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    "excerpt": "Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans is Nescaf\u00e9's microground format with the caffeine taken out: soluble coffee with finely ground roasted beans blended through it, built for a long americano-style mug, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the evening decaf you would choose on taste rather than settle for.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 135g tin is somewhere near fifty large mugs. It costs more per mug than a plain decaf jar and gives you more body and roasted aroma in return, which is the honest trade.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 Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans solves a specific problem: wanting a proper-tasting coffee at nine in the evening without lying awake at one in the morning. It is Nescaf\u00e9's microground range with the caffeine taken out, which means soluble coffee with finely ground roasted beans blended through it rather than granules alone.\n\nThe finely ground beans are the whole point. Soluble coffee dissolves completely and gives you strength with very little texture; real ground coffee brings back some of the body and the roasted aroma that the drying process strips out. Azera sits in the middle, and it is built to be made americano style, which is to say a decent dose in a large mug of water rather than a small strong cup. Taking the caffeine out of that formula gives you the one thing the coffee shelf is usually short of: a decaf you would actually choose on taste.\n\nThe Taste Profile\n\n \nAroma: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Clearly roasted rather than merely coffee-scented, which is what the ground beans are there for.\n\n \nBody: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Fuller than a standard instant. There is a faint texture from the ground coffee that plain granules cannot give you.\n\n \nBitterness: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb (2/5) Low and rounded. Decaffeination softens the edges, and this blend is built long rather than sharp.\n\n \nStrength: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb (3/5) Medium. It is designed for a large americano-style mug, so judge it at 250ml rather than at 150ml.\n\nTeas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.6 / 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 a genuinely new idea: coffee you could store and make a cup at a time. Azera is the modern answer to the obvious criticism of that idea, which is that dissolving a granule is not brewing. By blending finely ground roasted coffee into the soluble base, Azera closes part of the gap between instant and brewed without asking anyone to buy a machine. The decaf version applies that same formula to the part of the day when caffeine is the problem rather than the point.\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 135g tin is somewhere near fifty large mugs from one container and one lid, which is a far better waste profile than the equivalent number of decaf capsules.\n Decaf is the format that most often gets bought, half used and abandoned. Buying a 135g tin rather than a large jar is the more honest purchase if decaf is an occasional evening habit rather than a daily one.\n\nHow Does Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g Compare to:\n\n Nescafe Azera Americano Intense: the same microground format with the caffeine left in and the roast pushed darker and stronger. If you like the Azera texture but find this one gentle, Intense is the one to move to for the morning while keeping this tin for the evening.\n \n Taylors of Harrogate Decaff\u00e9 Ground: a proper ground decaf coffee for a cafeti\u00e8re or filter, which will beat any instant on body and aroma but needs five minutes and washing up. Azera Decaf wins on speed, and the gap is smaller than you would expect.\n\nIdeal Brewing Conditions\nAzera is built for a long mug, and most disappointment with it comes from treating it like a normal instant in a small cup. Dose it properly, use a large mug, and rest the kettle before you pour. Boiling water is harder on the ground coffee in the blend than it is on the soluble part, and it is the quickest way to make a gentle decaf taste harsh.\n\nThe Americano Serve\n\n \nMeasure:One rounded to one heaped teaspoon, roughly 2.5g, for a 250ml mug. Less than that and it reads watery.\n\n \nWater:Just off the boil, around 90 to 95\u00b0C. Rest the kettle for thirty seconds after it clicks.\n\n \nStir:Paste it with a splash of water first, then fill. The ground coffee needs a moment to wet through properly.\n\n \nFinish:Black, or with a small splash of milk. A large amount of milk buries the roasted note you paid for.\n\nThe Evening Flat White\n\n \nConcentrate:Two heaped teaspoons in 60ml of hot water, stirred to a smooth, dark base.\n\n \nMilk:150ml steamed or heated and whisked until glossy rather than foamy.\n\n \nCombine:Pour the milk into the concentrate slowly so the two fold together.\n\n \nResult:A milk coffee with enough coffee character to be worth having at nine in the evening, which is the entire reason to own a good decaf.