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Waka Coffee

Waka Premium Decaf Instant Coffee Sachets — 100% Arabica Freeze

Quality instant coffee: decaffeinated medium roast premium instant coffee, made with 100% Arabica coffee beans from Colombia.

8 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #1081 of 1193 (Top 91%)
Our Coffee Score 7.9
Coffee Lovers Score 8.6
Overall Ranked #1081 of 1193 (Top 91%)
Instant Coffee Ranked #177 of 200 (Top 89%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #1068 of 1193 (Top 90%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #1049 of 1193 (Top 88%)

Our verdict: Ranked #181 of our top 200 instant coffee — a strong medium (decaf) pick with citrus, smooth, sweet notes, earning a 4.3★ average across 388 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium (Decaf)
Origin
Colombia
Process
Roasted
Size
0.8 oz
Price / oz
$16.34
Best for
Iced, Instant

Flavor notes

CitrusSmoothSweet

The Coffee Score review

Quality instant coffee: decaffeinated medium roast premium instant coffee, made with 100% Arabica coffee beans from Colombia. Our team spent hands-on time with the Waka Premium Decaf Instant Coffee Sachets — 100% Arabica Freeze 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 #181 of our top 200 instant coffee — a strong medium (decaf) pick with citrus, smooth, sweet notes, earning a 4.3★ average across 388 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • Quality instant coffee: decaffeinated medium roast premium instant coffee, made with 100% Arabica coffee beans from Colombia.
  • Advanced technology: perfectly freeze-dried to preserve the aroma and flavor of the beans. Decaffeinated using the EA method with natural acetic acid (found in vinegar) and natural ethyl alcohol (made by fermenting Colombian sugar cane) which are washed with spring water.
  • Delicious flavor: well balanced, smooth-bodied with notes of citrus. Enjoy at home, office or on-the-go. No sugar or sweeteners are added.
  • On your terms: make one cup at a time anytime and anywhere. Just add water, stir and enjoy. Each box includes 8 - 0.1 oz single-serve packets to make 8-10 fl oz cups of coffee. Great for camping trips, busy mornings, office coffee and much more.
  • Sustainably package in the U.S.: this box and the packets within are made with post-consumer recycled content. Our recyclable outer box is made with certified sustainably sourced paper with a compact design for a smaller carbon footprint.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 7.9/10 — ranked #1081 of 1193 (91% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Citrus, Smooth, Sweet.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8.6/10 from 388 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 8.6
Freshness 20% weight 8.6
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.7
Value 15% weight 3.7
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.3
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 7.9/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.3★ from 388 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 64%
4 star 18%
3 star 10%
2 star 5%
1 star 3%
  • Thrillerator Verified purchase ★★★★★

    One of the best instant decaf coffees out there

    I more or less gave up caffeine. For the most part I prefer brewing my own coffee, but there are times when the simplicity of instant coffee is really appealing. I have tried a number of different instant decaf coffees and Waka is one of the best.

    8 found this helpful

  • Paul Podczervinski Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Best instant decaf coffee I’ve ever tasted!

    When my heart started having palpitations from drinking caffeine I thought my coffee drinking days were over. The caffeine withdrawals, the headaches and body aches were horrible. Glad I got that out of my system but let me tell you - I missed the smell and taste. So I started drinking decaf.

    9 found this helpful

  • B4E1 Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    Nice flavor, a little pricey

    I'm not sure this is really any different than nescafe or something like that. I got this to have an instant option for evenings or another time that I didn't want caffeine but I wanted coffee flavor. It seems to have good flavor and stirs/mixes smoothly with hot water.

    8 found this helpful

  • LLH Verified purchase ★★★★★

    WAKA makes delicious instant coffee!

    I may not be the best person to comment on the qualities of WAKA Instant Coffee due to how I prefer to drink it, but I can tell you I am a huge fan. I heat 10 to 12 ounces of skim and 1% milk. I add it to my mug in which I have placed approximately 2 teaspoons of the coffee.

    5 found this helpful

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