Coffee Bean Direct Estate Java, Whole Bean Coffee, 5-Pound Bag

A convert

I’m a fairly awful and dedicated coffee snob but I go through so much coffee I thought it was worth giving a product that doesn’t start with an “S” a try just to give my wallet a little relief (granted, if I’m going to unnecessarily spend money on anything, it will be good coffee). I do have a strong preference for thick and smokey French roast flavors in the morning that linger with me and I grind the whole beans like I’m making Expresso. Anyway, short story is that I’m on my fourth five pound bag. For me, that’s an very favorable review.

Wow – great coffee!!

I’m not a coffee snob, other than I like to grind my beans fresh and use a French press. I’m generally on a budget, but I haven’t been completely happy with what’s available at the supermarket – either quality or price. I decided to give this a shot because of the price and reviews, and I’m glad I did.

First, this coffee smells incredible – it’s almost reminiscent of popcorn, in a way. But I can’t really describe the earthy, toasty smell other than it’s the best smelling coffee I’ve ever encountered. I’m not too familiar with low acidity coffee, but this brews up with great, complex flavor, but it’s also incredibly smooth and has good strength. After brewing this several times I’m finding that I like it more and more with time. It’s just a wonderful, satisfying cup of coffee to have at home. To me it’s much, much better than anything I can find at the supermarket, and you can’t beat the price.

I couldn’t be happier with this purchase.

NOT FRESH when bought from amazon

These coffee beans, when purchased directly from the roaster, typically arrive 48-72 hours from the time they were roasted, and always SHIP within 24 hours of being roasted. They are inexpensive, single sourced, precisely roasted beans, that when brewed correctly produce an unbeatable cup of coffee.

When purchased from amazon, unfortunately these beans arrived 40 days after their roasted date. The day they were roasted is printed on the bag in the format of DAYOFTHEYEAR|YEAR. So my bag from amazon came printed with 17111, meaning the 171st day of 2011, or June 20. Today is August 1, it was shipped 2 days ago.

Coffee is at it’s peak the moment it comes out of the roaster and declines every minute after via dissipation of volatile aromatics and oxidation, or staling. Buy it directly from the roaster if you want it fresh, buy it from amazon if you want cheap mediocre half-stale coffee in bulk.

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