Caffè BorboneWhole Bean Coffee, Medium Roast Arabica and Robusta Blend, Crema Superiore, Rich and Smooth Italian Coffee, 2.2 lb Bag

I really like this espresso! For espresso and automatic machine a good quality bean is not meant to be oily. Ive purchased many kinds and have been disappointed with greasy beans. These beans were nice adn fresh and dry and smelled amazing and dark. I really enjoy the espresso shots I get from them and find it rich, deep and smooth in flavor

Strong, intense flavor, but still very smooth and balanced cup of coffee. Perfect for espresso.

Very good quality & strong coffee beans. Not super aromatic, but taste is excellent!

Good flavor. Dark Italian roast is preferred, but this has a good price. Enjoying it.Not from China, yay!

Very very good espresso. Smooth and not bitter. I think I found my new favorite beans!

Tried this coffee instead of my usual go to Lavazza Super Crema. It is a solid effort but not quite as rich in flavor. Makes a solid crema using my Saeco super automatic

Ok, so a little background. I have a high end prosumer espresso machine at home and drink mostly espressos and cappuccinos. I am very well versed in the coffee, beans, roasting as I have been drinking these for over a decade.Granted there are small roasters all over to buy beans and I have been that route before, I do like the convenience of Amazon.This being said, we all know taste is subjective, but I really do enjoy these beans which I have purchased many times over the past couple of years. So I am not going to expend on the taste. What I am going to focus on is my main gripe with this company/supplier.As we all know, making a good espresso require the proper equipment as well as FRESH BEANS. Beans that have been roasted recently so we don’t use stale and/or dry beans. This brings me to my point. The more I order these coffee beans, I noticed that the roasting date is getting older and older. I just received a bag two days ago (10/25/2024) and the roasting date is 12/2023 (they don’t mentioned the exact date). That is 10 months old! Granted the “best before” date is 12/2025, but as we all know the roasting date is what is important, not the “best before” date. These would never be sold in Italy with dates such as these. So I can only assume that it is a supply chain issue.This is a shame because my original experience with these beans was amazing but it seems to go down hill. I can only warn the supplier/manufacturer that selling beans roasted that long ago will actually do them a disservice and could very well turn potential long term customers away from a great product.I am going to mentioned any names here, but I have tried many different beans over the years, small batch roasters to multiple brand names and this coffee has been always very good but this issue at least for me is becoming a problem to consistently pull a perfect espresso.I hope this review will help at least one person, but most importantly raise awareness of the problem with the manufacturer/supplier.Thank you for reading

Love this coffee. 1 of my 5 favorite brands. Strong, but smooth. Not bitter.