Carte Noire Roasted Ground Coffee

Carte Noire does make a fresh ground coffee as well. I haven't tasted it yet, but if the instant is this good then the ground is bound to be fine indeed! This is the best instant coffee I have ever tasted. No bitter, flat 'nut' aftertaste. Has an almost sweet backtaste like chocolate, but without the 'sweet'.

I love good coffee - by which I mean, freshly ground coffee, preferably from good quality, recently-roasted beans. That said, there are times when freeze-dried instant is a potentially useful, perhaps even essential alternative. In such circumstances, Carte Noire is, by far, my favourite. It smells fantastic - in fact, it smells so good that the taste, at first, is a little disappointing; and yet, for an instant coffee, it's remarkably good. The first time I tried it was on the Stansted Express - the train between Liverpool Street station and London Stansted airport. I didn't see it being made, and - initially - thought it may be ground coffee! After a few sips, I realised it wasn't, but even so... to be even temporarily fooled by the flavour means this is a seriously good cup of instant coffee. Recommended.

As instants go, it has a great taste, great smell and is one of the cheapest instants around! Better than most instants at considerably less money!

Good full taste and aroma.

I would recommend to save your money. For me, Carte Noire ground is not special at all. Ask your friends to bring you a pack of Carte Noire (bean) from their trip to Europe.

Carte Noir is an instant coffee. As such, it cannot compete with freshly ground filter or espresso brands, however, compared to other instant coffees it is superb. It has a full-rounded heady aroma, and makes for a strong aromatic cup of coffee. Recommended. My rating: 82%