Excellent Whole Bean Coffee!September 14, 2007 Harold S. Freeman 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Java Trading Company Espresso Jet City Whole Bean, 5-Pound BagI found this product to be an excellent whole bean coffee. Because of the low price I really didn't think that it would be all that great, but when I tried it, it put the local coffee that I have been purchasing to shame. In fact I will be ordering 2 more bags shortly. Thank you for some great coffee at a down to earth price.
tasty.tastyJanuary 24, 2007 iggabon(Elgin.IL USA) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got the jet city whole bean which translated means the beans have been roasted to Seattle City's standard medium roast, but there is nothing standard about the beans. The roast color is even on all the beans I have had the pleasure to grind so far. The beans look shiny and dark. I have brewed about 2 1/2lbs so far with fantastic results. Each cup had a fruity coffee taste with that dark undertow that you so expect from a darker roast and not once did I denote a hint of bitterness that you sometimes get from badly roasted dark coffee. As long as they keep selling it, I'll be back for more! Yum yum!
YummyNovember 4, 2007 J. Marren(Glen Ridge, NJ USA) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I couldn't agree more with the other reviewers. This coffee is rich and dark without the bite I dislike so much (I am not a Starbucks lover). I use these beans to brew regular, not espresso, coffee. And what a reasonable price! Goodbye to the brands I've been buying locally.
Great dark & oily whole beansJuly 14, 2008 K. Daum(Northwest, United States) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My husband loves these beans for espresso in his lattes!
We have a super-automatic espresso machine that grinds and brews the espresso shots, and my husband uses the machine to make lattes.... he'll drink anywhere from 1 to 4 of them a day. He used to get his coffee beans from a local roaster, but we moved, and it was going to be over $15/lb with shipping to continue buying from our old roaster. He hadn't found anything comparable in the grocery store, and he doesn't like Starbucks' beans. He likes his whole beans dark and oily, but no over-roasted burnt taste is allowed!
For a little over $5.50/lb for the Java Trading Co's Jet City beans, I took a chance and purchased these hoping he'd like them, and he was upset I'd bought a 5 pound bag of something he didn't know if he liked. When they arrived, I was relieved to see the Jet City beans were indeed dark and oily, and my husband loved the smell of them. The next morning, he made a couple lattes with them, and he told me these beans were awesome. Yes! I am so happy he loves them.
We store them in airtight containers (OXO Good Grips POP containers) in the freezer to keep them fresh.
*Update*: We're now on our 2nd bag of these beans, and boy, when I opened the bag to separate the beans into the OXO containers, the fresh roasted smell transported me back in time by a decade, when I used to work as a barista in a Portland, OR coffee shop. I looked at the label on this 2nd bag, and it came from their Renton, WA roasting facility which is in my state. (Amazon shipped it from their shipping facility in Federal Way, WA, and it arrived at my house within 2 days.) This 2nd bag is just as good as the first, so I'm quite pleased with the quality control from Java Trading Co.
great coffee at a great priceFebruary 20, 2008 J. Sing(sloatsbury NY USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great coffee for a great price. I would definately recommend it to anyone who loves good coffee. I will be buying more.
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