by Amazon House Blend Coffee Beans, Medium Roast, 2kg (2 Packs of 1kg), Rainforest Alliance Certified

I was a little uncertain about buying this coffee after reading some of the reviews but I'm glad I did. Admittedly I don't like really strong coffee anyway but I certainly haven't found this watery nor is it bitter. In fact I think it tastes better than what I was using before. I have a bean to cup machine and it works perfectly on the settings I was already using. It doesn't produce the thickest crema I've seen but it does produce one.If you like your coffee quite mild but flavourful, and if you're buying a strength 3 I'm presuming you do, then this is definitely worth considering. And it is excellent value for money too.

I love my coffee and i'll always grind fresh at most doing a batch to last a day or so amd keeping it sealed. It's not cheap buying coffee beans soni decided to give these a try as the price was so tempting.This is a 1kg bag of 100% Arabica beans. The bag is foil lined with the usual pressure valve at the top to avoid the bag popping. The beans are rainforrest alliance certified so both peoples rights and the forrest are treated with respect. They do also state on the bag that the beans are sourced from several countries, but are roasted and packed in Belgium.If they are good quality beans you will smell the coffee in the bag before opening, not so in this case. The beans are sourced from multiple countries rather than single source which is a bit disapointing. Single source beans always have a better flavour profile and also give a reliable expectation. E.g. South america will be rich and fruity, asia and africa more acidic. These make a very acidic brew soni would presume the latter.I like to brew an espresso for new beans to get a full impression of the flavour and oil content. This gives a very thin almost no creme layer, so not much oil to the beans (milder, drier flavour), it brews a black rather than brown (medium to dark roasted beans).Taste wise this is very acidic. Piping hot the flavour is quite neutral and not really much of anything, let it cool a bit and it's smooth, very smooth, but also the high acidity comes through. There's not really any dominant flavour notes or aromas that i pick up, maybe a very mild chocolate or nut. Unfortunately the acidity overwhelms the palette thr cooler it gets. This has been roasted to a pleasant level (3/5), there's no taste of burnt coffee, but i think a heavier roasting would help reduce the acid and bring out more of the flavour.Because this is much more acidic than i would normally drink i think i'll have this as a morning coffee (to help get things moving). I'd also recommend brewing in a cafetiere rather than espresso. The ussual 1 tablespoon + 1 spoon per cup.Overall a bargain option for coffee beans and will definitely wake you up. But if you don't like acidic coffee and prefer a rich flavour profile steer clear. Thank you for reading my review. I hope you found it useful

Being relatively new to the coffee bean minefield these have surpassed all expectations, beautiful flavour and a decent strength. Will definitely be ordering more

This is not high quality coffee. That said, anyone expecting high quality at this price point is delusional. But having given it a go I’ve been pleasantly surprised.The coffee keeps and grinds well, even for espresso. The beans give a good crema consistently. The flavour is a little dull and earthy and doesn’t have any real character other than murky but it’s fine for everyday drinking. Missing some of the finer characteristics you might get from say Costa or Illy, this coffee is still a good few notches above the likes of percol or Lyons that you can now pick up in bargain stores.It’s worth considering that this is likely to be the polar opposite of fair trade coffee so if ethics come into your consideration when buying coffee, probably best to steer clear of this. I can’t even find a country of origin listed so it’s likely a blend of all thingsunworthy of a brand label.That said, if you eat fast food, you can’t pull the ethics card out on your coffee habits.In terms of value, this is its USP. As you can see in the pics, I’m about a third of the way through the 2kg, grinding in small batches to feed a four to six double-shots a day habit.I’m delighted to have fresh ground coffee on hand without the concern of running out within the week.Planning to supplement with the occasional tin of Illy but while that’s usually close to £5 for 250g there’s no contest in my mind and I can’t claim to have taste buds so sophisticated that they won’t drink this.Bottom line, give it a go and if you don’t mind a ‘standard’ fresh ground coffee, you’ve found a winner! Hey, it beats instant!