Lavazza Crema e Aroma Coffee Beans, 2.2-Pound Bag
A premium coffee that blends the best Arabica beans from Central and South America with Select Robustas from Africa, creating a strong, full-flavored coffee with a thick crema. Product Features One 2.2-pound bag Blend of whole arabica and robusta coffee beans for making espresso Strong, full-flavored, dark-roast coffee with thick crema Central/South American arabicas; African
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A premium coffee that blends the best Arabica beans from Central and South America with Select Robustas from Africa, creating a strong, full-flavored coffee with a thick crema.
Product Features
- One 2.2-pound bag
- Blend of whole arabica and robusta coffee beans for making espresso
- Strong, full-flavored, dark-roast coffee with thick crema
- Central/South American arabicas; African robustas
- Roasted and packaged in Italy
Full vs. Medium Roast Espresso Beans Espresso beans can be roasted in different ways. Lavazza and Illy represent the best of two different approaches to roasting beans for Italian espresso. Illy roasts their beans for a longer time, but at a lower temperature, than Lavazza. As a result of its higher roasting temperature the Lavazza is darker, and according to some people more robust, than Illy is.At its best, when properly ground, tamped, and brewed, Lavazza espresso is a bit stronger tasting and also a little bit more bitter than Illy. The Lavazza espresso also has a very pure black color once brewed and when it is done properly it has a hint of licorice in the aftertaste. Personally, though, I prefer the Illy approach which is why I am giving this coffee four rather than five stars. But, even so, I certainly recognize the high quality of Lavazza. In my opinion Lavazza represents the very best of the widely available dark (as opposed to medium like Illy) Italian Espresso roasts.
excellent mass-market espresso Lavazza makes excellent espresso which for a widely available “mass-market” espresso a huge step up from the American drek like “Starbucks” or anything found found in local supermarkets. A bit more robust & flavorful than the fine but delicate Illy without the burnt harshness of Starbucks or “Gloria Jeans” or chain beaneries. Espresso should be flavorful but not burnt. It is also worth noting that most specialty shops or restaurant depots in this area will not have this particular Lavazza bean from my experience.Lavazza makes several espresso bean varieties (and some preground) and this particular one is very good and one I’ve used for years with other Lavazza espresso. Nice crema, smooth taste and you are probably more limited by your espresso machine and barista skills than you are this espresso roast :-)Making 3-5 cups daily of espresso one thing i really like about Lavazza beans are consistent in taste, texture and oily-ness, so you don’t have to…