Just an update. It has been almost a year since I purchased a bag of Lavazza (I've been on an espresso walkabout). Just last week I picked up a bag of Top Class and it is still as good as I remembered it. For fans of classic Italian espresso, at 26$/kg you really can't go wrong.

Whatever happened to that lever machine idea?

My newest bean is Musetti Arabica Dulce, which lives up to its name.

PC

Still looking for the lever. Haven't decided if I want a spring lever or not. I've had my eye on a Pavoni Professional for 350$.

I haven't seen Musetti around here, but my mom is bringing back a bag of Passalacqua from Naples on June 16th.

mariobarba wrote:Just an update. It has been almost a year since I purchased a bag of Lavazza (I've been on an espresso walkabout). Just last week I picked up a bag of Top Class and it is still as good as I remembered it. For fans of classic Italian espresso, at 26$/kg you really can't go wrong.

I really like the Super Crema but have not tried all the Lavazza blends because, as you say, if you don't like it then you are stuck with a kilo. I will say I did not care for their Grand Espresso much, gave it away, but a few weeks back I was in Chicago at the Lavazza Expressions bar next to the Drake Hotel (great place!) and they have now changed from Top Class to a new roast called Expressions. I picked up a 1 lb bag (you can get fresh 1lb bags at the Lavazza coffee bars but nowhere else that I know of) of the new stuff and it is pretty darn good. My tastes seem to change though as I now find I like Red Bird once again as my favorite.