Original Blend Medium Roast Instant Coffee

This coffee tastes just as good as anything you'd get from a fancy coffee shop. The small sticks are perfect for a couple night trip and weigh nothing. I would actually be looking forward to drinking it the night before. After our trip, I still use this at home over buying a cup of coffee.

We mainly use this on backpacking trips. Nicely packaged, light weight, and easy to open with sleepy eyes and/or cold hands. Good enough for the occasional quick cup at home too. Stellar product, great company to work with too.

Original Blend Medium Roast Instant Coffee

We discovered Alpine Start at REI, while we were camping in Olympic National Park. It was so delicious, we decided to order some for home use!

Let me start with that I absolutely love this coffee for quality, flavor and convenience. I also love the energy and philosophy of this company and that they are from Boulder, CO and showcase so much beauty in this state and around the world. This has always been "chic" instant coffee IMO. That being said, the latest batch of coffee has a completely different profile and flavor than I have ever experienced in the many years I have been ordering from them. The single packets are the same, but the bulk is completely different. It tastes like store bought instant coffee and not in a good way. I did more than one side by side visual, taste and smell test with the individual packets and bulk coffee. The bulk product is not the same quality that I have come to enjoy over the years. I will continue to buy the single packets because they serve my single life and traveling habits, but I cannot even choke down the bulk coffee. Still sending all my heart felt love for these guys and their enthusiasm and joy of life!