CGP4 wrote:Not only is the coffee phenomenal, I love the new bags! (Brown, looks like paper, but lined inside with vent and resealable. Old bags were just lined paper that you'd roll over -- no sort of seal.)
Well after reading all the positive feedback on the Ecco Reserve northen italian espresso, I ordered 2 bags over the weekend and just got them yesterday - and I am psyched to try it tomorrow morning!
With that said, I am a bit concerned for two reasons, for one there is no specific roast date on these bags, only "Feb08" (which is relatively broad), and secondly i didn't recieve my beans in one of these new fancy bags with the vent that you folks have been discussing.
These bags are not air tight, consequently when i opend them both to transfer them to glass sealed jars, i didn't get that strong blast of flavor i get from every other roasters sealed bags. I apoligize for posting my opionion without even tasting the espresso yet, but from the description of the new bags and the vauge date, i'm wondering if i got sent an "old" batch?



