Nescafé Gold

Taste is variable over the last few years. I settled on drinking freeze dried coffee some years ago and moved from Blend 43 to Gold. It has been good. However I am now being priced out of the market with a 200g bottle of Gold costing about $23. The 400g refill in a bottle was discounted to $15-17 at Colesworth and is now discounted to $26. Will be moving now to coffee beans and french press as I am not interested in barista machines or pods. Show details

I cannot finish a cup of this new flavour. To me it tastes like cardboard.. After decades of drinking nescafe gold i will be changing brands.unfortunately i have 2 large jars of awful expensive coffee. Show details

I am thoroughly disappointed in Nescafe Gold Original. No longer does it taste at all smooth like it used to. I am updating my review which I submitted when I bought 2 large jars of Nescafe Gold. I am pleased to say that I have since found another brand of coffee that has just been stocked by one of our large supermarkets and it is 100%… Read more

Arabica. I don't think I am able to state the brand name here or the name of the supermarket, however, it should be hard to find because it is one of our 2 main supermarkets. They have a new brand of coffee they are selling for $6 for a jar of 100% pure Arabica. On the label it says: Medium Roast, 100% Arabica instant coffee, Brazilian beans.

I am not a fan of instant coffee but this is slightly different. I have a really high quality coffee machine that makes cafe quality so when I make a quick cuppa, I realise that instant will not make that. Nescafe gold smooth DOES hit the spot when I need a quick cup of coffee. It is always, as the label says SMOOTH. Show details

Can I trust Nestles? – During the past 2 years Nescafe has produced this excellent coffee described 'Made with Green and Roasted Coffee Beans'. I've just bought what appears, repeat, what appears to be the same coffee but with a re-designed greenish label - the coffee now being described as 'Crafted with Roasted & Green Coffee Beans'. I am deeply suspicious of this… Read more

subtle change and suspect that this coffee will be inferior to the original product. Nestles - you must think we're stupid!

Noticed the difference immediately – This morning I opened a new 100g jar of Nescafe Decaf and noticed the disagreeable flavour change straight away, which prompted me to investigate and thereby discover I am not the only one. I detect vanilla overtones which I detest. I have been drinking and enjoying the original Decaf for over18 months but will not be purchasing it again unless I… Read more ·  1

hear the flavour has improved. Batch use by Sep 2021 92623657 10:56. My opinion changed after the jar had been opened for a couple of days and the flavour improved.

Revolting. Bought 2 large jars (one as a gift) Cannot stomach this ! Doesn't even taste like coffee. Congratulations Nescafe you've now lost one customer for life. Show details

Yes the flavour of this coffee has changed totally af6years as a loyal customer 30 years + in fact it's now bitter and tastes cheap were before it was delicious and refreshing now it's not necafe. Gold blend it's £1 shop coffee Show details

Nescafe Smooth 5 – We do not like this new version of Nescafe Gold Smooth 5 it’s just so soft, nothing enjoyable about it. Please bring back your Original blend.

Horrendous – The taste is bitter metallic. It’s awful. I literally don’t want the jar I just brought. I’ve tried to drink it but after 3 cups I give up. I’d rather drink a cheap alternative. Even the smell when you break the seal is awful like chemicals mixed with coffee. It’s so expensive I was upset. You’ve completely ruined it changing the recipe. This is… Read more

what happens when companies get greedy and cut costs of production and charge the consumer more money for a badly cheaper made product. Us really coffee drinkers know this. I won’t be buying again.

