Espressoman007 wrote:Hi,
and Happy New Year to everybody!
I've been reading this thread and I have found it interesting since I am a fan of Italian blends. I have to admit that I didn't try a lot of them, but enough to know I like them. I haven't read the thread from the beginning, which I'm planning to do, but I came across some recommendations which led me to order Passalacqua Cremador. I was checking their chart and what I saw looked worthy trying, strong with higher body. And the date of production was also great, December.
But I have to admit that it's not what I wanted. It's extremely oily, with a bit more burnt flavour than I expected. It is dark, but not too dark (which is not a bad thing), since it's not too dark, I wonder why is it so oily then?
But, it doesn't have that silky, creamy feeling that I am looking for and a bit more body wouldn't hurt as well.
A few pages back, one member mentioned how delighted he was with Passalacqua Crema blend which wasn't oily or dark?! Am I missing something or is there Passalacqua Crema as well, or is that actually Cremador and not Crema? Because I haven't noticed that they have Crema on their site, only Cremador and Cremador E.
Since there are so many good reviews for Passalacqua coffee I'll give it another chance and order it again, but I would appreciate some help on choosing the right blend which is creamy, has good body, but it's not oily, dark enough, but not oily.
Any recommendations?
Hello, I recommend Borbone coffee, it's based in Napoli like Passalacqua, but it's not so burnt, you get dark beans, but almost no oil on them. It has a crazy crema, it is a chocolate bomb and it's also cheap! The only problem could be the availability in US, I'm in Europe and I pay about 10 euros per kilo, supercheap (but I have an importer in my country so no internațional shipping).
I recommend Borbone Blu 70% arabica and Oro (the Gold one) 95% Arabica. Avoid the red/rosso one, it's 90% robusta
Dragon wrote:Hello, I recommend Borbone coffee, it's based in Napoli like Passalacqua, but it's not so burnt, you get dark beans, but almost no oil on them. It has a crazy crema, it is a chocolate bomb and it's also cheap! The only problem could be the availability in US, I'm in Europe and I pay about 10 euros per kilo, supercheap (but I have an importer in my country so no internațional shipping).
I recommend Borbone Blu 70% arabica and Oro (the Gold one) 95% Arabica. Avoid the red/rosso one, it's 90% robusta
Tried to order from them, but they are saying posting everywhere in eu but brexiting Britain and Finland
So they are keeping their coffees themselves, so let it be so ;-D
NO problem, buy it from espresso-international (.com), I checked and they deliver to Finland for only 8 eur delivery fee (but you have to order at least 50 eur) and they have Borbone! They also deliver relatively fresh (1-3 months post roasting), but be sure to mention this when you order
Dragon wrote:Hello, I recommend Borbone coffee, it's based in Napoli like Passalacqua, but it's not so burnt, you get dark beans, but almost no oil on them. It has a crazy crema, it is a chocolate bomb and it's also cheap! The only problem could be the availability in US, I'm in Europe and I pay about 10 euros per kilo, supercheap (but I have an importer in my country so no internațional shipping).
I recommend Borbone Blu 70% arabica and Oro (the Gold one) 95% Arabica. Avoid the red/rosso one, it's 90% robusta
Thanks! And if the only problem is importing to US then the problem is solved, I am in Europe too, not too far from you, a bit western...in Croatia
I'll have that coffee in mind. Just one question, do you get reasonably fresh coffee? I got Passalacqua the same month it was roasted and the other was Hausbrandt which was roasted one month before. So that link I left, the link for the shop where I order coffee has great dates.
Cheers!
P.S. it's a bummer for Finland and UK, I often have the same problem ordering from Amazon.de which is crazy because it's also EU.
Dragon wrote:NO problem, buy it from espresso-international (.com), I checked and they deliver to Finland for only 8 eur delivery fee (but you have to order at least 50 eur) and they have Borbone! They also deliver relatively fresh (1-3 months post roasting), but be sure to mention this when you order
Darn!
I actually checked first this shop, as it is my main Italian stuff-shop! And did not find as searched letter b; name Borbone...and not c; caffe borbone! Thank you, now found it!
Their only problem is minimal order 50e, and I have my order in so I think I'll wait for a little smaller stock in my freezer...
Hi,
I'd like to know what's your way of freezing beans? I never tried it, but I'd like to now, since I'm planning to buy a bit more coffee. I am not a big consumer and 1 kg per month is enough for me. I am planing to freeze it in small jars, 40 g each. I would do that with first kilogram. 40 g is two espressos for me and that's for two days. But if I buy 2 kg, and I freeze them, what is the best time to use coffee after taking it out of the freezer? Let's say if I freeze it in 150 g batches, that's one week for me, is that too long after taking it out of the freezer?
Cheers!
P.s. I copied this address espresso.international and pasted it... and what a surprise, that's the address I left above (in my post) from where I found out it's great to order, and after Dragon left the Borbone coffee, I went to the web-shop and looked for Borbone and didn't find it, I searched just like you, under B
Basically, you freeze the whole bag? When you need beans, you take the bag out of the freezer and then return the same bag into the freezer? How many times you do that with the same bag, with how much coffee do you fill the hopper, how long is it in the hopper until you fill the hopper next time? So that works fine? Interesting.
If that is fine, that would be the easiest way, maybe I could try that too:)
I'd like to avoid vacuum bags because I'll have to buy a pump or something. I have jars with one way valve for approx 100 g, and I was thinking if I freeze 120 g and then after I take it out of the freezer, I am going to fill those jars with coffee for the next few days, would that be ok?
Thanks.
