JOI Almond Milk Base, Unsweetened Plain Concentrate - 27 Servings, Paste, Butter, Blend with Water to Make Up To 7 Plant Milk Quarts - Vegan, Kosher, Shelf Stable, Keto-Friendly, Dairy Free, & Fat Free Milk - Use in Smoothies, Cereal, Ice Cream, Spreads & Baked Goods. 100% Almonds. Contains zero added sugar, gums, oils, or binders. Tastes like Almonds.

For full disclosure, I am writing this review for the compensation of 20% off of an order off of the Joi website. That being said, I wouldn't be bothering if I didn't already like the product. 1) Taste The taste of Joi is about what you'd expect from a product that has almonds as its only ingredient - kind of bland and not ideal on its own, but easily blendable with other flavors. I think it tastes as best as it can given that caveat. 2) Texture/Blendability I blend up my Joi mixes in a regular blender, using the shake setting. The mix blends extremely well and it's a little magical how it turns from light brown to bright white as it blends. The blended texture is extremely smooth and mixes well with the other ingredients I add. The one caution I will make is that the top of it tends to froth a good bit if you do this, so just be aware if that's not something you want. 3) Value On the face of it, the items are pretty expensive for milk. However, given that it is literally just almonds, it's actually a very good price for how much you're getting. If you check the calories on a carton of "normal" almond milk and then this, you'll see the difference immediately - "regular" almond milk is mostly filler. In addition, if you get the new glass jars it comes in, you're essentially getting an extremely good quality small jar for "free" once you've used the mixture. Not everyone will want to keep and use them, but if you do it's an added bonus. For myself, I needed to research alternative milks with few ingredients as a result of some nasty GI disorders I've developed. I've become too sensitive to some of the ingredients in "regular" almond milk to be able to drink it anymore. It's also made it a lot more difficult to get calories. Finding Joi in these circumstances was extremely helpful to me - not only do I not need to worry about a bunch of "gum" this and "for flavor" that, but it packs a high-calorie punch and helps me keep from starving when my health is bad. It also means I can add in my own flavors in whatever type and proportion I want, which makes it more flexible. Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with this product and will be continuing to buy it for the foreseeable future.

Actually cheaper than the boxed kind, if you do the math right (see below). Amazing product, if you understand what you’re getting. Typical almond milk, even homemade, is more like a “tea” of almonds - in the store it has additives to make it smoother and more shelf stable, and to add calcium etc. This is whole, finely ground almonds, period. The milk therefore has more nutrition - aka calories - per cup. Boxed almond milk has what, 35-50 calories per cup, while Joi has close to 200. We’ve been programmed to think low calories is healthy, but the way I see it is, boxed almond milk is buying a bunch of water and chemicals with a dash of almond. Joi is, again, whole blanched almonds. If you compare the cost per cup, yes Joi seems expensive. But if you water Joi down so it has an equal amount of calories or almond content as the boxed, Joi is far far ***less*** expensive than boxed. A cup of Joi has a lot of beneficial nutrients, while boxed almond milk is mostly filler and homemade usually involves throwing a lot of the almond away after the liquid is extracted. Now that we know fat isn’t evil (we do, right?), we can see Joi is an actual whole food. Yes you need to keep an eye on the portion size if you’re concerned about weight gain, but again - it’s a real food. My housemate makes homemade almond milk which has similar settling, but is much less creamy and flavorful, and more expensive when you consider dollars per nutrient. Also less ecologically sound, as so much of the almond gets thrown away. I was delighted to find this foams as nicely as cow milk in the espresso machine - even delicate micro foam! Not always, I’m still figuring out why it sometimes doesn’t. Yes there is a little grit but that happens in homemade too. It doesn’t happen in boxed not because boxed is innately better, but because boxed is a totally different product.