New lable means a change of taste?? – I have just opened a new jar of intense coffee and it was anything but. I have to use at least 50% more granules to get a taste closer to what I would expect. I have 3 more jars yet to open, if this taste difference continues, I will be be exploring other makes or producers. Show details

Weird taste – Tastes weird and not good. It's hard to drink. I'd rather have the cheaper nescafe or other brands then this. Maybe it's the new blend like others are saying. Definitely not smoth. Show details

If it's not broken WHY FIX IT!!!!! – If it's not broke don't fix it!!!!! Original is exactly that, don't make it smoother, it is not then original!!! The flavour is boring!!!! For years I have had Nescafe Gold Original, I love the flavour, the smell, it is ORIGINAL....Then rather than make an off shoot of the product, you change the Original!!! I just bought 2 jars praying it's the same or better...NOPE....it is boring, bland and like water!!!! Going elsewhere!!!! Show details

The best coffee - no longer – After drinking Nescafé Gold for so many years, having several cups each day, it was this morning that I mentioned to my partner that I wasn't enjoying it anymore. I thought perhaps the coffee had gone off, even though it was a new jar. My partner agreed with me and we have realised that it must be that the product has changed. I went online to see… Read more

if I could get info from Nescafé about the blend, only to find so many reviews unhappy with the taste. I am happy I have not imagined this change, but am so disappointed that I will need to find another brand now sadly. It was the best instant coffee for so many years.

Disgusting do not waste your money – The new smoother blend is like cheap hospital/ hotel coffee, undrinkable. I'm glad I only bought the small jar- still a waste of money.

It’s not good! – Also an Original drinker for decades. It was the best tasting instant coffee. You took all the flavour out. Just bought a huge jar of bland.

Define "Original" – A few years ago Nescafe Gold Original was 100% Arabica. Then they changed it to an Arabica/Robusta blend but it was still quite decent. Now they have made it "smooth" and it is pretty darn terrible. Certainly not "original" in any way shape or form. How about original stays original? Not a difficult concept. Make as many new products as you like but leave original alone.

Why why – Why change something that was good in the first place, the coffee is terrible now, i buy the big 400gr jar, for the price i pay for it i am really disappointed in it. It does smell like coffee when jar is open, but doesnt taste like coffee. this happened to the 43 blend years ago as well, which tastes like drinking a cup of wheat cereal . When… Read more

this lot i have run out ill be trying different bands im sorry but nescafe has lost me as a loyal customer.

WAS my favourite instant coffee – Have been drinking Original Nescafe Gold for decades. So disappointed when they made it "smooth". You have to use more to get some sort of flavour. Perhaps thought people would be buying more as going through it faster. But that has backfired as I will now be trying other brands for a better flavoured coffee and switching, so not purchasing at all. Why change something that didn't need fixing, Nescafe?? Show details

Tastes awful, worst coffee I’ve ever had – Why has nestle ruined the best instant coffee on the market, the new smoother taste is disgusting and not what you would expect from Nescafé gold. I want my original number 5 back instead of this number 0 sludge, very disappointed Show details

Was the best - now very bad – I used to love my Nescafe Gold, but when I bought a new jar a few weeks ago I got VERY dissapointed. It smells awful and the taste is not even close to as good as it was. I threw it out because I was sure it had gotten mouldy or gotten bad somehow. I bought a new big jar, and it tastes the same, so clearly the product has changed to the worse. Very dissapointing :( Show details

Taste has gone down the drain – I was an ardent fan of gold , not anymore. I think the person who changed the recipe should be sacked. I wish nestle goes bankrupt for taking customers on a ride. Price has increased and the taste haas gone down , such incompetent people with no basic sense are working in nestle. Show details

Nescafe Gold without coffee aroma and tasted burnt – Taste had changed dramatically with this Nescafe Gold Original, its just NOT Aromatically pleasant as before, moreover it tasted burnt. NO MORE Nescafe brand. Show details

Absolute rubbish it’s been weakened down – My wife and I only drink Nescafé gold blend because of its strength and lately the coffee has got a lot weaker and it’s no where near the strength as before . Trust me we have only drunk this for 25 years and now we have to go elsewhere as it’s absolutely horrible . Please don’t think you can mess with it and expect us consumers to be fooled by your penny pinching and treat us like absolute idiots .