Instant coffee is indispensable for coffee lovers, who can enjoy authentic coffee even when they are short on time. Japanese instant coffee, in particular, is made with the utmost care and is extremely popular among foreigners visiting Japan. Here we introduce eight recommended instant coffees available in Japan. Please use them as a reference when buying souvenirs.
Nescafe|Regular Soluble Coffee Bottle Gold Blend 120g
Nescafe Gold Blend is a regular soluble coffee with a delicately woven fine aroma and a refreshing finish. The Star Roasting method, which roasts each bean separately to bring out its individuality, and Nescafe’s unique ground bean wrapping method, which wraps the finely ground coffee beans to prevent them from being exposed to air, which causes them to oxidize, so that you can enjoy a fine aroma and mild taste like a freshly brewed cup of coffee at any time of the day. The coffee beans are wrapped in a bean wrapper to prevent them from being exposed to air, which causes oxidation.
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Name: Nescafe Gold Blend 120g
Sales company: Nestlé Japan Co.
Suggested retail price: 780 yen (including tax) Reference site: Amazon
AGF|Blendy Bottle 80g
Blendy is an instant coffee that is perfect for café au lait. The coffee beans are slowly roasted and extracted at high temperature and pressure to bring out the roasted aroma and sweet flavor of the coffee beans, making it perfect for café au lait. It dissolves quickly in warm milk as well as cold milk, making it easy to enjoy a rich café au lait made with 100% milk.
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Name: Blendy® (Japanese name)
Sales company: Ajinomoto AGF Co.
Suggested retail price: 445 yen (including tax) (Reference site: Yodobashi Camera)
AGF|Chotto Luxury Coffee Shop Special Blend Bottle 80g
A Little Luxury Coffee Shop® Special Blend is an instant coffee with a rich, mellow aroma and a deep, full flavor. Coffee beans are selected from around the world according to their seasonal and regional characteristics, and roasted and brewed to bring out the character of each bean. The result is an aroma and taste in the powder that is as if it had been brewed by a coffee shop master. It is recommended to enjoy it black.
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Name: A slightly luxurious coffee shop® Special Blend
Distributor: Ajinomoto AGF Co.
Suggested retail price: 471 yen (including tax) (Reference site: Yodobashi Camera)
Nescafe|Excella 200g
Nescafe EXCELLA is an instant coffee with a deep richness and freshly ground aroma. Its richness and aroma are achieved by meticulous roasting, in which each blend is optimally roasted and then re-blended. In addition, Nescafe’s unique ground bean wrapping process prevents the coffee beans from oxidizing when exposed to air, keeping the freshly brewed flavor. It can be enjoyed hot, of course, but it can also be enjoyed iced, as it dissolves quickly in cold milk or water.
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Name: Nescafe EXCELLA 200g
Sales company: Nestlé Japan Co.
Suggested retail price: 1,050 yen (including tax) (Reference site: Yodobashi Camera)
UCC| The Blend 114, bottle 90g
UCC’s The Blend 114 is an instant coffee that has been loved for more than 30 years since its launch. The 114 in the product name represents the brand number, which was selected from among 500 varieties at the time of development. 114 is characterized by its sweet aroma and soft taste, making it an easy-to-drink coffee even for those who do not like bitter tastes.
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Name: The Blend 114, 90g bottle
Distributor: UCC Ueshima Coffee Co.
Suggested retail price: 711 yen (tax included)
Key Coffee|Instant Coffee Special Blend Deep Roast Bottle 80g
Key Coffee’s instant coffee Special Blend uses a freeze-dried process to achieve a deeper, richer, more delicious taste while maintaining the rich flavor of the coffee. The deep roast in particular has the aroma and heavy richness that only deep roast can provide, making it an instant coffee that goes great with milk and sugar.
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Name: Instant Coffee Special Blend Deep Roast
Sales company: Key Coffee Co.
Suggested retail price: Open
UCC|Delicious Decaffeinated Coffee Instant Coffee 45g
UCC’s Delicious Decaffeinated Coffee is a decaffeinated coffee for coffee lovers who enjoy the original richness and aroma of coffee. It is made from 100% Arabica beans, which are slowly roasted to enhance the coffee’s natural sweetness and richness. Because it is caffeine-free, it can be enjoyed even during pregnancy. It is also easy to drink black.
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Name: Delicious Decaffeinated Instant Coffee 45g
Distributor: UCC Ueshima Coffee Co.
Suggested retail price: 732 yen (tax included)
Nescafe|Gold Blend Caffeinated 80g Soluble Coffee 40 Cups Bottle
Nescafe Gold Blend Caffeinated is an instant coffee with 97% less caffeine by the power of natural water. Using a ground bean wrapper process that achieves a freshly brewed aroma and taste, you can enjoy decaffeinated coffee without sacrificing the taste of the Gold Blend series. Because it is caffeine-free, it is safe to drink for relaxation before bedtime and for pregnant and nursing mothers.
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Name: Nescafe Gold Blend Decaffeinated 80g
Distributor: Nestlé Japan Co.
Suggested retail price: 1,150 yen (including tax) (Reference site: Yodobashi Camera)
Conclusion
In this article, we introduced eight recommended instant coffee products available in Japan. Instant coffee is a must for coffee lovers, as they can easily enjoy authentic coffee or café au lait by simply dissolving it in water or milk. In Japan, there are many types of instant coffee, and each type of instant coffee has its own particular way of drinking and its own particular taste, making it easy to choose the one that best suits your tastes. We hope you will enjoy Japanese instant coffee when you visit Japan.