\n\nMaking Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g At Home\n\nWater temperature: 90 to 95\u00b0C. Never straight off a rolling boil.\nMeasure: One rounded to one heaped teaspoon, about 2.5g, per 250ml mug.\nMethod: Paste first with a little water, then top up. Undissolved ground coffee at the bottom of the mug is the usual sign this step was skipped.\nService: Long and black, or with a splash of milk. Treat it as an americano rather than a small strong cup.\nIced version: Two heaped teaspoons in 80ml of hot water, sweeten while hot if you want it sweet, then top up with cold milk over ice.\nCaffeine note: This is decaffeinated. The law sets a maximum residual caffeine level for anything sold as decaffeinated coffee in the UK, but a trace always remains, as it does in every decaf.\nBest with: Dark chocolate, a slice of cake after dinner, or nothing at all at the end of the evening.\nStorage: Lid on firmly, cool dry cupboard, dry spoon every time. Moisture is what clumps the bottom of the tin.\n\nSafety And Purity\nDecaffeination removes most of the caffeine; the rest of the coffee's character stays where it is.\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:Decaffeinated, not caffeine free. Anyone advised to avoid caffeine entirely, rather than to reduce it, should take that distinction seriously and check the current pack.",
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                "content": "What does \"with finely ground beans\" actually mean?Azera is soluble coffee with finely ground roasted coffee blended into it, rather than soluble granules alone. The soluble part dissolves and carries the strength; the ground part brings back some of the body and roasted aroma that the drying process takes out. That blend is the entire difference between Azera and a standard instant jar.\nIs it completely caffeine free?No, and no decaf is. It is decaffeinated, which is a different claim from caffeine free. UK law sets a maximum residual caffeine level for anything sold as decaffeinated coffee, but a trace always remains. If you have been advised to avoid caffeine entirely rather than to cut down, take that distinction seriously and check the current pack.\nHow much should I use, and in what size mug?One rounded to one heaped teaspoon, roughly 2.5g, in a 250ml mug. Azera is built americano style, which means a decent dose in a lot of water. Most of the disappointment people report with it comes from using an instant-sized spoon in a small cup, where it reads thin.\nDoes water temperature matter more than with normal instant?It does. Boiling water is harder on the finely ground coffee in the blend than on the soluble part, and scalding it is the fastest way to turn a gentle decaf harsh. Let the kettle stand for about thirty seconds so you pour at roughly 90 to 95\u00b0C.\nWhy is there sediment at the bottom of my mug?Because there is real ground coffee in the blend and not all of it dissolves. That is the format working as designed, not a fault. Working the coffee into a paste with a splash of water before you top the mug up wets the grounds properly and reduces it noticeably.\nCan I drink this in the evening?That is what it is for, and it is the reason to pay more than a plain decaf jar costs. A decaf only earns its place if you would choose it on taste rather than tolerate it, and this one has enough roasted character to be worth making at nine in the evening.\nHow many mugs will a 135g tin make?At roughly 2.5g a mug, somewhere near fifty large mugs. The tin is deliberately smaller than a standard instant jar because the dose is larger.\nDoes it work as a latte or flat white?Yes, but build it as a concentrate first. Two heaped teaspoons in about 60ml of hot water gives you a base with enough strength to survive 150ml of milk. Made the other way round, with a normal dose and a lot of milk, the coffee disappears entirely.\nCan I make it iced?Yes. Dissolve two heaped teaspoons in 80ml of hot water, stir any sugar in while it is hot, then top up with cold milk or water over plenty of ice. Since it is decaffeinated, this is one of the few iced coffees you can drink late on a warm evening without consequences.\n\nHow should I store the tin?Lid pressed firmly back on, in a cool dry cupboard, and always with a dry spoon. The ground coffee in the blend is more sensitive to air than plain soluble granules, so a tin left open loses its roasted aroma faster than a jar of ordinary instant would.\nHow does it compare to the caffeinated Azera?Same format, same long-mug build, gentler cup. Decaffeination softens the edges, so this reads rounder and less bitter than Azera Americano Intense. Plenty of households keep both: the Intense for the morning and this tin for after dinner.\nWhere does the coffee come from, and how is it decaffeinated?Nestl\u00e9 does not break the bean origins down on the tin and does not print the decaffeination method prominently, so we will not invent either. 