While this isn't the same as homemade almond milk it is certainly a step ahead of anything bought at the store. I mix it in the blender at double strength. 32g per 1 cup of water. When made in the blender it doesn't tend to be grainy. It's good in coffee or tea and I've successfully made yogurt and ice cream with it. It's also good when making chia pudding. It does separate, but all vegan milks do, you just can't see to what extent when the container is opaque. I still make my homemade almond milk, but use this as well. Someone asked if you can just put a spoonful in your coffee. I tried it for you. I don't recommend it when it's so much better blended.

this is a good alternative to buying shelf stable almond milk. i decided to purchase because going to the grocery store was a living hell. it served me well and blended up easily. the flavor is a little bland if you don't add some extras. if you assume a price of $18 for 15oz of base, you're looking at approx $2.70 for 32oz of almond milk, which is on par with shelf stable ready to drink product. the major downside for me was dealing with the nut base substance. measuring it out and transferring you lose some product, plus the taste of the 1T/8oz water milk is kinda thin, so one ends up using more and increasing the cost per serving. if it were a powder it would be great, or if the price came under $1/oz i might consider a reorder. just not quite worth it for me, but i did like it ok.

This product is amazing. Seriously. It makes the best almond milk i have ever had in my life. And it is healthy. 1 ingrediant. It has a natural sweetness. I use this not only for milk but i put it on bread, in my oatmeal, and coffee. These products are amazing. If you are making the milk it takes 1 minute total to make: Get the product out, add water, blend for 30 seconds. Boom, done. And the foam on top is incredible. It works great in coffee as just a creamer or for a latte/cappacinno because of the incredible froth it creates. The price is fair and it has an amazing shelf life. I could not believe the delicious flavor of this product. The consistency is that of a creamy almond butter. No oil seperation though. If I would have found this product when I was pregnant I would have eaten the whole tub LOL :)

The idea here is that dirtying a blender jar and using your own pitcher is going to save money (and maybe packaging/carbon) over buying prepared almond milk from the store. The idea seemed valid, but IMO, this product doesn't hit the mark. After you prepare it, almond solids start settling out, and foam forms on the top. The attached photo is after settling overnight. I then stirred it up and made my coffee with it, but as I was drinking my coffee I kept getting mouthfuls of almond crunchies. After this experience I was thinking of straining it in a nut milk bag, but that would decrease the convenience factor significantly. As for the taste, I don't think it tastes very similar to normal almond milk, it tastes more like diluted nut butter. The marketing materials say "not a butter" but as soon as I opened it and smelled it I became convinced that it is just almond butter in a custom package. You might find you prefer the flavor of diluted almond butter over a commercial almond milk (which has had the solids strained out), but just realize it will be different. Personally, I don't like it as much. And I don't think the money saving promise holds up. I paid $22 for one jar, and used the entire thing to make a half gallon of almond milk. Folks, I see half gallon cartons of Silk Almond here on Amazon for $2.99. I did use double the suggested concentration, so it was "creamier" than store-bought almond milk, but even if you were going to go with the recommended ratio that's still a 4-5x price diff. And regular almond butter seems to be available at half the price per ounce of this product. Rating at one star because I really can't see any redeeming features of this product. There are many positive reviews and the manufacturers appear to have worked very hard on it in good faith, but for me it is a total writeoff.

This concentrate is amazing! To begin with, the only ingredients is “almonds.” The flavor is amazing hot and cold. I use about 1 tbsp for my coffee and froth it with water. Calculated with serving size it’s less than a dollar a cup which is less than what I would pay at a coffee shop or for other leading milk brands. What I love the most about this is that you don’t need to refrigerate it. When I purchase almond milk cartons I need to finish it within a few days. With the concentrate I can make milk as needed! Love this stuff!

LOVE the concept of this product! This almond milk concentrate blends well with water to create tasty almond milk to add to coffees, smoothies, and more. It definitely has a strong almond flavor, but I feel like it adds nicely to my drinks. The jar makes a ton of servings and will last awhile as well. Plus, I love not having to refrigerate after opening! This is great! Highly recommend this product. :)