BzzAgent Review: Nescafe Memento Specialty Coffee

Disclosure: I got this product free from BzzAgent.

Nescafe Memento Cappuccino flavor

Okay, so a few people expressed interest in a review of these Nescafe Memento instant coffee drinks. Let me start with the caveat that, while I have done a fair amount of research about makeup and skin care, I don't know shit about nutrition or food ingredients. That means that my review of this product is going to be based only on my experience with its preparation and taste.

Here's what Nescafe has to say about it (because with products like this that I am sent for review, I evaluate them against their marketing claims and my own expectations):

NESCAFÉ^® MEMENTO™ transforms your house (or car, or desk or a random stretch of sidewalk) into the best coffee shop on the block. How so? Well, because you’re there, obviously. But also because with only hot water and a mug you’ll be stylishly sipping a delicious, frothy café beverage anywhere you please.

Made with real coffee, milk and sugar, NESCAFÉ^®MEMENTO™ turns you into a barista without the training. Available in Caramel Latte, Mocha and Cappuccino you can find NESCAFÉ^® MEMENTO™ in the coffee aisle at your local Kroger.

Here's where I think Nescafe is going to lose some points from me: these are not comparable to traditional espresso coffee drinks (elsewhere, scattered through the marketing materials, they use the phrase "coffeehouse quality"). How can they be? If you set them up in competition with that sort of thing, they are going to lose. But what they are comparable to are other mixed coffee drinks from places like donut shops that use a syrup or powder base for their drinks - here they are just as good, but cheaper and more convenient.