The instant coffee that isn't

So the first time I came to MG I e-mailed some former Fort Sask co-workers that were on project here and said "Hey - what do you need me to bring?". Requests came in all over the map but the one thing that I remember thinking was a total waste of time was Starbucks VIA. Yes. That stuff. The thing you see at Costco for like $19 for a single cup of instant coffee packaged in enough plastic to kill an entire flock of unsuspecting birds.

The first trip out I bought $120 worth and sold it to the group here in minutes. The second trip out $200 and so on. I'd never tried it though as I'd always been going home relatively soon and/or made do with the very tasty espresso machine in the IT office. The thing is ... it's amazing. Seriously. This is not my Mother's (sorry mom) horrible horrible horrible folgers instant vague approximating of brown liquid. This is a damn good cup of coffee and it even smells like fresh grounds when you open the package.

All of the sudden those $15 cups of coffee seem worth it.