milkiness: ●●●●○ (4/5) The dominant character, as it should be in a latte. Softer and less foam-led than the cappuccino sachet in the same range. Coffee: ●●●○○ (3/5) Present and recognisable rather than buried, which is easier to achieve in a plain sachet than a flavoured one. Sweetness: ●●●○○ (3/5) Set inside the sachet rather than at your table. Kenco sell a separately labelled unsweetened cappuccino, which tells you this is not the unsweetened member of the range. Smoothness: ●●●●○ (4/5) Rounded and clean, with no flavouring to leave anything behind on the finish. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating 4.7 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Kenco Kenco is a long-standing British coffee name and one of the brands that built the single-serve milk sachet into a category of its own. The plain latte is the anchor of that range: the one the flavoured sachets are variations on, and the one that is easiest to judge, because there is no caramel or chocolate standing in front of the coffee to cover for it. That also makes it the most useful sachet to own, because it takes an addition well. A spoon of cocoa turns it into a mocha; a shot of syrup turns it into whatever the flavoured boxes are selling. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. What You Are Actually Buying Count and weight: eight sachets at 16.3g each, 130.4g in the box, one mug per sachet. Unflavoured: a plain latte rather than a flavoured one, which makes it the base the rest of the range is built on and the one you can send in any direction yourself. Milk included: the milk component is in the powder, which is why the box needs no fridge and travels flat. It is also why the drink is not suitable for a dairy-free or vegan diet. How Does Kenco Latte Instant Coffee Sachets, 8 Sachets 130.4g Compare to: Costa Creamy Cappuccino, 6 Sachets 102g: a cappuccino rather than a latte, so more foam and less liquid milk, and a richer, more dessert-leaning cup. Pick the Costa if you want the drink to feel like an event; pick this if you want it to feel like a coffee. Ideal Serving Conditions Instant milk drinks have a poor reputation largely because of how they are made rather than what is in them. Two habits do most of the damage. The first is pouring straight off a rolling boil, which scalds powdered milk and leaves a cooked, faintly tinny note behind that will not stir out. The second is stirring the finished mug repeatedly, which flattens whatever head the pour has built. Fixing both costs nothing but a minute of patience. The Proper Mug Measure: one sachet to 180 to 200ml. A latte sachet stretched into a large cup goes watery faster than a cappuccino one does, because it has less foam to hide behind. Water: let the kettle stand for about a minute after it clicks, so you are pouring at roughly 90 degrees Celsius rather than 100. Pour: powder into a dry mug first, then the water in from a height and reasonably fast. The drop does the aerating. Stir once, briefly: from the bottom, then stop. Every additional stir is foam you have just knocked flat. Sending It Somewhere Else Mocha: a teaspoon of plain cocoa in the dry mug with the powder. Because the sachet is unflavoured, this lands cleanly rather than fighting an existing flavour. Vanilla or caramel: a splash of syrup stirred into the dry powder with a little hot water first, then topped up. Cheaper and more adjustable than buying the flavoured boxes. Richer: 60ml hot water to dissolve, then 140ml of hot milk instead of the rest of the water. This is the best version of the sachet by a clear margin. Getting It Right in the Cup Water temperature: about 90 degrees Celsius, not straight off the boil. Measure: one 16.3g sachet per 180 to 200ml mug. Method: dry mug, powder first, water from a height, one stir from the bottom. Storage: sealed and dry in the box, away from kettle steam. A split sachet in a damp cupboard sets solid and will not dissolve properly afterwards. Travelling: the honest case for the format. Eight flat sachets, no jar, no milk and no fridge. Best with: a biscuit, a mid-morning break, a hotel kettle, or any moment when the alternative was a black instant and no milk. Safety And Purity Dairy note: this is a milk drink. The milk component is part of the sachet, so the box is not suitable for a dairy-free or vegan diet and is not a drink to hand to anyone with a milk allergy. The exact declaration is printed on the current UK pack. Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Caffeine note: this is a caffeinated coffee drink. We place it at the low end of the scale because a single sachet carries a modest coffee dose inside a large milky mug, and that placement is our own editorial judgement rather than a measurement. Child safety: a caffeinated drink and not a children's drink. Keep out of reach. ## Product Questions What is the difference between the latte and the cappuccino sachet?The same distinction as in a coffee shop, scaled down. A latte is more liquid milk and less foam, so it drinks softer and rounder; a cappuccino carries a thicker head and reads lighter under it. If you like a drink with a proper foam cap, the cappuccino sachet is the one. If you want the milk in the cup rather than on top of it, this is. Is it sweetened?Yes, and the clearest evidence is in the range itself: Kenco label a separate cappuccino sachet unsweetened, which is only worth doing if the standard sachets are not. How big is the pack, exactly?Eight sachets at 16.3g each, 130.4g in the box, one mug per sachet. The weights above are the ones stated in the published listing. What water temperature should I use?Around 90 degrees Celsius, which means letting the kettle stand for about a minute after it clicks. Water at a rolling boil scalds powdered milk and leaves a cooked, faintly tinny edge that no amount of stirring removes. This single habit is the difference between a decent sachet latte and a poor one. Do I need to add milk?No. The milk component is already in the powder, which is the whole point of the format and why the box needs no fridge. Adding hot milk in place of some of the water is optional and makes a distinctly better drink, but it is an upgrade rather than a requirement. How much water per sachet?180 to 200ml, so an ordinary mug rather than a large cup. A latte sachet goes watery faster than a cappuccino one when you stretch it, because it has less foam to hide behind. If your mug is a big one, use less water and top up with hot milk rather than more water. Can I turn it into a mocha?Easily, and this is where an unflavoured sachet earns its keep. A teaspoon of plain cocoa powder mixed into the dry powder before the water goes in lands cleanly, because there is no caramel or vanilla already in the sachet for it to argue with. The same trick works with a splash of syrup. Can I make it iced?Yes, but not straight into cold water. This is a hot-mix sachet, so dissolve it in about 80ml of hot water first, stir smooth, then add cold milk and ice. Kenco make a separate iced and hot line formulated to dissolve cold if you want to skip that step entirely. How much caffeine is in a sachet?We place it at the low end of the scale, because a single sachet carries a modest coffee dose spread through a large milky mug. If an exact figure matters, the current UK pack is the only source to trust. How should I store the box?Sealed, dry and at room temperature, in the carton it came in, and away from kettle steam. These powders draw in moisture: a split sachet in a damp cupboard sets into a solid lump that will not dissolve properly and is not worth rescuing. The box needs no fridge. Is it worth taking away from home?That is the strongest case for it. Eight flat sachets, no jar, no milk and no fridge, and every hotel room, caravan, site cabin and office kitchen already has the only thing the drink needs. Keep the flavoured boxes for home and take the plain one travelling. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Typical values per 100g, as publishedPer 100gEnergy407 kcalFat12gof which saturates12gCarbohydrate57gof which sugars40gFibre2.2gProtein15gSalt1.3gIngredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.ComponentProportionWhat it bringsMilk component (powder)the dominant part of the sachetBody, softness and the rounded latte character. It is also why the box needs no fridge, why it packs flat, and why the drink is not dairy-free.Added sugarpresent, quantity not stated to usSet in the factory rather than at your table. Kenco label a separate cappuccino sachet unsweetened, which tells you this is not the unsweetened member of the range.Added flavouringnoneThe defining absence. A plain latte takes an addition cleanly, so a spoon of cocoa or a splash of syrup lands properly instead of fighting a flavour already in the sachet.Format8 single-serve sachets at 16.3gOne mug each, 130.4g in the box, sealed until used. No jar, no measuring and nothing left over.Pack: Kenco Latte Instant Coffee Sachets, 8 Sachets 130.4g; eight mugs, one sachet each, made with hot water. The pack is eight sachets at 16.3g, which is 130.4g in total, as stated in the published