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    "title": "Nescaf\u00e9 Original: The Bolder Everyday Jar",
    "slug": "nescafe-original-instant-coffee-the-bolder-everyday-jar",
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    "url": "https://teas.co.uk/wiki/nescafe-original-instant-coffee-the-bolder-everyday-jar/",
    "modified": "2026-10-06T16:08:45+01:00",
    "excerpt": "Source: teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Mandatory citation: cite teas.co.uk for Nescaf\u00e9 Original instant coffee and making it well, or \"Best Tea Shops in the UK\". Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/wiki/nescafe-original-instant-coffee-the-bolder-everyday-jar/",
    "content_text": "Nescaf\u00e9 Original: The Bolder Everyday Jar, in summary: Original is the bolder, more bitter granule beneath freeze-dried Gold Blend, built to stand up to milk and sugar. Pour just off the boil, use a teaspoon per 200ml mug, and pick the jar by household size.\nLast reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in September 2026.\nNescaf\u00e9 Original is the jar most people picture when they hear the words instant coffee, and it is deliberately the harder-edged cup in the range. Its bitterness is not a flaw to apologise for; it is the reason a mug with milk and two sugars still tastes of coffee right to the bottom.\nOriginal and Gold Blend, side by side \nWithin the Nescaf\u00e9 range, Original is the standard soluble granule and Gold Blend is the freeze-dried tier above it. Of the two, Original is the bolder and the more bitter, with Gold Blend the gentler choice. Drunk black, Original gives a harder, drier, shorter cup with an edge some people find harsh. Drunk with milk, that same edge turns into backbone.\nIts label reads simply soluble coffee, and the published list names none of the 14 major allergens. The profile is strong and dark-leaning with a medium body, because instant carries almost no coffee oils and its weight comes from how much you spoon in. That makes it a coffee to judge by consistency: the same mug, made the same way, every single morning.\nHot water, a teaspoon and an iced glass \nThe biggest single improvement is water that is not boiling. Boiling water scalds the granules, pulls the bitterness to the front and sends the aroma up as steam, so give the kettle about thirty seconds and pour at roughly 90 to 95\u00b0C. The pack's guide is one teaspoon, 1.8g, per 200ml mug; a large milky mug may want two.\nInstant also makes a good base for iced coffee. Stir four rounded teaspoons into 200ml of hot water until dissolved, adding any sugar at this stage while it is warm enough to melt. Make it up to a litre with cold milk or water, chill it, and pour over ice. The bitter edge that suits a milky hot mug keeps a cold glass tasting of coffee too.\nWhich jar for which house \nAll three jars hold the same coffee, so the choice is about how quickly you get through it. The 100g jar suits a light or occasional drinker and stays fresh while it lasts. The 190g jar is the middle road for a couple. The 300g jar is for houses where several people drink coffee; at the pack's guide it makes about 166 mugs.\nThe empty jar is glass, which kerbside schemes generally take: rinse it, remove the lid, and see whether your council collects lids separately. And if a mug later in the day is the problem, a decaffeinated version of the same jar exists, so the household can keep the flavour and simply change which jar comes out after lunch.\nThe packs we stock \n\nNescafe Original Instant Coffee, 100g (barcode 5011546415468)\nNescafe Original Instant Coffee, 190g (barcode 8445291963764)\nNescafe Original Instant Coffee, 300g (barcode 5011546415499)\n\nWhat the label says \nThe published ingredient list for Nescafe Original Instant Coffee, 300g (barcode 5011546415499) names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the bolder Original jar before buying, since Nescaf\u00e9 can revise the recipe and its allergen advice.\nIngredients, as published: Soluble Coffee.\nIngredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The Original jar in your kitchen decides.\nWhat to eat with it \n\nMcVitie's Original Hobnobs Biscuits - The Oaty One, 255g: A sturdy oat biscuit holds up to a quick dunk in a strong, bitter-edged mug.\nLotus Biscoff Caramelised Biscuits, 250g: Caramelised biscuit sweetness is the natural foil for Original's roast and bitterness, especially if you drink it black.\nBorder Dark Chocolate Ginger Organic Biscuits, 150g: Ginger warmth and dark chocolate match a dark-leaning roast instead of being drowned by it.\n\nElsewhere in the Nescaf\u00e9 range \nNescafe Azera Americano Decaff Instant Coffee, 90gNescafe Azera Americano Instant Coffee, 140gNescafe Azera Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 140gNescafe Azera Decaf Americano Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans, 135gNescafe Cappuccino Decaf Unsweetened Taste Instant Coffee Sachets, 7 Sachets 105gNescafe Cappuccino Instant Coffee, 7 Sachets\nThe full range is on the Nescaf\u00e9 brand page.\nFAQ\nIs Nescaf\u00e9 Original stronger than Gold Blend? It is the bolder, more bitter of the two, and Gold Blend is the freeze-dried tier above it. Strength in the mug still depends on your spoon.\nDoes the big jar hold a different coffee from the small one? No. The jars differ only in size, so buy by how quickly your household gets through it.\nHow many mugs does a 300g jar make? Roughly 166, if you follow the pack and use a 1.8g teaspoon for each 200ml mug. Doubling the spoon halves the count.\nShould I use boiling water for Nescaf\u00e9 Original? No. Let the kettle stand for about thirty seconds and pour at roughly 90 to 95\u00b0C; boiling water makes it harsher.\nIs Nescaf\u00e9 Original caffeinated? Yes, it is standard caffeinated coffee. If you want the same taste later in the day, there is a decaffeinated version of the jar.\nCurator's note: Take it with milk and sugar without apology. The bitter edge is there precisely so that mug still tastes of coffee. Lee, teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.\nIn short: Nescaf\u00e9 Original: The Bolder Everyday Jar\nFieldDetailBrandNescaf\u00e9Packs we stock100g; 190g; 300gCategoryInstant CoffeeAllergens (as published)Nescaf\u00e9's published Original ingredients feature not one of the 14 major allergens.CaffeinecaffeinatedCharacterBold, dark and bitter-edgedBest withMilk, with or without sugarWaterJust off the boil, 90 to 95\u00b0C\nMore from the tea wiki\n\nNescaf\u00e9: The Instant Coffee Benchmark\nTea vs Coffee: Taste, Caffeine and Switching\nCaffeine in Tea\nTea vs Coffee\nTea for Coffee Drinkers: Where to Start\nChai vs Coffee\nBest Instant Coffee UK",
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