Side note right off the bat: I got a free sample from Smiley360 and am posting my review for them.
Some of the best parts of my day is drinking my daily coffee. Morning, early afternoon and sometimes late afternoon - a cup of coffee can be found in my hands. My preference is quick and flavorful coffees. I own a Keurig (brews coffee fast!) and I routinely add flavor creamer to my coffee unless we are out of creamer and then I revert back to my days in the fire department and just add a little cold water to cool it down.
I'm very familiar with both the Nescafe and Coffee-mate brands having used their products for many years. Getting to try the French Vanilla Powder was exciting to me so I made a cup less than 10 minutes after the mailman dropped off the package.
I enjoyed how quick it was to make - just add water!, flavorful, sweet, a good amount of caffeine. This is wonderful in the mornings when I am stumbling out to the kitchen not fully awake to brew a cup of coffee to take back to the shower with me.
This isn't only an instant coffee, it's instant with sweetener and creamer already added so it's very quick to make. The taste is very sweet so if you're not used to having super sweet coffee, this may be more of a "con" than a "pro". The caffeine must be pretty decent since it got me out of my afternoon slump in record time.
The only negative thing I can find about this product is the after taste I was left with when I finished off my cup but drinking a glass of water got rid of most of that unpleasantness.
overall, This won't replace my regular coffee and creamer routine but it's a nice thing to have in the cabinet as backup when I run out of my usual coffee or to keep in my car for a mid afternoon on the go cold coffee. This may also be a good addition to regular coffee in place of creamer for an added caffeine boost! I would recommend this to most people to keep on hand for back up or for those guests who drink coffee while the regular occupants of the home don't.
