Steven—August 22, 2018✓ Verified purchase
I am an espresso aficionado, and I have tried tons of blends, this is my first time buying Nicoletti's. I am thoroughly blown away by the quality of the bean and roast consistency, and the taste of the bean in a shot. I ordered this product on recommendation from a barista forum, and I am in love, and will definitely be ordering more. The taste in an americano is incredibly smooth, with no bitterness aftertaste or acidity to my palette. The bean as a double shot is also smooth with little acidity, but no real bitterness for me to call out, it really is an excellent bean, I pull it at 20g in the basket, with 40g output at ~30secs. Milk drinks are truly sublime with this bean, and that is a huge win for me, its either way overpowering or too mellow and masked by the milk drink. This bean shines through perfectly and it is incredibly consistent when brewed. The real gem is the amount of value this bean holds, its 20$ with free shipping(Im hoping that is including priority shipping for all orders for the future), and it also is roasted by right before its shipped, with a roast on date listed on the bag. Do not hesitate to try this bean, I will be ordering again, and it will be my go to for the foreseeable future without a doubt. Update: Ive ordered maybe 8lbs from this seller now, and it has been Priority Shipping every time with very consistent quality of freshness, and the quintessential 'Roasted on' date posted on the item. This seller is highly worth the price, and to hit on that price again; you will NOT find a better bean for the price, I guarantee that 110%. Its another question though if you like super dark roast(which isn't preferable anyways for Espresso beans, but to each their own), if you do like bordering on burnt beans(True Italian Roast/Turkish Roast) then don't buy these. These beans are flawlessly roasted every time Ive bought them, a perfect chocolate brown/Full City Roast, with EXCELLENT Crema every batch. Truly a MUST BUY. Read more
Customer—May 4, 2019✓ Verified purchase
This coffee should cost way more than what it does, its that good! seriously! I have tried so many brands by now its not even funny, and setting all different kind of settings on my Breville Barista Express. It was always hit or miss, either pours out too fast, no crema, or crema but chokes the machine on many different grind settings. Lavazza used to be my go to, and I still have it, but this Nicoletti espresso is by far superior. 1. Smooth velvety taste, not bitter, not sour, so good I can drink it with no sugar or creme! 2. So much crema its ridiculous! I could tell the machine it was gonna be good pour just by the sound of the machine. So smooth coming out, looked like a freaking latte coming out, one smooth pour. setting 7, perfect 30sec pour, No clogs, no drips, nothing. It looked just like when you see pros on youtube make espresso shots, finally I have achieved it. 3. Price! for the same price or so of Lavazza, coffee that was roasted two days before I received it or so. That is insane! Its like having your own private roaster for your espresso! I am in no shape or form paid or bribed to write these comments, I usually never leave reviews, but I am telling you guys, if you have been looking to make a perfect espresso this is it and its all in the freshness of the bean I believe. I now believe that it is more important than the type of bean in my opinion. Insanely good! Read more
shorthanded—January 23, 2020✓ Verified purchase
Great coffee, fantastically nice people, received in three days, and my coffee was three days old. Emphatically, yes, these folks are fantastic at what they do, and are humans that I enjoy dealing with, and will for a long time into the future! My only regret is that I didn't find them sooner! Though it's listed as a 'light roast'-- I suspect that's more for the folks who might have different expectations from an espresso-- it's pretty much a classic roast profile, though. I generally pull shots of it at 18g in and about 25-27g out, and it's got a fantastic flavor which i use for americanos and straight shots- nice mouth feel, and crema you could stand a quarter on! This is not 'modern' espresso 'with notes of blueberry, lemongrass, sage, and a pleasant florality' that needs a half gallon of water pulled through it to make it palatable- thank goodness-- it's properly roasted and tastes as you'd expect a classic espresso should taste- so if you're looking for acids on display-- you should look probably look elsewhere. I probably should've let it rest a little longer... but it smelled so fantastic, I really didn't feel like waiting! Glad I didn't... super recommended! Read more
