Illy Intenso Roast Whole Coffee Beans, 250g

This is italian caffè, made with whole bean coffee Arabica. When you open the tin you can smell already coffee aroma very strong, inside the tin there is coffee powder. To prepare italian caffè, you will need the moka where you put water, inside the filter you put coffee powder, then close the moka and put on the gas. When the water boils, it goes into fhe filter and finally the caffè comes out, you will need small cups as italian caffè is very strong , you have to add some sugar and coffe is ready to be drinked. This coffe is very energetic and will make you very active, italians. Usually italians drink caffè in the morning and after dinner because is digestive. Another tip: some people when have head ache they just drink a caffè because the caffeina is pain killer!

Don't Spill the Beans

I have now been able to compare Illy to another coffee that I now prefer. Although the taste is acceptable I find the beans not so. The grinder on my coffee maker got clogged more frequently than with another coffee. The cans never popped when I opened them as though they were 'old' and the vacuum wasn't there anymore unlike the cans I would occasionally buy in a store when I went through more coffee in a month than normal. All in all Illy is just okay and the price on a subscription basis is appropriate.

Intenso bold roast review.

It's been a while since I started using Illy Coffee, good things take time, Like making Illy Coffee and taking the time to write a good review after a while has gone by so as to better give a balanced review that highlights the best aspects of this great coffee. When I took my first sip I tasted delicious flavors that I have never tasted in any other coffee. I don't have the words to describe it. I knew, however, that these wonderful flavors were from exotic and faraway places that give their beans distinctive flavors because of the unique soil elements, growing conditions, and weather patterns of these faraway lands. World travel by coffee tasting, imagine that. It's the next best thing to being there. So, in conclusion, I give Illy Coffee a top rating of 5 stars ... MoreIt's been a while since I started using Illy Coffee, good things take time, Like making Illy Coffee and taking the time to write a good review after a while has gone by so as to better give a balanced review that highlights the best aspects of this great coffee. When I took my first sip I tasted delicious flavors that I have never tasted in any other coffee. I don't have the words to describe it. I knew, however, that these wonderful flavors were from exotic and faraway places that give their beans distinctive flavors because of the unique soil elements, growing conditions, and weather patterns of these faraway lands. World travel by coffee tasting, imagine that. It's the next best thing to being there. So, in conclusion, I give Illy Coffee a top rating of 5 stars out of 5, the best. I highly recommend Illy if you want to taste coffee that is a cut above the rest. Get yours today, your taste buds will be amazed.

My morning miracle

This coffee is amazing! I make it a point to stop at their shop in Detroit airport, so imagine how delighted I was to find this gem at my local target. It’s so smooth that I drink it black! Just remember to use filtered water, not tap( obviously). Also, I brew it in my ninja coffee machine because I don’t have an espresso machine. Still, it’s perfect. Highly recommend. It’s better than the Dunkin’ original blend, and the Pete’s coffee blend that I typically buy. However it’s only slightly better than Stumptown creamy & caramel organic coffee blend. Hopefully that helps.

NOT for Moka Pot brewer

Background: I use a Moka Pot every morning for my coffee. I have always just ground whole bean coffee I like and played with grind size to get it right. Out of curiosity I decided to try an Italian coffee ground specifically for the Moka Pot to see what a “proper” Moka experience should be.The quality of the coffee itself is hard to speak on. I’m not sure what “good” Italian coffee is supposed to taste like. Folks on Illy’s website seem to think their coffee is quite consistent with what they experienced in Italy. For me, the flavors and aromas of this coffee seemed cheap and basic. Very little complexity. I was left thinking ‘well, it’s coffee.’The true issue I take with this coffee is not it’s lackluster personality, but it’s preparation. The website and the ... MoreBackground: I use a Moka Pot every morning for my coffee. I have always just ground whole bean coffee I like and played with grind size to get it right. Out of curiosity I decided to try an Italian coffee ground specifically for the Moka Pot to see what a “proper” Moka experience should be.The quality of the coffee itself is hard to speak on. I’m not sure what “good” Italian coffee is supposed to taste like. Folks on Illy’s website seem to think their coffee is quite consistent with what they experienced in Italy. For me, the flavors and aromas of this coffee seemed cheap and basic. Very little complexity. I was left thinking ‘well, it’s coffee.’The true issue I take with this coffee is not it’s lackluster personality, but it’s preparation. The website and the can specifically note that this coffee is made for the Moka Pot (pictured on the can). However, the grind of this coffee is so fine, it falls right through the holes in the funnel and is pressed up through the holes in the base of the pot when brewing. This coffee is ground for espresso and in my opinion is no good for any other purpose.Ultimately, I find the advertising misleading, and this product a waste of money and time.Aside from this product itself, it did ship quickly and arrived earlier than expected.

NOT for Semi Automatic espresso machines!

