grind727 wrote:Where does everyone find their Kimbo, Lavazza, etc. that's relatively fresh? And I realize that these coffees keep for some time, but there is a limit, right? I recently tried the Kimbo Superior, but the package that arrived was over a year old and not so great, certainly nothing like how it's described here. I'm assuming I need something a bit fresher than than a year old, but are there any reliable suppliers that ship relatively recently roasted bags?

Whole Latte Love. I find their coffee to be fresh, Lavazza and Kimbo.

Also http://www.espressozone.com

found lavazza super crema with date 30/01/2017
taste amazin
just as good as kimbo superior

I also bought danesi gold. pricey but so far I like it

thecoffeefield wrote:Whole Latte Love. I find their coffee to be fresh, Lavazza and Kimbo.

+1

the Danessi Gold is amazing.

i prefer it to the Kimbo Superior

murphythecat87 wrote:found lavazza super crema with date 30/01/2017
taste amazin
just as good as kimbo superior

I also bought danesi gold. pricey but so far I like it

Try to get at least 03/2017. In the Tesco in Poland there is now 05/2017.

might be hard in canada
there was a bag 09/2015
lol


my ranking as of today is:

1- Oro caffe Premium
1- Kimbo superior
1- Lavazza super crema
1- Danesi Gold
7- Caffé Motta lounge bar
7- Caffe Motta espresso bar
7- Segafredo intermezzo
9- Vergnano
9- Danesi red
10- Kimbo Napoletano

"my ranking as of today is:

1- Oro caffe Premium
1- Kimbo superior
1- Lavazza super crema
1- Danesi Gold
7- Caffé Motta lounge bar
7- Caffe Motta espresso bar
7- Segafredo intermezzo
9- Vergnano
9- Danesi red
10- Kimbo Napoletano"

It seems to me that the Magic in most of these Coffees is adding Robusta beans to the blend.
I already get to much Caffine. Do any of these not have any Robusta? Sometimes its hard to tell.

I'm just off a bus group tour of Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Toledo - all in Spain; Rome, Sorrento, and Capri - in Italy. The café cortado is like a fat macchiato. Single shots you get in an espresso cup. If you order a doppio it's served in a cappuccino cup. But the magic of robusta - and the thrill of tourism, made two single espressos in the morning equal to my usual two doppio I have at home for the daily work grind. The coffee was good in flavor but without the sweetness and fruit notes I love in 3rd wave espresso here at home. I just went to the restaurant or hotel bar for my coffee - espresso machines are everywhere. I ended up getting one Kimbo (on Capri), and missed out on a Caffe Motta espresso when I was already sufficiently caffeinated one day. That Kimbo was the most enjoyable of my trip, followed by the Caffe Saule shot I had in Barcelona at the taste of Catalan store off the Ramblas [aka La Cuina de Moja Las Ramblas 118]. Danesi and Illy were available at the Rome airport. The bus driver gave me a pod shot of Lavazza from his bus single group machine but all the others that I encountered were local Spanish Roman or Neapolitan roasters I had never heard of. One tour guide reported that Naples alone has 55 coffee roasters.

Alan762 wrote:"my ranking as of today is:

1- Oro caffe Premium
1- Kimbo superior
1- Lavazza super crema
1- Danesi Gold
7- Caffé Motta lounge bar
7- Caffe Motta espresso bar
7- Segafredo intermezzo
9- Vergnano
9- Danesi red
10- Kimbo Napoletano"

It seems to me that the Magic in most of these Coffees is adding Robusta beans to the blend.
I already get to much Caffine. Do any of these not have any Robusta? Sometimes its hard to tell.

On most of this coffees it is written if they're 100% arabica or with robusta.
I never ever buy anything which has robusta after I once did.