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 bringsDecaffeinated soluble coffeeThe majority of the blendThe base. It dissolves completely and carries the strength of the mug.Finely ground decaffeinated roasted coffeeNot publishedThe reason to buy Azera. Real ground coffee restores body and roasted aroma that the drying process takes out of plain soluble granules. Nestl\u00e9 does not publish the split between the two.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. Azera is built americano style, so the mug should be large and the dose generous.Pack: Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g; tin; decaffeinated, not caffeine free. Roughly fifty 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 Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g 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, which is that dissolving a granule is not brewing: blending finely ground roasted coffee into the soluble base closes part of that gap without asking anyone to buy a machine. This tin applies the same formula to decaf. 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 Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g, and what isn't:In: decaffeinated soluble coffee with finely ground decaffeinated roasted coffee blended through it, and nothing else.No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: no flavourings and no bulking agents either.Decaffeinated, not caffeine free: UK law sets a maximum residual caffeine level for coffee sold as decaffeinated, but a trace always remains.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 Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g 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 it is the layer the finely ground beans exist to rescue. Making soluble coffee means brewing, concentrating and drying, and aromatics are volatile by definition, so a proportion of them leave along the way. Blending real ground roasted coffee back into the granules puts a source of those aromatics into the mug that has never been dried at all, which is why an Azera tin opens with a recognisably roasted smell rather than a generic coffee one. It is also why water temperature matters more here than with a plain instant: ground coffee scalds, granules only dissolve.The flavour spike arrives in two stages rather than one, which is unusual for anything you make with a kettle. The soluble part releases everything it has in seconds and sets the strength. The ground part behaves like a very short brew, giving up its character over the next thirty seconds or so, which is what puts weight and a faint texture behind the strength. Decaffeination changes what arrives at that peak: caffeine itself is bitter, and removing most of it takes a layer of bitterness out, leaving this tin rounder and gentler than its caffeinated sibling. That is a fair description rather than a fault, but it does mean you should dose it generously.The base structure is the finish, and it is longer than a standard instant manages because there is real ground coffee contributing to it. Some of that ground coffee will settle at the bottom of the mug, which is the format working rather than failing. What you should not expect is the lingering oily tail of a properly brewed cup; Azera narrows that gap without closing 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. Work it into a paste with a splash of water first so the ground coffee wets through properly, then top up. Rest the kettle for about thirty seconds after it clicks so you pour at 90 to 95\u00b0C. For a milk drink, build a concentrate of two heaped teaspoons in 60ml of water first, because a normal dose drowned in 150ml of milk leaves you with warm milk and very little else. Keep the lid on firmly and the spoon dry between mugs, since the ground coffee in the blend stales faster in open air than plain 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 scalds the ground coffee and pushes a harsh edge forward that this gentle decaf does not need; water rested to 90 to 95\u00b0C keeps it round and lets the roasted aroma through. Hard tap water flattens that aroma and can leave a chalky finish, so a filter jug is the cheapest improvement available in a hard water area; very soft water reads sharper and suits a slightly lighter dose. Made strong and chilled, the character changes again: the body reads sweeter, the bitterness recedes almost entirely, and because it is decaffeinated you can drink it late without paying for it at one in the morning. 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 Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g is built for a long mug and it is decaffeinated, so the builds below are all things worth doing after six in the evening. Six methods, from the plain americano to a nightcap mocha and a coffee syrup for puddings.\nBrewing methods and serving ideas, born here first\n\n \n The Long Americano\n \n How to make Azera Decaf the way it 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 Decaf Americano, about 2.5g\n 250ml water at 90 to 95\u00b0C\n A small splash of milk, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Rest the kettle for thirty seconds after it clicks off. Boiling water scalds the ground coffee in the blend and makes a gentle decaf taste harsh.