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    "excerpt": "Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans is the dark end of Nescaf\u00e9's microground range: soluble coffee with finely ground roasted beans blended through it, roasted hard and built for a long americano-style mug, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the instant for people who find standard jars too polite.Ingredients and dietary suitability: 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.At a rounded to heaped teaspoon of roughly 2.5g, the 140g tin is somewhere near fifty-five large mugs. It is dosed heavier and priced higher than a plain instant jar, and it gives back body, roasted aroma and enough strength to survive milk.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We usually dispatch this line within 1 to 2 working days. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below.",
    "content_text": "Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans is the dark end of Nescaf\u00e9's microground range: soluble coffee with finely ground roasted beans blended through it, roasted and built for people who find standard instant too polite. It is for the mug that has to do actual work at seven in the morning.\n\nThe finely ground beans are what separate Azera from a plain jar. Soluble coffee dissolves completely and gives you strength with almost no texture; real ground coffee puts back some of the body and the roasted aroma that drying strips out. Intense then pushes the roast darker than the standard Azera, which does two useful things: it deepens the aroma and it gives the cup enough backbone to survive a large mug and a generous splash of milk without thinning out. Made as intended, in 250ml rather than 150ml, it is one of the better arguments on the instant shelf.\n\nThe Taste Profile\n\n \nIntensity: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf (5/5) The strongest thing in the Azera line-up and the reason this tin exists.\n\n \nAroma: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Dark and smoky rather than sweet, with a clear roasted lift from the ground coffee.\n\n \nBody: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Fuller than a standard instant. There is a faint texture in the mug that granules alone do not give you.\n\n \nBitterness: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Deliberate and forward. This is a dark roast and it does not apologise for it.\n\nTeas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.4 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk.\n\nThe Story Behind Nescaf\u00e9 Azera\nNestl\u00e9 launched Nescaf\u00e9 in 1938 with coffee you could store and make a cup at a time, and for most of the following century the standing criticism was the obvious one: dissolving a granule is not brewing. Azera is the answer to that criticism. Blending finely ground roasted coffee into the soluble base closes part of the gap without asking anyone to own a machine, and Intense is the version built for people whose complaint about instant was never the texture but the strength.\nPackaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.\n\nOur Commitment To The Planet\n\n Nestl\u00e9 publishes its own coffee sourcing programme and prints the relevant claims on current packs. We reprint none of them second hand; check the tin in front of you for the claims in force when you buy.\n A 140g tin is somewhere near fifty-five large mugs from one container and one lid. Set against the same number of aluminium capsules it is not a close comparison.\n A tin you finish is better than a clever pack you abandon. Azera is dosed heavier than ordinary instant, so buy it if you will drink it daily and keep a plain jar for guests who take it weak.\n\nHow Does Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g Compare to:\n\n Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano: identical format, caffeine removed, roast lighter and rounder. Plenty of households run both, the Intense until lunchtime and the decaf after dinner, which is the sensible way to use the range.\n \n Douwe Egberts Pure Gold: a smoother, rounder freeze-dried instant at a friendlier price, and the better choice if you find dark roasts bitter. Intense goes the other way deliberately and is stronger through milk.\n\nIdeal Brewing Conditions\nTwo things ruin this tin, and both are easy to avoid. The first is a small cup: Azera is built americano style, so a normal dose in 150ml reads harsh and over-concentrated. The second is water at a rolling boil, which scalds the ground coffee in the blend and turns a dark roast into an ashy one. Rest the kettle, use a big mug, and this is a genuinely good cup of instant.\n\nThe Americano Serve\n\n \nMeasure:One rounded to one heaped teaspoon, roughly 2.5g, for a 250ml mug.\n\n \nWater:Just off the boil, around 90 to 95\u00b0C. Thirty seconds after the kettle clicks is close enough.\n\n \nStir:Paste it with a splash of water first so the ground coffee wets through, then fill the mug.\n\n \nFinish:Black or with a splash of milk. This roast is strong enough that milk does not bury it, which is the main practical advantage of Intense over the standard tin.\n\nThe Wake-Up Double\n\n \nConcentrate:Two heaped teaspoons in 100ml of hot water, stirred until completely smooth.\n\n \nStretch:Top to 300ml with more hot water for a long, strong americano, or with hot milk for a flat white.\n\n \nSweeten:Only after tasting. A dark roast reads more bitter than it is when it is too hot to taste properly.\n\n \nResult:The mug this tin is actually for. If a single spoon is not doing the job, use two and a bigger mug rather than less water.