Starbucks Via in 12 Single-Serve Sachets

Starbucks Via in 3 Single-Serve Sachets

Starbucks Via Italian Roast

Starbucks Via Italian Roast consists of extra bold instant and microground coffee. The first taste, you can’t tell whether it’s brewed coffee or instant coffee as the bold flavor of the microground Arabica coffee hides the fact it’s instant coffee.

However, unlike what most people think, Starbucks Via is instant coffee but it’s not 3-in-1 coffee as there are no sugar or creamers mixed in it, therefore retaining the aromatic flavor of the coffee.

Starbucks Via Colombia is made of medium instant and microground coffee where it is milder in flavor and taste.

To make Starbucks Via coffee, you just need to add 180ml hot water, and perhaps milk, sugar or creamer too as necessary.

Both Starbucks Via Colombia and Italian Roast are originated from Colombia.

In Malaysia, Starbucks Via are available in 3-count (MYR 8.00) or 12-count pack (MYR 28.00), in two flavors — Colombia and Italian Roast in all Starbucks stores.

In Singapore, Starbucks Via are available in 3-count ($3.90) or 12-count pack ($13.90), in Colombia, Italian Roast and Decaf Italian Roast in all Starbucks stores.

The world has hit by the Angry Birds craze and nonetheless, 1 Caramel, a cafe, patisserie and atelier based in Singapore started to craft its macchiato with Angry Birds coffee art.

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A Cafe La, a premium RTD coffee from Korea comes with five different flavors namely Caramel Machiatto, Americano, Vanilla Latte and Black Tea and Cafe Latte.

A Cafe La coffee are distinctively aromatic and heavenly in taste. Made from premium blend of coffee beans from Colombia, Brazil and Ethiopia, A Cafe La is product by Binggrae, a leading food company in Korea, popular with ice-cream, milk & yogurt.

The coffee are currently only available in 7-Eleven Singapore.

Retailing at SGD 2.00 at 7-Eleven’s in Singapore.

Starbucks’ Iced Latte which was promoted together with Starbucks’ Dark Berry Mocha Frappuccino in Singapore is a refreshing drink. It’s good as a thirst-quenching drink and it’s an enjoyable drink. What’s more, one can add Irish cream to it, making it even a more wonderful drink.

Retailing at SGD $6.30 at all Starbucks Singapore.

We all are familiar with UCC when it comes to gourmet coffee as its name is a household name in Japan and many other countries.

UCC Blended Coffee which can be purchased at Carrefour, Singapore for SGD $1.60 is yet another great coffee drink from UCC. It has distinctive and strong coffee flavor and you can easily tell it’s not a milk coffee. In fact, it uses skimmed milk and it’s made in Japan.

Previously, we have introduced Super 3-in-1 Charcoal Roasted Ipoh White Coffee. The same thing is available in canned drink in Singapore! So, it saves you the hassle of making instant coffee as it is a prepackaged can drink.

Like the 3-in-1 coffee, the can version is just as good minus the freshness you get from the instant coffee.

Retailing at SGD $1.25. Super Charcoal Ipoh White Coffee 240ml is available from Jason’s Market Place in Singapore.

McCafe’s, McDonald’s very own cafe are only available in 15 countries worldwide and I had the opportunity to drop by one in Singapore. So, I ordered a Mochaccino because I’m expecting coffee art. However, unlike the ones I saw on other blogs, the Mochaccino I ordered from Wisma Atria’s branch does not have any coffee art. Disappointed, but I thought the coffee is quite lovely. In fact, Mochaccino is not merely coffee, it’s espresso coffee mixed with chocolate and frothy milk. Pretty good, I would say.

Retailing SGD $3.95 at McCafe in Singapore.

Killiney Kopitiam originates from Singapore’s Killiney Road and the first shop was founded since 1919. Killiney is famous for its French toast and its coffee and tea.

Now, Killeney Kopitiam has branches in Malaysia and Indonesia besides the many shops in Singapore.

Killeney Kopitiam Coffee is nevertheless special as it uses premium coffee beans from Colombia. So, think of it, it is quite worth it. However, Chong Kok Kopitiam’s coffee would beat Killiney Kopitiam’s coffee any day and old school kopitiam is always better than franchised kopitiams.