by Amazon Intenso Coffee Beans, light roast, 1kg (2 packs of 500 gms) - Rainforest Alliance Certified

I got these originally in the sale and thought why not give it a try as a day to day coffee when working. For the price i wasn't expecting anything special but it is surprisingly good value and quality. You get 2 x 500g bags. they are foil lined which is great for freshness, and they have the usual pressure seal circle to avoid the bag popping. Aroma is good. They don't smell burnt or over roasted like some "Italian style" beans. They do smell rich and like dark chocolate. Appearance they look to have a gentle even roast. There's no random burnt or underdone beans. Roasting is very even. Flavour is good. These do create a good creme when making espresso. I did also try them in a cafetier and it was just like generic coffee and not very exciting. In espresso they are much better. These are not the most lively and full packed with varied fruit or confectionery flavours. You will taste dark chocolate with a little vanila. It is a very pleasant and repeatable flavour if you drink coffee regularly. Don't expect lots of flavours to sip at and contemplate. For that you will have to pay much more. But for everyday this os brilliant. Good quality, excellent value. Highly recommended. Thank you for reading my review. I hope you found it useful

This Amazon Intenso Coffee Bean 2 x 500g pack is great value, certainly compared to my usual L'Or Onyx Beans which are around £2 more for 500g less. The beans aren't quite as well roasted as I prefer, but produce a good quality espresso with good crema. I have a digital espresso machine so I grind the beans before making the coffee and they produce a good ground coffee and a pretty decent espresso although there is a little bitterness at the end, If I mix this with some Lavazza Rossa ground coffee, the result is really good espresso, with the bitterness significantly reduced so I will buy again and continue to use that mix. Overall its a pretty decent coffee at a very good price.

I just ground and drank my first cup of Caffè Intenso, Light Roast Coffee Beans, and I have to say, it was a lovely experience. This was my first time trying this particular Amazon offering, and it didn’t disappoint. The moment I started grinding the beans, a wonderful aroma filled the air, which carried through beautifully into the pot as it brewed. As for the taste, it’s not particularly strong, which I found perfect for a light roast. It’s nice and smooth, with no bitterness or unpleasant aftertaste to spoil the moment. Just a clean, enjoyable sip from start to finish. For the price, I think it’s fantastic value - quality like this at such an affordable rate is hard to beat. I’d highly recommend Caffè Intenso Light Roast to anyone looking for a great start to their day. Off now to test it on my wife!

Really enjoyed this coffee – it has a lovely smooth flavour and a nice light roast, perfect if you don’t like anything too strong or bitter. The beans smell amazing and taste really fresh once ground. It is on the pricier side compared to some other options, which is the only downside, but the quality and flavour are definitely there. A really nice coffee treat if you don’t mind spending a bit more.

This was a solid coffee bean at an amazing price - rich, rounded and chocolatey. I wouldn't call it a light roast, more medium/dark, but there is less bitterness than you often get with dark roasts. It’s now twice the price it was, but then so are all my other coffee bean options, so relatively still a good deal.

When opening the packet the aroma smelled nice, but the coffee when ground and filtered tastes very weak.

Great value but strength is lacking a touch.

I don't normally write reviews for coffee but this one is too good to ignore. I use a bean to cup machine for 'coffee in a hurry' for myself, and my wife uses it for every cup of coffee she makes. This is what I bought the beans for, solely based on price for the first batch, though the reviews were good. However.... having tasted the coffee from the bean to cup machine I decided to try it on my proper espresso machine, something I normally only use with much more expensive beans from small batch roasters. The results surprised me! Not only is the espresso 'good' with this coffee, but I have found it to be a whole lot better than pretty much most of the small batch roasted coffees, many at more than double the price. The coffee is full-flavoured, 'rounded' and has excellent depth. It's not acidic, and is very smooth without losing flavour and character. I'm reluctant to publish this review because I don't want Amazon putting the price up! However, it deserves all the great reviews it has received here. I have had four kilos of the stuff so far, from two separate orders. I just hope it remains consistent. If it does, it'll be my coffee of choice for a long time to come.