listing. Read the ingredient list, nutrition panel and best-before date off the current UK box.Characterising components shown.Sourcing & blend. Kenco Latte Instant Coffee Sachets, 8 Sachets 130.4g is made by Kenco, a long-standing British coffee name and one of the brands that built the single-serve milk sachet into a category. The plain latte is the anchor of that range: the sachet the flavoured boxes are variations on, and the one that is easiest to judge honestly, because there is nothing standing in front of the coffee to cover for it. In an aisle that has spent a decade adding caramel, toffee nut and biscuit flavours to everything, the unflavoured option has quietly become the unusual one, and it is the most useful sachet to own precisely because you can send it anywhere you like.What's in Kenco Latte Instant Coffee Sachets, 8 Sachets 130.4g, and what isn't: In: instant coffee and a milk component in powder form with added sugar, in a single-serve sachet made up with hot water. No added flavouring: a plain latte rather than a caramel, vanilla or biscuit one, which is why an addition of your own lands cleanly. Not dairy-free: the milk component is intrinsic to the drink. Not suitable for a vegan or dairy-free diet, and not a drink for anyone with a milk allergy. Packaging: follow the current UK pack and your local-authority guidance; the outer carton and the sachet film usually take different disposal routes. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Kenco Latte Instant Coffee Sachets, 8 Sachets 130.4g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the mug tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow.The outer layer is aroma, and in a plain milk sachet there is less of it to hide behind than in a flavoured one. A caramel or chocolate sachet arrives with a loud aromatic signature that does most of the early work for it; this one arrives with milk first and coffee second, which is the correct order for a latte but a quieter opening. Whatever head the pour builds holds those aromatics right under your nose while you drink, which is the practical reason a flat sachet latte tastes duller than an aerated one even though nothing in the liquid has changed. Pour from a height and the first two mouthfuls are noticeably better.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, and here the absence of flavouring changes the balance in a way worth understanding. Sugar and milk fat both occupy the same part of the palate that roast character would otherwise use: sugar reaches the receptors first and milk fat coats the tongue and rounds the edges off. In a caramel or vanilla sachet a third element is added on top of those two, and the coffee ends up third in a queue of four. Here it is third in a queue of three, so it reads more clearly, and the cup tastes more like coffee and less like a dessert even though the sweetness level is not dramatically different. That is the single best argument for owning the plain box rather than the flavoured ones.The base structure is the finish, and a plain latte finishes cleaner than a flavoured one for the simple reason that there is less left behind. Sugar and milk fat linger, so this does not reset the palate the way a black coffee would, but there is no caramel or vanilla note persisting after them. The practical effect is that you can drink two of these in an afternoon without the second one tasting tiring, which is rarely true of a flavoured sachet. Judge any sweetened milk drink on its last mouthful rather than its first.Getting it right in the cup. Use one 16.3g sachet per 180 to 200ml and let the kettle stand for about a minute after it clicks, so the water lands at roughly 90 degrees Celsius rather than 100. Powdered milk scalds at a rolling boil and picks up a cooked, faintly tinny note that will not stir back out, and this is the most common reason a sachet latte tastes worse at home than the same sachet does in an office. Put the powder into a dry mug first, because a wet mug clumps it before the water arrives, then pour from a height and reasonably fast. One stir from the bottom is enough; each additional stir is foam you have just knocked flat. If you want the best version the box can give, dissolve in 60ml of hot water and top with 140ml of hot milk.How water and temperature change it. The same sachet gives a measurably different mug depending on how you treat it. Hotter water dissolves faster but pushes the milk solids towards that cooked edge, so the cup reads flatter and slightly tinny; water a touch cooler keeps the milk clean and the coffee