Opened up a can of 1944 Faust Instant Coffee... Pics and Review Inside...

[Phu_Bai]

Have four of these now and decided to open one. Nice color, perfectly preserved, no clumping and smelled like older (not in a bad way) coffee. Inside of the can (too much glare in pics I took) it was shiny and spotless. First sip tastes a tad bitter but then it goes away as you drink the rest. I will be drinking this everyday until it's gone. I refuse to waste one drop. As you can see I vacuum sealed it and will open it to take what's needed for a cup and keep resealing it. Have a long ways to go because the can instructions say to mix with five gallons of water so that's essentially 80 cups of coffee. So I have 78 more cups to go right now - lol. Very special indeed.

[texrdnec]

good to know and glad none of it is going to waste!

now i know i'll be all set for coffee during the apocalypse

[Jim_M1988]

Awesome. I was planning to do the same thing with one of mine. Looks to be in fantastic shape. Thanks for sharing.

[blue87fj60]

That’s pretty cool it being almost 80 years old.

[Tedster]

Does it retain any caffeine zip?

It might not taste the greatest, but I expect it would done the job back in the day as far as maintaining alertness.

[Jim_M1988]

Finally opened up a can of mine today to try out. Probably the worst coffee I have ever drank!
It looked to be in good shape and smelt pretty nice, but man was it ever bitter. I tried a tiny dab on my finger at first which was awful - figuring it'll be ok once mixed, I put a relatively small amount in some boiled water and could only manage about 3 or 4 mouthfuls! It was the bitter taste I just couldn't get past. I know how this stuff lasted 80 years!
How have you found it since you've been drinking it regularly?