Caffè Borbone Caffe Borbone Espresso Beans 2.2lbs – Whole Italian Coffee Beans – Miscela Rossa - Intensity 9.5/10 Full-Bodied and Bold – Made in Italy

A handful of colleagues and I have an informal "coffee club" at work, where we have access to commercial coffee makers (for instance the Unic Twin Mira or similar). My goal has been that of reproducing the caffe`from a typical Italian bar (plain espresso, no milk). I have tried many brands and mixes (Lavazza, Segafredo, and several local brands like Blue Bottle etc.). This one does a very good job---perfect strength, zero acidity, strong crema. For comparison, here are the top three:1. Borbone Rossa2. Musetti Regular Espresso (aka Espresso Select), also very good, a close second, but often unavailable3. Lavazza Gran Riserva, subtler flavor but some acidity (and believe me, we try a lot of grind/brew variations).The Borbone is also quite consistent. We have consumed 3 1kg packs in less than 3 months and didn't notice any variation between packs. Surprisingly, the package suggests that these beans are intended for vending machines ("distributori automatici") and in fact they are quite inexpensive on amazon.it (less than 1/2 the price of amazon.com). But what can I say---if it's good, it's good.

A wild Italian espresso. The taste is rough compared to Italian espressos made from Arabica beans, but still flavorful and pleasing. I alternate between Borbone Red and Borbone Blue, which is an Arabica/Robusto mix. I wish these beans came in one pound bags so that I could rotate more often. I also put Manaresi in my rotation. I recommend all of them.

It was a little bit sour. I think it wasn't fresh.

It tastes good. We previously tried the Blue, which was good also.

The Borbone blue is delicious. Super flavorful with a thickness that would normally come from a bar in Italy. The only thing better may be Borbone Gold.

Best Italian coffee I've had on Amazon yet abillion times better than Lavazza... Lavazza is weak and have to use tons of coffee for any taste

Soooooo dry that when put in my Burr grinder, the beans seemed to turn to dust even set at medium. Horrible taste, bitter and I like strong dark roast. Not sure if I got a really old bag but don't recommend at all

I have been buying this coffee for quite some time now and normally they make sure that the product is wrapped up and safe. I purchased two at a time and both of them were just thrown in a box without any protection. One of the bags has a hole in it which obviously takes away from its freshness. I love the product but I am disappointed with the lack of care for the way it’s shipped.