\n\nMaking Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g At Home\n\nWater temperature: 90 to 95\u00b0C. Never straight off a rolling boil, and less so here than with a plain instant.\nMeasure: One rounded to one heaped teaspoon, about 2.5g, per 250ml mug; two for a 300ml wake-up mug.\nMethod: Paste first, then top up. Grit at the bottom of the mug usually means this step was skipped, though a little sediment is normal with ground coffee in the blend.\nService: Long and black, or with milk. It holds up through milk better than any plain instant in the range.\nIced version: Two heaped teaspoons in 80ml of hot water, sweeten while hot, then pour over ice and top with cold water or milk.\nCaffeine note: Standard caffeinated coffee and a strong one. The decaffeinated Azera is the same format for the evening if you want the taste without the caffeine.\nBest with: Buttered toast, a bacon sandwich, dark chocolate, or a morning that started badly.\nStorage: Lid on firmly, cool dry cupboard, dry spoon every time. The ground coffee in the blend fades faster in open air than plain granules do.\n\nSafety And Purity\nThe milk and sugar are what carry the calories in a typical mug.\nIngredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.\nChemical Cleanliness:Soluble coffee with finely ground roasted coffee blended in. No flavourings, no added sugar, no bulking agents.\nAllergen Warning:Plain coffee contains none of the standard UK allergens.\nCaffeine:Contains caffeine, and this is dosed heavier per mug than ordinary instant. UK guidance advises pregnant women limit caffeine from all sources, and individual tolerance varies considerably. If two mugs of this leave you wired, that is the dose talking rather than you.",
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                "content": "What makes Azera different from an ordinary jar of instant?Azera is soluble coffee with finely ground roasted coffee blended into it, not granules alone. The soluble part dissolves and sets the strength; the ground part restores body and roasted aroma that the drying process removes. Intense then takes the roast darker than the standard Azera, which is where the name comes from.\nHow strong is Intense compared with the rest of the range?It is the darkest and most bitter thing in the Azera line-up, and noticeably stronger in the cup than Nescaf\u00e9 Original. If you have tried instant coffee and concluded it was weak and watery, this is the tin that argues back. If you find dark roasts harsh, it is the wrong one and a smoother freeze-dried jar will suit you better.\nHow much should I use, and how big should the mug be?One rounded to one heaped teaspoon, roughly 2.5g, in a 250ml mug. The americano build is the point: a normal dose in a small 150ml cup reads harsh and over-concentrated. If a single spoon is not doing the job in the morning, use two and a larger mug rather than cutting the water.\nDoes boiling water really matter?More here than almost anywhere else. Water at a full rolling boil scalds the finely ground coffee in the blend, and a dark roast scalded turns ashy rather than merely bitter. Let the kettle stand about thirty seconds so you pour at roughly 90 to 95\u00b0C. It costs nothing and it is the single biggest improvement available.\nWhy is there grit at the bottom of the mug?Because real ground coffee is in the blend and not all of it dissolves. A small amount of sediment is the format working as designed. Pasting the coffee with a splash of water before topping the mug up wets the grounds properly and cuts it down considerably.\nWill it stand up to milk?Better than anything else on the instant shelf, and that is the main practical reason to pick Intense over the standard Azera. The dark roast keeps its edge through a generous splash. For a proper latte, build a concentrate of two heaped spoons in 100ml of water first, then add the hot milk.\nHow much caffeine is in a mug?What is worth saying plainly is that Azera is dosed heavier per mug than ordinary instant, so two mugs of this is not the same as two mugs of a standard jar. The decaffeinated Azera is the same format without the caffeine.\nHow many mugs will the 140g tin make?At roughly 2.5g a mug, somewhere near fifty-five large mugs. The tin is smaller than a standard instant jar because the dose per mug is larger.\nDoes it work iced?Very well, and the dark roast helps. Dissolve two heaped teaspoons in 80ml of hot water, stir any sugar in while it is still hot, then pour over plenty of ice and top with cold water or milk. Cold serving pulls the bitterness back and the strength survives the dilution.\n\nHow should the tin be stored?Lid pressed on firmly, cool dry cupboard, dry spoon every time. Because there is real ground coffee in the blend, an open tin loses its roasted aroma faster than a jar of plain granules would, so work through it rather than leaving it at the back of the shelf for a year.\nCan I cook with it?Yes, and the dark roast suits savoury uses. Dissolved in a spoonful of hot water it gives a concentrated coffee note for chocolate puddings, and the dry granules crushed with brown sugar, smoked paprika and salt make a decent rub for beef or pork. Instant beats brewed coffee here because it adds flavour without adding liquid.\nWhere does the coffee come from?Nestl\u00e9 does not break the bean origins down on the tin, so we will not invent a list. Nestl\u00e9 publishes its own coffee sourcing programme and prints the relevant claims on current packs; check the tin in front of you for the claims in force at the time you buy."
