Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm a home-barista, and I own a Breville Barista Pro. It's a great home espresso machine. I drink my espresso straight, or as iced-coffee in the summer and lattés when it's cold. That's the context. Now, how do I like these coffees? In general, I've found Lavazza coffees to be good in quality and arrive fresh and ready to brew. The company packs their coffee tightly and with the oxygen in the bag replaced by nitrogen. Some people wonder about where to find the "roasted-on" date on the bag, but for this particular packaging method, the "best-by" date is an appropriate measure. 1. October 2022, Barista Gran Crema: It's marketed as floral, with notes of baked-goods and honey. I very much agree with the baked-goods and honey. Acidity is low and well-balanced by the deep full-city roast. More on the "intense" side of the scale (as Lavazza puts it), it tolerates milk extremely well because its interesting and moderately complex profile is able to cut through the sweetness of the milk so well. Enjoyable and a great value for the money. I highly recommend latté lovers try this out. 2. January 2023, Super Crema: It's marketed as a medium roast with notes of hazelnut and brown or cane sugar. It's well known among the coffee shop community and I could instantly see why. It's a very well-balanced and inoffensive blend. Certainly another full-city roast, it's slightly earthy on the sip, and then nutty and slightly oaky on the finish. Here's the truth about this blend: It's hard to hate it or love it the same way few people hate or love a Toyota Corolla. It's just really good at doing the job for a fair price, and it does nothing that will surprise you. Enjoy it however you want, it's not bad at anything. It might actually remind you of a coffee you grabbed at a cafe lately. 3. February 2023, Crema E Aroma: It’s marketed as a medium roast with notes of chocolate. And if that was all you knew about this blend, you could almost write this review yourself. You can sum this coffee up in a few words: creamy, intense and chocolatey- a testament to the heavy proportion of robusta coffee beans in this blend. It’s also very rich and full of mouthfeel. Lavazza says it's made to be had with milk, but you still might find the espresso overpowering the dairy a bit. Lowering the dose helped me find a good balance between coffee and milk. Conclusion: Crema E Aroma fills a niche. Not all coffee needs to be delicate and complex. There’s absolutely a place for an intense, rich latté. Personally, I see it as more of a change-of-pace option for me rather than a daily driver. 4. If you found this review helpful, let me know and I'll keep adding to this as I try out more varieties from this brand.