Product Description: Illy roasted coffee beans. Box of six 8.8oz cans. This is Illy's medium-roasted whole bean espresso coffee, perfect for you to grind at home for maximum freshness and rich coffee taste. Illy uses nothing but Arabica beans, carefully roasting them to a precise point for the desired flavor, in this case, their medium roast--also known as "Normale". Illy prides themselves on their air-free pressurized packaging technology which gives you the freshest coffee possible.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Great coffee, but...
...how come Amazon stopped selling it under Amazon Prime? I once bought this regularly, but I won't if I have to pay shipping and wait for much longer than 2 days for delivery.
Rating: - Great coffee in even better containers!
Coffee taste is a personal preference. I love coffee and Illy medium roast espresso beans are among my favorites. That's not why I buy Illy for the office however. I buy it for use in my office because the beans stay perfectly fresh in the super sturdy sealed cans for a very long time. Three month old cans open as fresh as 3 day old cans. So, I can buy 6 cans at a time, and never run out!
Rating: - Consistent and very high quality
Illy espresso beans are my favorite of all the widely available commercially produced roasted espresso beans. This is the standard medium roast that Illy produces and it is a bit less aggressive and milder tasting than the dark roasts of Lavazza (the other major Italian brand that some people favor).
When properly ground, tamped, and brewed Illy espresso has a delightful aroma and flavor, unmatched by any of the other brands.
Granted, Illy is quite pricey, and I do not use it all the time for this reason. However, you get what you pay for. Usually, I buy my espresso ... Read More
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