Product Description

Perfect for every preparation, our fine grind espresso coffee is available in both medium and dark roasts. Choose medium roast for a smooth, perfectly balanced taste, and dark roast for a stronger, more robust flavor. The world's finest espresso coffee offers you a full selection for every method of preparation. So whether you're in the mood for regular or decaffeinated espresso, cappuccino, latte or brewed coffee, all you have to do is reach for a can of illy. One cup and you'll understand why illy is the #1 choice of 4-star chefs, culinary experts and coffee connoisseurs. We use a single blend of the finest 100% Arabica beans meticulously selected from around the world... skillfully roasted and air-cooled... then packaged in an air-free pressurized environment. The result: illy's distinctive and consistent taste and exceptional freshness provide an unforgettable coffee experience you won't find anywhere else!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #598 in Grocery
• Brand: illy Caffe
• Number of items: 2
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 5.00" w x 6.00" l, 1.04 pounds

Features

• Medium roast, fine grind coffee
• Made with 100% Arabica coffee beans
• Packed in Nitrogen to preserve freshness
• Remain fresh for at least two years
• Medium roast has a smooth, perfectly balanced flavor

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Customer Reviews

Illy is by far the best tasting espresso.
After having Illy at the espresso bars in Italy, well, no other espresso tasted good to me! Illy tastes great made in a good pump espresso machine. It also tastes great made in a steam espresso machine (e.g., a low end Krups) and a Moka (an Italian poor-man's espresso maker). The rich flavor isn't burnt tasting like many espresso roasts. Everyone I've made an Illy espresso for raves over the flavor compard to espresso from chain coffee stores.

A tip when brewing espresso using a steam espresso machine: Shut off the valve before any steaem comes through the coffee. The high temperature steam will leach unwanted flavors into the coffee.

I used to buy Illy at the local stores, but the prices were over $11 per can, sometimes $12. I was happy to see Amazon start carrying it at an even lower price.

If you can't find Illy a good runner-up is Lavazza, however, its flavor isn't as intense as Illy.

So far, my favorite pre-ground coffee
I'm comparing this to Lavazza Cafe Espresso and Lavazza In Blue. I'm not a coffee guru...I can't really go in depth about the flavors, aromas, depth, etc....I can tell you that with Lavazza Cafe Espresso i get a palpable caffeine jolt from a 14 gram double espresso extracted over 20 seconds on my gaggia. Not really fond of the taste. I use Cafe Espresso for iced espressos and americanos. I can sort of taste some chocolate and nutty flavors, it does have a bit of a sweet taste, but it seems to have a lingering bitterness. Lavazza In Blue has a cleaner aftertaste and is more chocolatey. In Blue is a bit smoother as well. Illy Is my favorite, clean after taste, not bitter, smoother than both. Plus it seems to have a bit more caffeine kick...but i think that's just mental or maybe because i drink Illy as a straight shot. If you don't mind spending the money, I would buy Illy. If you find it ludicrous to spend $12 on 8 ounce coffee, which i doubt since you probably have a nice machine if you are reading this, I would buy Lavazza In Blue (i can get it for $8 at World Market). If you just want a preground espresso to make coffee drinks, or iced drinks and don't want to spend too much nor buy a burr grinder and grind your own, i would get the Lavazza Cafe Espresso. Still waiting to try Oro and Illy Dark roast.
Lavazza Cafe Espresso would get 3.5/5 from me. In Blue would get 4/5, Illy 4.5/5.

The Best Coffee
This is the coffee that is served in all the "coffee shops" in Italy. It is delicious. We love it so much we purchased 30 cans before we moved back to the United States. It tastes rich and full, especially when you make it with a stove top espresso pot. If you love real coffee that tastes like coffee than this is the brew for you.

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