Lavazza Coffee Medium Espresso 2 2 Pound Reviews Summary

Flavor and Aroma

Pros:

• "It has that strong coffee flavor profile that doesn’t feel watered down."
• "Great for for any milk drink, I've also found the flavor stands out in oat milk."
• "It pairs well with milk, giving it a nice coffee flavor without bitterness and with a nice smooth creamy taste."
• "I really enjoyed the taste, as did my family. Unsurprisingly, Super Crema creates a good 'crema' with making espresso which provides a silky mouth feel."
• "The smell is what you expect from good espresso beans. its rich and invigorating."
• "The beans are roasted to a medium level, which gives them a rich and creamy flavor with a hint of hazelnut and caramel."
• "Lavazza is rich, not burnt. It’s flavorful with hints of chocolate and not bland."

Cons:

• "I tried so many times to make a half decent shot. Nothing worked. This coffee was terrible."
• "The taste and flavor is just unpleasant, on the bitter side."
• "Unfortunately, there was a strong burnt taste."
• "The taste was horrible, could not finish a cup."
• "The flavor of the actual coffee (or at least in my batch) itself is just not there."
• "Not only the bean is burned and tasted horrible, there is a 'rock' mix with the coffee bean that damage my coffee grinder."
• "It tasted spoiled or rancid even when it was fresh ground and brewed using my espresso maker."

Freshness and Quality

Pros:

• "The beans arrived fresh and aromatic."
• "I'm drinking the best coffee I have found, and it's superior taste in every way I've prepared it, makes it the coffee I will continue to buy."
• "The beans are so fresh, the aroma is amazing and the taste is perfection in a cup!"
• "Beans were fresh, expiration date was several months away, and the aroma was pleasant."
• "These beans were delivered well within their freshness period, performed extremely consistently in my Breville Barista Touch, and taste wonderful."
• "I’ve been buying this coffee for 5+ years and it was my favorite."
• "I have grown up with Illy and Lavazza coffees and I have had a really good experience with the Super Crema."

Cons:

• "The bag I got was roasted almost 9 months ago."
• "The 'manufacturing' date (which I assume is roasting date) stamped on the bag was 5 months prior to my purchase."
• "Received the Super Crema beans today and the beans have been packaged 11 months ago!"
• "Yup, 3 bags all 9 months old!"
• "The roasted date for these beans, as shown on the bag, oftentimes is 6, 8, 10 months ago."
• "I got stale coffee that was roasted in January 2021, and it’s now October."
• "This bag is over 15 MONTHS OLD!"

Packaging and Handling

Pros:

• "After opening the bag I immediately transferred the beans into smaller zip lock bags and sucked the air out."
• "The package was airtight on arrival but not resealable."
• "On the positive side, the vacuum packing was excellent."
• "The bag was very tightly sealed."
• "I received the coffee in an airtight package."
• "The beans come in a 2.2-pound bag, which is resealable, which keeps the beans fresh for a long time."
• "I looked through the who bag while putting the beans in an airtight container and I'm happy to report that I did not find anything unusual."

Cons:

• "The bag had lost its vacuum."
• "Do not put coffee packs into the same box as another 60 pound box. It will get crashed!"
• "But this time I got a package that was cut and then put in a loose plastic bag."
• "The first time I got this coffee we loved it. the second time I ordered it the bag had a hole in it and it was horrible."
• "I just bought the $700 Breville Express and had bought these beans. The grinder jammed and I also found little rocks."
• "I have ordered this product before and never had an issue. But this one arrived with 3 holes in the package."
• "Package arrived open and coffee had one rock in it so far :("