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Starbucks Via Instant Medium Roast Colombia Coffee, 26 Count

At last there' s an instant coffee you can enjoy at home that' s as good as fresh-brewed Starbucks coffee. Just tear open a packet of Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee Colombia, add hot water, wait 10 seconds, and stir.

8.3 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #946 of 1193 (Top 80%)
Our Coffee Score 8.1
Coffee Lovers Score 9.2
Overall Ranked #946 of 1193 (Top 80%)
Instant Coffee Ranked #125 of 200 (Top 63%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #981 of 1193 (Top 83%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #399 of 1193 (Top 34%)

Our verdict: Ranked #139 of our top 200 instant coffee — a strong medium pick with smooth, rich notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 5,895 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium
Origin
Colombia
Process
Roasted
Size
0.1 oz
Price / oz
$233.25
Best for
Instant

Flavor notes

SmoothRich

The Coffee Score review

At last there' s an instant coffee you can enjoy at home that' s as good as fresh-brewed Starbucks coffee. Just tear open a packet of Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee Colombia, add hot water, wait 10 seconds, and stir. Our team spent hands-on time with the Starbucks Via Instant Medium Roast Colombia Coffee, 26 Count to see how it holds up against the rest of the instant coffee we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #139 of our top 200 instant coffee — a strong medium pick with smooth, rich notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 5,895 Amazon ratings.

At last there' s an instant coffee you can enjoy at home that' s as good as fresh-brewed Starbucks coffee. Just tear open a packet of Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee Colombia, add hot water, wait 10 seconds, and stir. Then enjoy the rich, smooth taste of 100% Colombian Arabica coffee with that signature walnut flavor. 0.11oz (3.3g) packet, pack of 26 packets.

From the roaster

  • Starbucks Colombia coffee
  • Balanced and smooth
  • 100 percent Arabica instant and micro ground coffee
  • Just add hot water, stir and enjoy
  • 0.11 ounce (3.3 gram) packet, pack of 26 packets

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.1/10 — ranked #946 of 1193 (80% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Smooth, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.2/10 from 5,895 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.4
Freshness 20% weight 8.1
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.7
Value 15% weight 3.9
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.3
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.1/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.6★ from 5,895 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 81%
4 star 10%
3 star 4%
2 star 1%
1 star 4%
  • Ilse-Lore Chialtas Verified purchase ★★★★★

    tasty and convenient

    Good and easy way to a good cup of coffee without the expense of going to Starbucks

  • NHNTC47 Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Best instant coffee

    Excellent Stabucks instant coffee. I like the Columbia the best. The taste is about right, not too strong not too light. I've been drinking coffee a few times a day every day for the last 62 years. I've tasted numerous types of coffee.

    1 found this helpful

  • Freda Wallace Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Good price

    Very good, good price

  • ccbg Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Delicious

    My favorite instant coffee on the market. I use half a packet for 8 oz cup, the tiniest drop of pure maple syrup as sweetener- delicious. I’d like the flavor stronger, but when I put the whole packet it won’t dissolve all the way. I’ve found this works best.

    1 found this helpful

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