Nescafé Espresso

Expresso - is now Rank – Don't know what Nescafe have done to their Expresso Instant coffee. I have purchased this for years and although more expensive, I loved it!! However the last 2 jars are rank - since changing the labelling it also tastes different, bitter and weak without the Crème - wont be buying anymore. Its really a shame as this is beyond awful

2nd Bad experience – I purchased a tin of Nescafe Blend 43 Espresso a year ago and noticed that the taste and smell had changed. Thinking that I had purchased a faulty tin I contacted Nescafe and received a voucher to purchase another tin. This time the coffee taste was as I know it used to taste. Unfortunately I have purchased another tin with the same foul taste… Read more

and smell. I do not know how many chances to give this company considering that I have supported them for so many years. I do not know if I have purchased some of the original bad batch or they have changed their bean supplier.

The best instant coffee I have tried – I don't know what the other reviewers are on about but I think the green label expresso is the pick of all instant coffees. I like strong coffee and think Maccona is bland and that Blend 43 Expresso is the nearest thing to a store bought coffee you can get. I have an expresso machine at home and it cannot match the commercial machines and full… Read more

milk coffees are not fantastic for your health so Blend 43 is the best out there by far. I have not tasted 'the original blend' others are going on about but suspect they are going to be really disappointed when they try the alternatives.

Bring back the original Green Cup Espresso – The new Blend 43 RED cup Espresso is woeful. If i cant get the Green Cuplabel Espresso i will be giving Nescafe the flick.

Hits the Spot – It's a matter of personal taste in the end and for me, as far as INSTANT is concerned, I haven't come across another as rich, full, strong, smooth and aromatic as this one. Of course not up to the double espresso I crave from a particular cafe I frequent, but 2 heaped teaspoons to half a cup of boiling water and you're away. Given what I look… Read more

for in an instant coffee, no other I have tried comes close.

As I said, a matter of personal taste.

It probably explains why it takes up more space than any other instant coffee on the supermarket shelf where I buy it.

What does that tell you?

Bad Tasting – After drinking this for years it had recently started tasting really bad, soapy and sour, almost like you have used the same cup for a month without washing it.... blech..... I don't know how many cups i had to throw out in the last week because it was undrinkable I have bought a new kettle and a water filter thinking they were the problems but NO it's the coffee Show details

Dreadful – Bought the 500 grm tin 2 days ago and as just about every review I read stated, it's horrid. Next to no taste [but still horrid] and really doesn't taste like coffee at all. For some time now, [like years] I've thought the regular Blend 43 has also gone down hill badly. I NEVER drink a cup of instant coffee now and say to myself, 'That's a nice cup of coffee' !!! No aroma or taste of coffee at all. Sad but the way of the World now. Cheers. John Show details

Espress to the garbage bin – Have the people at Nescafe bothered to put their nose into a jar of Nescafe Espresso recently? The stench is equivalent to smouldering tar on a new road surface. There is no coffee bean to smell in this stuff. What have they done to it? Very disappointed. Show details

A little more expensive but worth it. It now tastes like a cheap generic disappointed with Nestle – Tasteless without any aroma of coffee. Tested two completely separate outlets. Same outcome.Will not buy again. Show details

Time to change brand – Nescafe Espresso has been the only instant coffee l've bought for many years. I have looked forward to opening each new jar, pulling back the foil paper & taking in the wonderful coffee aroma. Well, not so with my latest jar! I couldn't believe the smell; it smelt like diesel fuel. I really do wonder if the coffee has been tainted during processing. It is foul. Show details

Insulting to Consumers – Like others my newly purchased jar is in the bin; can't finish it. Have drunk Nescafe Espresso for years (it was the best instant coffee) and find it insulting that Nescafe thought they could change this for an inferior product and their regular consumers would just accept it. Nestle, you have lost me as I will always try and find an alternative to your brand. Show details

Time for a Different Brand – We bought this new jar of Espresso coffee. This tastes nothing like the one we normally used. Bland no flavour. Even my son realised it was weak flavoured. As soon as this jar is finished I will definitely change brands. Show details

So disappointed – I too just purchased a tin of Nescafe 43 but now has “express” splashed across the label. It was horrible. I asked my husband had he put two teaspoons of coffee instead of one as it was so dark and bitter. Unfortunately, the next cup was just as bad and it leaves a terrible after taste. Impossible to drink so will have to try another brand (after 30 years of drinking Nescafe).

Bring Back Nescafe espresso – I want Nescafe Espresso and NOT Blend 43. Why has it been taken off the market . I object to being forced to buy Blend 43 in any form. It tastes terrible. Please bring back Espresso as it used to be. Ann

Terrible change – What has been done to Nescafe Espresso? It smells and tastes vile. A large jar has just gone in the bin, to replace it I bought Nescafe Black which also went in the bin. No more Nescafe for me they are NOT LISTENING Show details

What have you done to the coffee we loved? – We have noticed the coffee flavour has changed for Nescafe Espresso to something we cannot drink. Even a $12packet is headed for the bin! What have you done to the coffee we have enjoyed for many years. We are now searching for another brand that works for us. If anyone here has any recommendations for a coffee that tastes how the Espresso… Read more

used to taste before someone made the really dumb decision to change it, then please let me know. We are in NZ and it looks like the Australian backlog of coffee has finally caught up with us. Nescafe you have lost customers over this change.

