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HomeGroceryTea & CoffeeCaffe Appassionato Organic Shade Grown Espresso Roast Whole Bean Coffee, 12-Ounce Bags (Pack of 3) |
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21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 exquisitely dark and satisfying Sep 27, 2006
By Richard Cumming
"dick"
I work in a business that sells gourmet coffee beans so I like to check out the competition. We sell lots of organic coffee. These espresso roast beans were perfectly roasted. The coffee is smooth and deceptively subtle for such a dark roast. I was jealous. The blend was just right. Clean on the palate with an immaculately gentle mouth feel. Well done!
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Not recommended Mar 10, 2008
By Marchy
Burnt taste, bland and bitter with no character - maybe I was not lucky, but this is what was in my shipment of this coffee which I purcahsed based on Amazon reviews.
I e-mailed Caffe Appassionato directly asking to replace what could be a bad batch of coffee, but they never replied to me.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Excellent! Apr 16, 2007
By C. Handfield
I'm no expert but I drink a lot of coffee and tried many coffees in my life and this one is particularly excellent. So excellent that I decided to write a review for it, something I do not do often. Definitely recommended.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Exceptional coffee Oct 31, 2007
By Rahulko
My wife and I are both long time coffee drinkers, and espresso is one of our favorites. We decided to try this coffee after reading the great reviews it was getting. We hoped it would be half as decent as people reported, but I must say we were happily surprised at how good these beans actually are. The espresso we brew (using an old-fashioned stove-top espresso maker) has a rich, flavorful aroma and taste. I will not attempt to describe it - you have to try it yourself - other than by saying that this has become our espresso coffee for as long as the beans are available. Oh, and it is a fair trade coffee, which seems to me like be a wonderful way to explain why it is so good!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
The BEST coffee for you AND the Planet! Jul 08, 2010
By J. Nitzky
I love coffee! But I love really GOOD coffee...and I found a great coffee bean that is not only excellent tasting, but also environmentally friendly! Caffe Appassionato Organic Shade Grown Espresso Roast Whole Bean Coffee is by far my favorite coffee! I have been buying organic, fair-trade and shade-grown coffee beans for a while, but wanted to find something a little less expensive - when I found Caffe Appassionato on Amazon, I thought I'd try it since it was only about $20 for 3 - 12oz bags. I have a basic expresso/cappuccino maker and a good bean grinder and made this coffee one morning and was very impressed! These beans produce a very rich, dark and smooth expresso with a strong but not too bitter taste. This coffee really wakes me up in the morning! I love it much more than the expensive top-chain coffee houses and I know that it is also Fair traded, certified organic by OCIA (Organic Crop Improvement Association International) and shade grown to protect migratory bird populations.
Why are shade grown coffee beans better for the environment? Well, we all know how popular coffee is to drink, but the beans are mostly grown in tropical, rainforest locations with sensitive eco-habitats. Some newer varieties of coffee require direct sunlight (and chemicals) to grow to optimum production levels, thus requiring trees and other vegetation to be removed from plantations, destroying the natural habitats. But the traditional varieties of coffee plants actually require the canopy of trees to filter sunlight. Since about 1996, the destruction of natural habitats, primarily of migratory birds, has sparked the movement towards going back to shade grown coffee plantations and more sustainable practices. Thankfully, companies such as Caffe Appassionato take pride in providing high quality, sustainably produced, organic coffee and the trend is growing.
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