LavazzaEspresso Italiano Classico, Coffee Beans, Ideal for Espresso Coffee Machines, with Flowery & Fruity Aromatic Notes, Intensity 5/10, 100% Arabica, Light Roast, 1 kg

While the price is going up and down, this remains an excellent choice at an price, and if you find it under 15 GBP it is a bargain.Deep, strong, rich flavour and a tasty coffee for espresso machines

Very nice taste and perfec smell. I like it.

Good coffee. but have had better.For the price the coffee is okIf you want better you will have to pay more.

… lovely dark colour. Thick crema. Not bitter. Smells wonderful. Nice & strong

After using various fresh roast coffee bean subscriptions over a number of years, I decided to see what the off the shelf offerings were like. I've since tried all of Lavazza's varieties, plus Illy, Kimbo, SF Bay, Taylor’s, the big high street chain brands and pretty much every other bean I've found on supermarket shelves. These beans (Espresso Italiano Classico) are the stand out best and the closest I've found to my favourite fresh beans.For espresso (18g in 36g out) on my Rancilio machine, the flavour is perfect. Strong in rich and well-rounded flavour without the overbearing bitterness of Rosso beans. I mostly drink flat whites and this is the perfect strength to cut through the milk with bold coffee flavour.These beans also work incredibly well in Espresso Martini – a drink that is extremely sensitive to bad espresso, which can’t be fixed by simply using less. It took a long time to find off the shelf beans that work!The only downside is the beans aren’t particularly amazing for cafetiere use. If that’s your main style then the extra punch of Rosso beans may be preferable.I normally make 2 double espressos per day and the 1Kg bags last a month. This works out roughly half the cost of the cheapest subscription I had before. I’ve been through 4 bags of this so far and every bag has arrived in perfect condition, with a very long expiry date. Once opened I split the beans across 2 Airscape containers and there is very little degradation in quality, only requiring 1 or 2 finer grind adjustments to keep the extraction on point.

Like this coffee was a good price now it got a bit deer will need to see if I will buy agen

Good strong coffee

These are good quality beans, decent price and in a milky coffee like a flat white it's remarkably good. But for espresso the flavour is too overwhelmingly fruity for my taste, not rich or dark enough and just not that pleasant. I'll be keeping these for mixed coffee only.