These beans are very different from prior years. Dark, oily finish that jams semi-automatic espresso machines. Every year at the holidays I purchase these and as expected within 1 grind my machine jammed and I had to tear it apart to clean out the oily bean mess.Support did assist me in selecting and replacing with Medium Roast - it's good but noticeably different taste and smell from what I used to purchase before.I know you use many suppliers but that's your job to help customers sleect the best Illy product for an application. It's like your company reformulated and forgot to recalibrate the message for customers. A note on the product page saying what it is suitable for and what it is not suitable for is necessary. And the FAQ page ehhh too many to be ... MoreThese beans are very different from prior years. Dark, oily finish that jams semi-automatic espresso machines. Every year at the holidays I purchase these and as expected within 1 grind my machine jammed and I had to tear it apart to clean out the oily bean mess.Support did assist me in selecting and replacing with Medium Roast - it's good but noticeably different taste and smell from what I used to purchase before.I know you use many suppliers but that's your job to help customers sleect the best Illy product for an application. It's like your company reformulated and forgot to recalibrate the message for customers. A note on the product page saying what it is suitable for and what it is not suitable for is necessary. And the FAQ page ehhh too many to be obvious and anyway I don't see it.The photos use for Intenso whole beans don't match the beans! Those pics look like Medium Roast.

New customer

I’m annoyed by another famous coffee company that’s known around the world so I decided to try to find “the best Italian coffee” that I could brew at home (went to Italy in high school and the coffee was amazing). I found this company and another. Read the reviews of Illy and decided to order the dark roast and extra dark roast.I think the shipping took a little long, my order was shipped on the 5th day and got the order 3 days later..why would it take 5 days to ship my order? It like others, the cans arrived dented, not horrible but I would think bubble wrap instead of stuffing paper?In the meantime waiting for my order to arrive I did find the coffee at Super Target and Whole Foods. I bought the dark roast Intenso not realizing it was for espresso preparation ... MoreI’m annoyed by another famous coffee company that’s known around the world so I decided to try to find “the best Italian coffee” that I could brew at home (went to Italy in high school and the coffee was amazing). I found this company and another. Read the reviews of Illy and decided to order the dark roast and extra dark roast.I think the shipping took a little long, my order was shipped on the 5th day and got the order 3 days later..why would it take 5 days to ship my order? It like others, the cans arrived dented, not horrible but I would think bubble wrap instead of stuffing paper?In the meantime waiting for my order to arrive I did find the coffee at Super Target and Whole Foods. I bought the dark roast Intenso not realizing it was for espresso preparation and not drip brew. I made my first cup and was amazed by how smooth was! Like others said it is NOT bitter, tastes like coffee but goes down like water. I didn’t realize other coffee have an acidic burn on the throat when I drink it. This coffee is dark, but not overpowering. I’m trying to get away from using cream in my coffee and I think I will be able to do it with this coffee because it’s smooth and delicious. one thing I want to point out is that since I bought the espresso preparation in store and then saw the drip brew when it arrived, there is no difference in the grind. I believe they are the same coffee but labeled different. If there is a difference in grind, it’s so minimal you can’t tell with the naked eye. If you drink this and find the espresso preparation in store, it’ll taste the same.The extra dark roast however, it is very smooth and not bitter, but for me it’s too much. It’s smokey and tastes like roasted chestnut. Maybe I just need less compared to what I use for Intenso.What I also didn’t realize is that this is not 1lb coffee like coffee is typically sold as in the States, so this is expensive in comparison. I’m not disappointed at all with my choice

Not very robust or flavorful

After hearing and reading about silly brand coffee I was looking forward to trying, but after tasting I was disappointed. It tasted like a cheap American coffee e.g. Folgers. It wasn’t bad - it’s still coffee - but the flavor profile was very flat. It wasn’t rich or robust tasting, had little depth or character, and was just underwhelming. Wouldn’t not recommend it to someone, but wouldn’t recommend it to anyone either.

The "classic" (pun intentional) Illy taste!

I absolutely love this coffee. I grind my own beans for use in pour-over and AeroPress single-coffee brews. I also use these beans in my Gaggia Accademia super-automatic espresso machine. I get consistently great results with my coffees using Illy Classico beans. Smooth. Never bitter. Medium to Full Body. and, of course, GREAT FLAVOR! Yes, it is Arabic bean and, yes, it is expensive, but I am absolutely hooked on it.

Trust an italian, this makes good espresso!

I am italian and I’m proud to say that lily coffee comes from my region. Good coffee it’s hard to find and I’m so glad I’m able to purchase this brand at Target. The taste is decise and intense. I use it with a Bialetti moka and the result is a great espresso. You can’t go wrong with this brand. In Italy this is considered a high price range coffee, that goes for about 6€. So the price is reasonable.