Jot Dark Ultra Coffee Concentrate vs Starbucks Premium Instant Coffee Blonde Roast

The organic, fair trade Jot, at the same price as the uncertified one

Scores higher on sourcing transparency.

Somebody who drinks Starbucks and wants the same cup without the shop

Scores higher on convenience & format.

• +$1.90 a cup, or $1.43 on the subscription, under specialty instant
• +The bolder of Jot's two core blends, for anyone who finds Original too mild
• +Organic Colombian and Sumatran beans, in Jot's own words
• +Stirs into cold milk without clumping, so an iced latte takes seconds

• −Refrigerated once opened
• −About fourteen cups a bottle
• −No certification or certifier shown on the product page
• −No roast date, processing method, producer or tasting notes published

• +Scoopable rather than a fixed sachet, so the strength is yours to set, which no stick format allows
• +About 35 servings a tin, Arabica blonde roast with published caramel notes
• +Starbucks publishes it for hot or iced

• −A 3.17oz tin, so it stays at home
• −No process method is published: it does not say freeze dried
• −No certifications, origin or price published