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                "content": "IngredientProportionWhat it bringsSoluble coffeeThe majority of the blendThe base. It dissolves completely and sets the strength of the mug.Finely ground roasted coffeeNot publishedThe reason to buy Azera. Real ground coffee returns body and roasted aroma that drying removes from plain soluble granules. Nestl\u00e9 does not publish the split between the two.Roast levelIntense, the dark end of the Azera rangePushed further than the standard Azera: darker aroma, more bitterness, and enough backbone to hold its shape through milk.Bean blend and originsNot broken down on packAdded sugar, flavourings, bulking agentsNoneNothing is added to sweeten or stretch the coffee.DoseAbout 2.5g per 250ml mugA rounded to heaped teaspoon. Built americano style, so the mug should be large and the dose generous.Pack: Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g; tin; standard caffeinated coffee, not decaffeinated, and dosed heavier per mug than ordinary instant. Roughly fifty-five large mugs at 2.5g each. Check the best before date printed on the pack.Characterising components shown; the exact ratio of soluble to finely ground coffee is a manufacturer specification and is not published, so it is described rather than quantified. Nutritional values for black coffee made without milk or sugar are negligible; anything you add to the mug is what carries the calories.Sourcing & blend. Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g is made by Nestl\u00e9, which launched the Nescaf\u00e9 brand in 1938. Azera is the range built to answer the standing criticism of instant coffee, that dissolving a granule is not brewing; blending finely ground roasted coffee into the soluble base narrows that gap without requiring a machine. Nestl\u00e9 publishes its own coffee sourcing programme and prints the relevant claims on current packs; we do not reprint sourcing or certification claims second hand, so check the tin in front of you for the claims in force at the time you buy.What's in Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g, and what isn't:In: soluble coffee with finely ground roasted coffee blended through it, and nothing else.No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: no flavourings and no bulking agents either.Not decaffeinated: this is standard caffeinated coffee, dosed heavier per mug than a plain instant. The decaffeinated Azera is sold separately.Pack: metal tin with a plastic lid. Metal is widely collected in the UK; lids often go in a different stream, so follow the current pack and your local-authority guidance."
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                "content": "The flavour of Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g 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 aromatic, and in this tin it is dark rather than sweet: smoke, toast and a faint char, the signature of a roast taken well past the middle. Making soluble coffee means brewing, concentrating and drying, and aromatics are volatile by definition, so a proportion of them leave during the process. The finely ground roasted coffee blended back in is a source of aroma that has never been dried at all, which is why an Azera tin opens with a recognisably roasted smell instead of a generic one. It is also why boiling water is more damaging here than with plain granules: ground coffee scalds, granules only dissolve, and a dark roast scalded goes ashy rather than merely bitter.The flavour spike arrives in two stages, which is unusual for anything made with a kettle. The soluble part gives up everything it has in seconds and sets the strength. The ground part behaves like a very short brew, releasing its character over the following half minute, and that is what puts weight and a faint texture behind the strength. In the Intense version, the darker roast means the compounds arriving at that peak are heavier and more bitter: less caramel, more cocoa and smoke. That is exactly what allows the cup to survive a large mug and a generous splash of milk, and it is also why anyone who dislikes dark roasts will not be won over by dosing it lighter.The base structure is the finish, and it runs longer and drier than a plain instant manages, because there is real ground coffee contributing to it. Some of that ground coffee settles at the bottom of the mug, which is the format working rather than failing. What it will not give you is the oily, lingering tail of a properly brewed cup. Azera narrows that gap; it does not close it, and it is more honest to say so than to pretend otherwise.Getting it right in the cup. Use one rounded to one heaped teaspoon, roughly 2.5g, in a 250ml mug, and treat it as an americano rather than a small strong cup: the single most common mistake is a full dose in 150ml, which reads harsh and over-concentrated. Paste it with a splash of water first so the grounds wet through, then top up. Rest the kettle for about thirty seconds after it clicks. For a milk drink, build a concentrate of two heaped teaspoons in 100ml of water first. Taste before sugaring, because a dark roast at scalding temperature always reads more bitter than it is once it has cooled a little. Keep the lid tight and the spoon dry, since the ground coffee in the blend fades faster in open air than granules do.How water and temperature change it. The same tin gives a measurably different mug depending on how you treat the water. Water off a rolling boil pushes the ashy edge of the dark roast forward and thins the aroma; water rested to 90 to 95\u00b0C keeps the cocoa notes in play and the bitterness in proportion. Hard tap water flattens the aroma and can leave a chalky finish, so a filter jug is the cheapest improvement available in a hard water area; very soft water lets the bitterness read sharper, so drop a fraction of a spoon. Made strong and chilled over ice the character changes completely: the bitterness recedes, the body reads sweeter, and the strength survives the dilution better than a lighter roast would. None of this is a fault in the blend, it is the same coffee responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every time."
