Intelligentsia Coffee, Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee - Frequency Blend 12 Ounce Bag

I discovered Intelligencia coffee over a decade ago in Chicago and have been buying their high-end light and medium roast offerings ever since. Unfortunately, their prices have slowly risen to levels north of $26 a pound, causing me to try one of their Amazon offerings for less than half the price. I have been pleased with El Gallo, which is a great light roast coffee for breakfast when I don't have time to savor the unique flavors of a higher quality Latin American or Kenyan option. I recommend El Gallo as a good value, light roast choice.

I'm no connoisseur but my xBloom Studio allows me to reproduce more or less identical pourovers, across different batches of the same branded roast. I usually prefer brighter medium roasts, but let me say: over the past year, I've not found any other roast that's as consistently delicious, month after month, as Intelligentsia's El Diablo. Rich, smooth, and never bitter or burnt tasting like some dark roasts. I give this "safe choice" two thumbs up.

I’m going to give them credit and assume they didn’t send me beans from 2020, but that the year was cut off. Either way, beans from December when this is April, are old. They weren’t stored properly and we couldn’t get 1 cup to brew. My husband used half the bag in our Breville, trying to get 1 cup of coffee. Coarser grinds produced a few drips of espresso while standard 9 to 10 grind settings produced nothing. Yesterday he decided it wasn’t worth it and threw the rest of it in the garbage. Today he brewed coffee beans we bought from Costco and it was perfect! These were shipped from Amazon and I try to get food items shipped from Amazon to increase my chances of quality. This was a mistake and the worst part is they are selling old items, then, they will not refund your money. This is why I cancelled my prime. Amazon sells too many low quality items and won’t stand by it. I looked up new coffee brands to try out and this was recommended in several posts. Because of this experience we will not be buying food items and honestly most items from Amazon. Selling old food that can’t be returned should be illegal. A waste of money and time.

Product is a very light blend to make it dark you have to blend it with another product, not what I was hoping for but you always get what you don't expect I'm not a great product after all

Absolute favorite espresso of all time!! You will never be disappointed with this espresso, it’s smooth, never bitter. Has the yummiest notes, makes the perfect latte! I completely stopped going out for coffee after buying an espresso machine and these beans! No coffee shop in my area can compare to how good my coffee tastes! That’s saying a lot! I even served it as my wedding!

Meh. Winey and acidic and not a dark roast. Poor crema. Won't buy again. Was curious due to name brand but give me Peet's and my own roasts ..

I'm honestly so shocked this espresso has a 3.9 rating. I think it has lot to do with the fact I'm guessing people aren't pulling the shots correctly and following the right process with espresso. This is by far the BEST espresso I've ever had outside of an actual coffee shop. I don't even go get coffee/lattes anymore I just make it at home. I always check the date obvs to make sure it's fresh, but the taste is great. It's very smooth, and smells like espresso you'd grab from your fav coffee place. And, the price is perfect for the quality. I use the Breville Barista Express machine, and this espresso has pulled the best shots. Thank you!

I just can’t believe anybody can like this over blue bottle or illy! Unlike the other two this one does not have a dark color when ground, and however you grind it espresso machine cannot pass water properly through the beans. The other two I mentioned taste great and no issue with grinding the blue bottle