brighter, at the cost of needing a proper stir. More liquid than 200ml thins a latte sachet faster than it thins a cappuccino one, because there is less foam holding the structure together, and the fix is always less water topped up with hot milk rather than a bigger pour. Cold water will not dissolve a hot-mix sachet cleanly, so an iced version has to start hot and short before the milk and ice go in. None of this is a fault in the mix; it is a powdered milk drink responding to the cup you build around it, and once you find your preference the result repeats every time. ## Recipe Ideas Six builds below cover the proper mug, a version made on hot milk, a mocha, a syrup latte, an iced one and a jug for the table. Serving ideas, born here first The Proper Mug How to make The Proper Mug with Kenco Latte Instant Coffee. 2 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 sachet Kenco Latte Instant Coffee 180ml water at about 90 degrees Celsius Method Boil the kettle and let it stand for a minute, so you are not pouring at a rolling boil onto milk powder. Empty the sachet into a dry mug. A wet mug clumps the powder before the water arrives. Pour from a height and fairly fast; the drop is what builds the head. Stir once from the bottom, then leave it alone. What you'll end up with: A soft, milky latte with the coffee still audible. If it tastes cooked and slightly tinny, the water was too hot; if it tastes thin, the mug was too big. Made on Hot Milk How to make Made on Hot Milk with Kenco Latte Instant Coffee. 4 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 sachet Kenco Latte Instant Coffee 60ml hot water 140ml hot milk, dairy or oat Method Dissolve the sachet in 60ml of hot water first, stirring until no dry powder is left. Heat 140ml of milk until steaming but not boiling. Pour the milk in from a height to raise a head. What you'll end up with: The best drink this box can give. Real milk supplies weight that powdered milk cannot, and the sachet stops tasting like a convenience product. Two-Minute Mocha How to make Two-Minute Mocha with Kenco Latte Instant Coffee. 2 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 sachet Kenco Latte Instant Coffee 1 teaspoon plain cocoa powder 180ml water at about 90 degrees Celsius Method Mix the sachet and the cocoa together dry in the mug before any water goes near them. Pour from a height and stir once from the bottom; cocoa sinks and needs the one honest stir. Taste before sweetening. The cocoa has added bitterness, which is usually what the mug wanted. What you'll end up with: A mocha for the cost of a teaspoon of cocoa. It works because the base is unflavoured; try the same trick in a caramel sachet and the two flavours argue. Your Own Flavoured Latte How to make Your Own Flavoured Latte with Kenco Latte Instant Coffee. 3 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 sachet Kenco Latte Instant Coffee 1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla, caramel or hazelnut syrup 180ml water at about 90 degrees Celsius Method Put the syrup in the mug first with the powder and a splash of hot water, and stir to a paste. Top up with the rest of the water, poured from a height. Adjust next time. Starting at one teaspoon is how you find out what the flavoured boxes are actually selling you. Syrup added at the bottom disperses; syrup poured on top sinks and sits there. Iced Latte the Long Way How to make Iced Latte the Long Way with Kenco Latte Instant Coffee. 6 min 1 glass Easy You'll need 1 sachet Kenco Latte Instant Coffee 80ml hot water 120ml cold milk A glass of ice Method Dissolve the sachet in 80ml of hot water and stir until completely smooth. This is a hot-mix sachet, so the step is not optional. Cool for two minutes so it does not melt the ice on contact. Pour over ice, then top with cold milk. What you'll end up with: A decent iced latte with one extra step. If you make these often, Kenco's iced-and-hot line dissolves cold and removes the step entirely. A Jug for the Table How to make A Jug for the Table with Kenco Latte Instant Coffee. 8 min 4 mugs Easy You'll need 4 sachets Kenco Latte Instant Coffee 250ml hot water 500ml hot milk Method Empty four sachets into a warmed jug with 250ml of hot water. Whisk to a smooth paste before any milk goes in. Add 500ml of hot milk and whisk again to raise a little foam. Pour at the table into four mugs. What you'll end up with: Four mugs from one jug, which is the only sensible way to serve sachets to more than two people. Half the box in one go. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._