ITALIAN Dark Roast Whole bean – 5 LB Extra Strong Coffee - The World’s Strongest Coffee Beans | Classic Black Coffee, Breakfast, House Gourmet, Italian Espresso- Roasted in New York

I've tried several coffees in the past year. This ITALIAN Dark Roast Whole bean – 5 LB is perhaps not the *best* coffee, but it ranks very highly. The price makes it even better. At $.52/ounce, it blows away other coffees that I might like better. I'm not finished experimenting, not by a long shot, but this is very good coffee that I'm willing to serve to family and guests. I like the 5 pound bag. I grind about twice a week, about 1/2 pound at a time. The remainder gets resealed, and put inside of an airtight plastic canister. It stays fresh right up until the last batch of grinding. What does it taste like? Well, it has that sorta chocolatey taste that people talk about. There are flavors that linger on the upper pallete and at the back of the tongue. It's just a nice, full bodied, satisfying taste (and aroma) that competes with many other, much more expensive brands of coffee. Some reviewers have commented on the oily beans. Yes, these are somewhat oily. Those oils contain the aromatics that give coffees their distinctive flavors. It seems to me that those oily beans are a requirement for good, dark roast coffees. I'm giving this coffee 5 stars.

Really good coffee. My wife and I like dark roast with a rich strong flavor. This is a great deal for the cost. We would like a little stronger brew but don’t want to pay double or triple the cost of this fine coffee to get it.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Ground 120g and made one gallon of cold brew. Absolutely delicious after 24 hours I could stop it now but I want to try 48 and 72 hours as well. Honestly better than I was expecting. Tastes like a nice local shops brew, extremely smooth yet bold. Just make sure you have somewhere to store the beans if you get the BIG bag. Is big! Excellent value.

Now this is exactly what I have been looking for. I was stationed in Sicily back in the late 80’s and haven’t had an expresso that matches those until now. Excellent caffeine jolt. Exactly the same taste. Dark roasted without any bitterness. Highly recommend!

Good quality rich flavor. Have been buying this brand for years, however now am buying from another sorce This is because of the latest of many price increases over the years have finally made them no longer competitive with other quality brands.