\n Paste the Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g with a splash of the hot water and stir it smooth, so the grounds wet through.\n Top up to 250ml. Use a large mug: this is an americano build, not a small strong cup.\n Finish black, or with a small splash of milk. A lot of milk buries the roasted note you are paying for.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A long, round, roasted mug with a little sediment at the bottom. The sediment is the real ground coffee doing its job, not a fault.\n\n \n Evening Flat White\n \n How to build a milk coffee with Azera Decaf that still tastes of coffee.\n \n 5 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 heaped teaspoons Azera Decaf Americano\n 60ml hot water\n 150ml milk, dairy or barista oat\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Dissolve 2 heaped teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g in just 60ml of hot water to make a dark concentrate.\n Heat 150ml of milk and whisk or steam it until it is glossy rather than foamy.\n Pour the milk into the concentrate slowly so the two fold together.\n Build it in this order. A normal dose drowned in 150ml of milk gives you warm milk and very little coffee.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A milk coffee with enough character to be worth making at nine in the evening, which is the entire reason to keep a good decaf in the cupboard.\n\n \n Late Iced Decaf\n \n How to make an iced coffee with Azera Decaf you can drink after dinner.\n \n 5 min\n 1 glass\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 heaped teaspoons Azera Decaf Americano\n 80ml hot water\n Sugar to taste, optional\n 150ml cold milk\n Plenty of ice\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Dissolve 2 heaped teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g in 80ml of hot water.\n Sweeten now, while it is hot. Sugar stirred into a cold glass sits at the bottom and stays there.\n Fill a tall glass with ice and pour the concentrate over.\n Top up with 150ml of cold milk and stir once.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A cold coffee on a warm evening with no consequences at one in the morning. Cold serving also softens what little bitterness a decaf carries.\n\n \n Mocha Nightcap\n \n How to make a chocolate coffee with Azera Decaf for the end of the evening.\n \n 5 min\n 1 mug\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 heaped teaspoons Azera Decaf Americano\n 2 teaspoons cocoa powder\n 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar\n 220ml hot milk\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Mix the Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g, cocoa and sugar together dry in the mug, which stops the cocoa lumping.\n Add a tablespoon of hot water and work it to a smooth paste.\n Pour in 220ml of hot milk, stirring as you go.\n Taste before adding more sugar. Cocoa and a gentle decaf together can read sweeter than you expect.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A chocolate coffee that is still recognisably coffee. Two heaped spoons is deliberate: one vanishes completely under the cocoa.\n\n \n Coffee Syrup For Puddings\n \n How to turn Azera Decaf into a pouring syrup for ice cream and sponge.\n \n 8 min\n About 150ml\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 3 heaped teaspoons Azera Decaf Americano\n 100g caster sugar\n 100ml water\n Vanilla ice cream or plain sponge, to serve\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Heat the sugar and water in a small pan until the sugar has completely dissolved.\n Stir in 3 heaped teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g off the heat.\n Simmer gently for two to three minutes until it coats the back of a spoon, then cool. It thickens further as it cools, so stop early rather than late.\n Keep in a jar in the fridge for up to two weeks and pour over ice cream, sponge or porridge.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A strong coffee syrup that is safe to give to anyone at any hour, which is not true of one made with caffeinated coffee.\n\n \n A Pot For Two After Dinner\n \n How to make two mugs of Azera Decaf at once for the table.\n \n 4 min\n 2 mugs\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 rounded teaspoons Azera Decaf Americano\n 500ml water at 90 to 95\u00b0C\n A warmed jug or small teapot\n Dark chocolate, to serve\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Warm the jug with hot water and tip it out, so the coffee does not lose ten degrees on contact.\n Paste 2 rounded teaspoons of Nescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135g in the bottom of the jug with a little hot water.\n Pour in 500ml of rested water and stir well.\n Serve straight away, with milk on the side and a square of dark chocolate each.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Two mugs made once, both of you served together, and nobody standing at the kettle. Pour within about ten minutes; a jug left standing goes flat."
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