Last year my father was given the kibosh regarding caffeine from his doctor, so since then he's been unhappily drinking decaf coffee. And unless he's in a restaurant or at someone else's house, he prefers instant to brewed, yet we were both recently agreeing how instant decaffeinated coffee tends to have an "altered" taste. Vaguely chemical, maybe a little salty or murky, whatever -- but never quite satisfying. Not exactly blah, but more of an off-putting bleh. I saw that Starbucks has its own instant decaf Italian Roast, and at first I was a bit nonplussed as to why Starbucks was venturing into the instant market and figuring their coffee quality would be compromised too once it become dry and powdery. Still, I gave it a try and bought him some of the
