A method of making a soluble coffee product is disclosed, which comprises: the steps of:(i) pulverizing coffee beans to form a first pulverized coffee product,(ii) grinding or pulverizing coffee beans to form a second ground or pulverized coffee product,(iii) extracting the second ground or pulverized coffee product to form an extracted coffee product and spent coffee grounds,(iv) combining a first portion of the first pulverized coffee product with the extracted coffee product to form a first coffee blend, (v) drying the first coffee blend to form a first dried coffee blend, (vi) combining a second portion of the first pulverized coffee product with the first dried coffee blend to form the soluble coffee product.
