Organic Drago

Edit: Even at the normal price, I've bought a few 5lb bags of this roast and never had a bad one. Taste: Really good! Pretty bold, but not overpowering or bitter at all! It's got a really nice flavor to it for a medium roast. This is coming from someone who's picky, and only ever bought expensive Trader Joe's O.F.T. coffee for the last few years. This coffee really isn't bitter at all (relative to most other coffees) if you brew it correctly! Tip if yours is extra bitter: With a typical multi-shot household espresso machine, you seriously need to add milk/half & half to it ASAP. I actually add half & half to the pot and froth it (sometimes steam it too) before hand, so the coffee immediately pours into it. Otherwise leaving it for long will tend to "kill it", plus the hot steam blowing on it and the excess water poured thru it doesn't help either. This makes the coffee extra bitter & kinda burnt, however it will give it a slightly smoky taste on top of that, if you like that kind of thing. Source: two older sisters who had been baristas for extended periods of time taught me this trick. I can say from years of doing this, and then inevitably forgetting the cream sometimes, that the difference in taste is night and day! You should try it. Got a killer deal on a 5lb bag of this stuff. I was kinda skeptical about the freshness of the coffee considering the price, but I was wrong. It smells and tastes really fresh, and is very slightly oily. The oil level doesn't always correspond to freshness so don't assume dry coffee is old. I bought a bag of the "dark knight" blend from this brand about a month ago and that had great results. The best-by dates on either bags coincide w/ the purchase dates, so that tells me this probably wasn't sitting in a warehouse for a while like I suspected. I do actually prefer this over the Dark Knight blend though, especially for espresso. Would recommend! Definitely worth the current $25 sale price!

I have been trying a number of different espresso whole bean brands. Most have been organic. I have decided that the flavor and the roast of the Drago is what I have needed. It has a good strong flavor that is great in my lattes. It is the right roast for my machine as well. It has a full flavor that is not bitter or too weak. I have a Breville semi-automatic machine and have tried it another like DeLonghi machine. My machine has a grinding mechanism that can be set to grind size, etc. A few different coffees worked well and tasted good, but I like the Drago the best. One of the other coffees that I tried was very very oily which jammed up both machines for some time. I ran a whole hopper full of Drago through it before it went back to working as it had. The Drago has some oil present but not a lot so it automatically grinds and fills the unit well. If I had been grinding in a separate grinder this likely would not have mattered. Since I make at least two lattes a day for my wife and I, it is important to not only a great tasting coffee but one that works well with the machine.

I like this coffee but I wish it was roasted just a little less then it is. That's my taste so don't mind my rating and just try it. It's freshly roasted and way cheaper then other brands. Excellent coffee beans too. Acidity is OK. Seller should be proud on this product. I'm European and I drink straight espresso whole my life (25+ years) and I owned numerous espresso machines and grinders and I tried so many coffee beans in my life. Good coffee,try it!!! For seller, If you can make it medium-light you will have customer for life but will probably try again soon ...

Great taste

This is one of my ❤️ Favorite coffee beans from Fresh roasted coffee company, Drago-Espresso roasted whole beans, this coffee hits you like a smooth coffee espresso almost silky but more on the hybrid chocolate side of the flavors, they really swirl your tongue into a coffee joyride and it’s Awesomely Delicious, I also like to buy the k-cups Drago but the whole beans are where all the savory ness is unlocked, people think that grinding fresh coffee takes extra time but I think it’s worth it because the whole flavors of the beans are unleashed, this is on my Top of the My List Coffee I wish I could own the farm, the only other coffee that compares to this would be Lavazza’s Perfetto espresso Italian roast, that’s when you’ve got some real competition for savory Espresso comparison!

I've been looking for a good coffee. That when the coffee runs low, I can go and re-order. So I buy a small bag of several brands. A new one, each time. For the last year, maybe two. Now that I am happy, I can order by the 5 pound and save a little $$. When you make cold brew, beans go fast (1 cup coffee per brew). I had to quit buying Colombian coffee. As the oily-ness of it was messing with my digestive. And nothing I ever found would match the richness taste of the Columbian coffee I was seeking to replace. And getting a "darker" roast was not something I wanted to do. This one is "way rich", and also "way medium roast". Better than Columbian coffee could ever dream to be. 5 stars.

I bought this coffee through a amazon prime deal for a little over 30 dollars, received it yesterday, opened the package to find dry oil less beans. I was disappointed but, thought I'd give the coffee a shot and set my coffee pot to perk me some in the morning. I awoke to a fresh cup of bitter, tasteless coffee. There may be a good caffeine kick but, to get there is joyless and full of regret. Don't buy this coffee. For a few dollars more Don Pobalo coffee is rich in oil and flavor. Now I have 5 pounds of crap on my counter and a stomach full of regret.

You know like when you go to a good coffee shop and get great flavorful espresso that is not bitter? Well, look no further! I have made regular coffee with it so far. I'm awaiting the arrival of an espresso maker so I can use it for that, as well. UPDATE: I had ordered the 5 lb and by the time I was 1/2 way through, it tasted like charcoal. I recommend only getting the 2 lb. Also, once I tasted their Nicaragua El Porvenir Organic, I don't think this Drago is quite as good as I thought. The Bali Blue Moon Organic is also better than this. But give it a try and see what you think. Perhaps if I had ordered the 2 lb., I would have liked it better.