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                "content": "Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g is dark roasted and built for a long mug, so the builds below lean towards the morning and towards anything that needs the coffee to hold its shape. Six methods, from the plain americano to an overnight fridge jug and a coffee granita.\nBrewing methods and serving ideas, born here first\n\n \n The Morning Americano\n \n How to make Azera Intense the way the tin is designed to be made.\n \n 2 min\n 1 large mug\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 rounded to heaped teaspoon Azera Americano Intense, about 2.5g\n 250ml water at 90 to 95\u00b0C\n A splash of milk, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Rest the kettle for thirty seconds after it clicks. A dark roast scalded by boiling water turns ashy, not just bitter.\n Paste the Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g with a splash of the hot water and stir until smooth.\n Top up to 250ml in a large mug. A full dose in a small cup is the most common way to make this tin taste harsh.\n Taste before you add sugar. Coffee at scalding temperature always reads more bitter than it is.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A long, dark, properly strong mug with a little sediment at the bottom. The sediment is the ground coffee in the blend, not a fault.\n\n \n The Wake-Up Double\n \n How to build a double-strength mug of Azera Intense without making it undrinkable.\n \n 3 min\n 1 big mug\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 heaped teaspoons Azera Americano Intense\n 100ml hot water, then 200ml more\n Hot milk, if you want a flat white instead\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Dissolve 2 heaped teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g in 100ml of hot water and stir until completely smooth.\n Stretch to 300ml with more hot water for a long strong americano.\n Or top the concentrate with 200ml of hot milk instead for a flat white that still tastes of coffee.\n Add water, not less coffee, when it is too strong. Cutting the water is what makes it harsh.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: The mug this tin is really for. Building the concentrate first is what keeps a double dose smooth rather than aggressive.\n\n \n Iced Americano\n \n How to make a cold Azera Intense that survives the ice.\n \n 4 min\n 1 tall glass\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 heaped teaspoons Azera Americano Intense\n 80ml hot water, then 150ml cold\n Sugar to taste, optional\n Plenty of ice\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Dissolve 2 heaped teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g in 80ml of hot water.\n Sweeten while it is hot if you want it sweet. Sugar added to a cold glass sinks and stays there.\n Fill a tall glass with ice, right to the top, and pour the concentrate over.\n Top up with 150ml of cold water. Half-filling the glass with ice gives you a watery drink in five minutes.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A cold coffee with the strength intact. The dark roast is an advantage iced, because cold serving pulls back the bitterness and leaves the body.\n\n \n Overnight Fridge Jug\n \n How to have Azera Intense ready cold before you are awake.\n \n 8 min + overnight\n 1 litre\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 5 heaped teaspoons Azera Americano Intense\n 200ml hot water\n 800ml cold water\n A sealable bottle or jug\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Dissolve 5 heaped teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g in 200ml of hot water and stir thoroughly.\n Top up to a litre with cold water and seal the bottle.\n Chill overnight. Any sediment settles, so pour gently and leave the last centimetre behind.\n Keep refrigerated and drink within two days, neat over ice or cut with milk.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Cold coffee waiting in the fridge with no kettle involved. There are no coffee oils in soluble granules to go stale, which is why this holds for days where a brewed jug would not.\n\n \n Coffee Granita\n \n How to turn Azera Intense into a forked ice for hot afternoons.\n \n 10 min + 4 hours\n 4 servings\n Medium\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 4 heaped teaspoons Azera Americano Intense\n 500ml hot water\n 60g caster sugar\n A shallow freezer-proof tray and a fork\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Dissolve 4 heaped teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g and the sugar in 500ml of hot water. Both must dissolve completely or the granita will freeze unevenly.\n Cool to room temperature, then pour into a shallow tray.\n Freeze for an hour, then drag a fork through it to break up the crystals. Repeat every 45 minutes for about four hours.\n Serve in cold glasses, on its own or with a spoonful of cream over the top.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Loose coffee crystals rather than a block. Forking it at intervals is the whole technique, and a dark roast gives the flavour needed to survive freezing.\n\n \n Coffee And Cocoa Rub For Beef\n \n How to use Azera Intense dry, as a savoury rub.\n \n 5 min\n Enough for 4 steaks\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 teaspoons Azera Americano Intense, crushed fine\n 1 teaspoon cocoa powder\n 1 teaspoon soft brown sugar\n 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, salt and black pepper\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Crush 2 teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140g to a fine powder in a pestle and mortar.\n Mix with the cocoa, sugar, paprika, salt and pepper.\n Rub over steak or pork and leave for twenty minutes before cooking.\n Cook over a good heat and rest the meat properly. Keep the sugar low: it catches quickly in a hot pan.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A dark savoury crust that reads of smoke and cocoa rather than of coffee. This is a job instant does better than brewed, because it adds flavour without adding liquid."
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