Cafe AlturaNovember 11, 2007 C. Ambrosen(Chicago, Il) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Cafe Altura Columbian dark whole bean coffee is absolutely delicious. It's the best whole bean coffee I have tasted. It has great aroma & a full body taste.
amazingJanuary 13, 2008 Sherlyn 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a coffee snob, so I am very picky about my coffee. This coffee is so amazing. The beans are beautiful! They are dark and shiny. The smell is wonderful too. This coffee is a must for all of you coffee lovers out there!
a lovely roastApril 11, 2007 Richard Cumming(blue state) 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Superb flavor. Organic product from small growers. Dark, oily beans. Lovers of dark roast coffee will appreciate this coffee.
Great Coffee!February 23, 2008 Sharon L. Edwards(Eugene, OR) We've finished our second 2 lb. bag of this coffee and it's great. I make the coffee for my honey and he always notices and comments on the great flavor of this coffee.
It's the only coffee I'll drink.March 14, 2008 tomahagne(Mid-Atlantic) There's really nothing more to say that the others haven't already said. The beans are dark, oily, fragrant. I fell in love with these the second I unsealed the bag. Yes, fell in love. I use a plain ol' Krups blade grinder and brew in a Melitta cone with near boiling water. The resulting brew is smooth, rich, full (all those buzz words you see on coffee bags, but actually true in this case).
Further, these beans do something none other have; keep. I've had these same beans for months in an air-tight and light-proof container, the way I keep all my beans. But unlike most beans which eventually dry out and lose flavor, these are still pretty oily and retain nearly all of the flavor it had to begin with.
As for these being decaf, I don't doubt L.Gregory had decaf beans, but I get a pretty nice buzz when I drink a cup. There have been days when I've lost sleep because I couldn't resist that end-of-the-day mud. I can't verify whether what (s)he says is true because I've long since discarded the bag. Maybe there's a pyschological component. I feel invigorated because it's so full-flavored. Kind of like I feel after a shot of espresso even though per ounce, espresso contains less caffeine than regular coffee. In any case, I love this stuff and recommend it to anyone who's serious about coffee.
I'm completely sold on these beans. From now on, for my money, there's nothing like Cafe Altura. I can't wait to try the other flavors. At under $10/lb, how can you afford not to try it at least once?
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