instant coffee, n.All

Instant coffee is caffeine crystals mixed with dirt

I put instant coffee in a microwave and almost went back in time.

Every morning I get up and make instant coffee and I drink it so I have the energy to make real coffee.(Steven Wright)

Instant coffee was invented in 1901

Instant coffee is as unacceptable to offer a guest as instant wine.

Instant coffee is like that philosophy thought experiment where one has to create something only having been told about it and never having experienced it.