I hate the change - it is no longer Espresso – I have always drunk Nescafé coffee - first of all, it was Blend 43, as that was the only product. As soon as Nescafé Espresso became available, I changed to that and have been drinking it ever since. Now, it has changed to "the taste Australians love". Well, this Australian hates it. I was drinking about 10 mugs of coffee per day but have now cut… Read more

right down as it's no longer enjoyable. It is bland, just like Blend 43. I have to use 2 teaspoons of this new blend to make the taste strong enough. However, that doesn't make it right, as it just tastes like too much coffee has been added. Please will you bring back the original Nescafé Espresso and consign this latest product to the mistakes bin. Thank you.

Changed flavour – I opened a jar of Nescafe blend 43 espresso and the flavour is disgusting with a foul burnt after taste. Lucky I had another jar of the coffee before the change and that convinced me I wasn't imagining the new bad flavour. Why change something that everyone liked? It tastes like the bad coffee you get in the USA, makes you wonder if it was some new yank manager who instigated the change. Show details

Why change it? Not a fan of the new cheap and nasty taste – Like nearly all reviewers here, I am so disappointed with this change of recipe. We have been very happy consumers of nescafe espresso instant coffee for around 20 years - since around when international dust and moccona did the same thing. We usually buy a few jars when on special, so have only just noticed the change in smell and taste, and the really foul aftertaste. I am hoping there was just a bad batch sold in our region in June/July... Show details

Awful......my mornings are not the same – Was looking forward to my new bag of coffee....only to be totally disappointed. Tastes like horrible Gregg's powdered coffee......I'm now in search of a alternative.........Bad move guys....sack the new cook...bring back the old one...please. Show details

Not the same – We have enjoyed drinking your espresso coffee for years. However, I opened a jar this week and it was disgusting so I opened a second. It was terrible too. Has your company changed the beans or roasting process? The coffee tastes like something a quarter of the price for. It's very disappointing that Nestle is putting it's name on this product. Show details

What have you done to Nescafé expresso ? – Nescafé espresso is the only instant coffee I drink but not anymore. I have thrown away 3 bags of coffee . Initially thought coffee was “ off” but I was wrong... Yuk. Show details

Something very wrong! – The latest jar of Blend 43 Expresso purchased from Coles tastes awful. If the change is permanent (I see I’m not the only critic of the change) I will not buy again. Show details

change in taste – Have now wasted almost $30 on jars of coffee thinking it was just a bad batch (bought July 2019) Iplease bring back the old flavour this new flavour is awful, Show details

What happened to Nescafe Expresso blend? – Why did Nescafe Expresso have to change its blend in the first place? This new blend is awful. Please bring back the the old blend tomorrow, it's an old friend missed, simply a taste not replaceable after all these years. Show details

Nescafe Espresso change – I bought Nescafe Espresso Sunday 9 June. Tastes weak/insipid/bland. After drinking Expresso everyday for 20+ years I'm bitterly disappointed. Nestle, why do you continuously change recipes to inferior tasting products?!. This happens far too often and always a dismal fail. Hamilton NZ. Show details

Not even close to the Original Espresso – The formula has been changed. Not even close to the original pictured on this site. The original was so much better. Please bring it back any reason for the change? Show details

and I thought it was my taste buds ! – I'm in total agreement with 'Barb "REALLY DISAPPOINTING" and have tried other Nescafe' styles of coffee without acceptable satisfaction. Closest is Nescafe' Dolce Gusto machine with two capsules of 'Expresso Intenso' ,unfortunately without enough caffeine.

Really disappointing – I was so disappointed with the new bland Blend 43 Expresso that I rang their consumer line. They assured me that the coffee was stronger than it had been due to their new machinery and brewing techniques. They spoke so convincingly of the stronger aroma and taste that I was convinced that I had lost my taste buds. 20 years ago I rang because a… Read more

bottle I bought tasted burnt. They took the batch number and rang me back to thank me. That batch then went on sale in the supermarkets. This time their response was so different so I am wondering if this "new and improved" Blend 43 Expresso is a euphemism for "cheaper and nastier". I would gladly pay the old price for the old coffee. In fact that was what I have been doing ever since they put Nescafe Expresso on the market. Unfortunately, when the stash I currently have is finished I will be hunting for another brand. Though it must be said, the Nescafe Expresso product taste and aroma was consistent and product reliability was awesome for all those past decades. So thank you Nescafe for a great past brew but you and I will be parting ways for the future.

Dont fix something that's not broke – After years of drinking green label espresso I am so annoyed nestles had to change it. I don't believe it is the same coffee. I will be finding a new coffee to have every morning.