Any coffee lover can help me with this. I'm not exactly a coffee lover but am looking to try some higher quality coffee to see if they taste good.

I stopped drinking Nescafe Classic many years ago as it doesn't taste good to me. Too bitter and need to add a lot of sugar to neutralise the bitter taste. I find the Instant Coffee packs from various brands to be more tasty with a more aromatic flavour, especially the white coffee and hazelnut options. However, there are reports that these instant 3 in 1 or 2 in 1 coffee is not too good for health and may destroy the liver on the long run, something like that which does bring some concern.

I've narrowed down to Nescafe Gold and UCC coffee. I haven't tried any of these and just wish to buy 1 bottle to try out. Any recommendation on which tastes best? I know it's all subjective and up to individual taste or preference but do let me know which you prefer the most. I particularly prefer an aromatic milky flavour that is not too bitter. I will mostly add fresh milk and a bit of condensed milk or sugar to the coffee. I rarely take black coffee but may try with sugar if the taste is not so bitter like the terrible Nescafe Classic.

So far these are what I found on the internet, so many options.

UCC








Nescafe Gold (are all these the same or different?)







This post has been edited by Dwango: Apr 29 2020, 10:46 PM

An update. I have placed order for UCC Coffee No.
114 and 117 from Shopee currently waiting for the seller to ship.

While waiting for the shipment which I expect to be around 14 days if not more, for the first time I have bought Nescafe Gold. Trying in the first time and man, its actually not bad! Much better than Nescafe Classic. I should have tried this Nescafe Gold much earlier, like 20 years ago. Anyway better late than never.



This post has been edited by Dwango: May 11 2020, 07:04 PM

That is good to know. The UCC coffee still hasn't arrived. Looks like it will be after Raya.

When you mentioned glass bottle 100g around RM25, are you referring to UCC coffee? The lowest price in Shopee for UCC 114 and 117 is RM20.55 for one bottle. 113 is less common. Will check out later.

Yes, richer coffee flavour and more aromatic with Nescafe Gold. Nescafe Classic is bitter and lack coffee aroma.

With Nescafe Gold, if you feel the coffee taste is not strong enough, you still can add half or one teaspoon to the cup of coffee and the taste won't be too strong or bitter. Just the aroma of coffee is stronger and nicer. Unlike Nescafe Classic, if you add more coffee into the cup, you will get bitter taste and as a result you add more sugar which will ruin your health in the long run.

This post has been edited by Dwango: May 21 2020, 03:29 PM

Just got the UCC 114 and 117 coffee. Perhaps I'm not very sensitive to the taste of these coffees as they don't taste very different from each other. After reading the description from the internet, it does appear that 117 has a stronger coffee flavour than 114.

Between UCC and Nescafe Gold, can't really say if they taste massively different. As said earlier, perhaps I'm not very sensitive to the different taste of the coffees. Nevertheless, I feel the 117 tastes closer to Nescafe Gold than 114. The UCC 114 has a milder and sourish taste compared you the stronger and bitter taste of 117 and Nescafe Gold.

Update. I was shopping for spaghetti and Ahmad Green Tea on Shopee and spotted this premium Swiss coffee sold by the same seller. There are many flavours so I simply picked one to try. I just tried this coffee and I think this one tastes great! 2 teaspoon of this coffee with 1 1/2 teaspoon of sweetened creamer and a bit of Australian fresh milk. I liked it better than UCC and Nescafe Gold. The coffee does not have a bitter taste at all and the texture is smooth and creamy.

I wonder how the other variants taste like? Anybody tried this coffee and care to share your experience on the differences? After I finish this bottle I will try other flavours. Most likely I will pick a stronger aroma as this one has a rather light taste although the rating is quite high.

This is the one I bought:-


Other available flavours:-

The description of the coffee.