Intelligentsia Coffee Black Cat- Regular, Ground Espresso Machine Blend

Ever since my first stop at Intelligentsia in Chicago, I've really liked Intelligentsia black cat espresso.

It's ideal for my taste: sweet, rich, chocolatey, well-balanced acidity, great mouthfeel, wonderful thick dark crema. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm....

I don't have a good grinder at home, though, so I thought I'd try the pre-ground version.

It made fine shots, but not anywhere near as good as ground-right-before-brewing black cat. In fact, I think that the shots from the pre-ground black cat are not too different from some of the Lavazza pre-ground coffees (which are a fair bit cheaper).

So, if you have a good grinder, black cat is brilliant (but get the whole bean one, not pre-ground). If you don't have a good grinder, and you are buying pre-ground espresso, you might as well save a few bucks and get cheaper pre-ground coffee (and put the savings into your piggy bank for that future grinder purchase!).

Not great, not bad. Found some better local coffees that I'd rather have. Not bad if you don't have other choices.

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I was very disappointed in this bean, but admit i might not be the target audience. I am used to dark black, rich beans like Peet and (sorry folks) Starbucks espresso. I found these beans light brown and unimpressive, a medium roast at best. Even using the aeropress, my results were sad, bordering on awful. Again, I won't contest the reviews of espresso experts but if like me you are used to a dark bean for espresso, proceed with caution.

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Amazing quality product, the best I and my guests have ever tasted. coffee/espresso sales have actually quadrupiled.

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fast delivery, this espresso has a good flavor and is sweetend with a syrup and is pretty strong stuff will keep you up for awhile the only downfall is it is really fine ground so if you have a espresso maker it will get stuck in the filter real easy.