The truth about Starbucks Via

Since the holiday season kicked in, I found myself drinking more instant coffee than usual. I don't really appreciate instant coffee co'z I think it just doesn't compare to brewed. However, our brewed coffee in the office is a little too strong for my taste and after months of bearing with it, I just couldn't anymore and so I decided to give Starbucks Via a try.

We have Starbucks brewed coffee at home and it is just divine! It tastes really good and the aroma is amazing. I wanted to recreate that experience with something a little more instant, hence, the Starbucks Via.

I tried the Colombia first just because it's orange and orange is my favorite color (haha). I was very excited to open my first sachet because I wanted my office space to smell like Starbucks! But to my disappointment, it wasn't as aromatic as I expected it to be :( Apart from that, the coffee was very strong! Even stronger than our office's brewed Cafe Puro. I almost did not want to finish it except the price tag on each sachet was tugging on my sleeves. (costs around 40php each!)

I almost didn't want to try the other variant anymore because my first experience was a disaster! But for the sake of this post (and my wallet!), I decided to go for it!

Maybe because it's decaf, but I think the Italian Roast tastes so much better! Even though it says extra bold, it didn't come off too strong. It was just right :) It still did not have the aroma I was excited for but I say it's okay. Good for those days that you want something different.

Overall, I think I have to pass with the instant coffee. It just doesn't compare... even if it was made by Starbucks.