Ground Drip Coffee, Forte Dark Roast, 8.8 oz

This is a wonderful espresso blend and grind. The flavor is exceptional. The problem is the cost. Amazon and illy continue to raise the price on this through tariffs found to be illegal. When the tariff priced coffee per 8oz is now prices above $17+ means that a pound of this coffee is over $33. It is just ridiculous. So in a search to find a reasonably priced blend for Amazon shoppers that doesn’t have the excess greed attached to it, I have tried brand after brand and discovered the shade grown espresso blend at Trader Joe’s. It is $10 a pound. The flavor profile is very close to illy forte. It costs about five dollars for the 8 ounces illy charges for $17+. When this illy coffee was priced at $11 a can that was already $22 a pound but as a luxury purchase I could justify it for my business. But for $34 for one pound of this coffee it is bordering on criminal.

Ahh yum. For decades, I ignored this "canned stuff" in favor of grinding my own. Then back surgery laid me up to where I had to minimize movement save for PT. Ordered this out of desperation to bridge the time to when I could get back to grinding my own beans. This is good quality. Rich, dark and certainly not cloyng in the aftertaste. It's vacuum pack is strong, though, so you need a care in opening the cannister.

Bold delicious

A very good brew and certainly superior to the review I gave today for a specific version of Bold Coffee by Seattle's Best. I have other blends of that manufacturer to yet sample and am not criticizing that Coffee company, only that selected brew (Post Road). The Ground Drip is a bit pricey, but it is well packaged and it costs a good deal less than going into a Coffee shop for their brews even at the relatively higher cost. Perhaps at a larger sized container it would be an even better value for the money.

This is OK, but don’t forget that there are other generic grinds worth trying.

Forte, makes a fine cup! Very dark but not bitter,I do usually mix it with black cherry bourbon coffee, a touch of turbanado sugar, sweet cream and whole cream frothed . Dessert with every breakfast!!!

This is the only Illy Coffee I order now! Why you ask?! I love the rich roast, it’s an “Extra Bold Roast” - it’s one of my super favorites! I have had some of the others they make - the more intense ones - but with this one I hit the jackpot! The flavor is the best! Also the quality of the beans, the way it comes in metal cans with a top that seals in the coffee beans to perfection! Then poof! Open it and Wow! The aroma, the intensity! I’m in love!

Bought as a gift. My mom loves the smooth and bold roast, not too bitter

Great coffee brew. But I wish Amazon had better packaging (box instead of envelope). The metal was badly dented.

Great coffee, very expensive and difficult to find.

This coffee taste is not as good as compared to other brands who are selling at much lesser price.