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Five Star Reviews: | 75% ... am a coffee freak and always looking for the perfect cup of coffee May 27, 2017 I am a coffee freak and always looking for the perfect cup of coffee. The Thunder Bolt dark roast delivered beyond my expectations, this was an absolutely excellent cup of coffee, one of the best I have ever had in fact and that is saying something. I am always in search of a "better cup" and this is it. You won't be sorry if you try it. And it was roasted the day before it arrived at my house!!! Just as expected and more! May 15, 2017 As a severe coffee Enthusiast, this bean is eccentric in every way. Incredible flavor, consistency, and great crema delivery. This is my GO TO bean for my morning espresso and believe me, I have tried almost all there is to try. Always a great product and always delivered on time. Use with: Expo-bar Lever Ceado e5p Great people to do business with! May 2, 2017 Not only is the coffee delicious, but the seller cakes the time to graciously educate their customers about the best way to achieve superb results when brewing their coffee. I purchased the coffee in tandem with a bean grinder and enjoyed a wonderful cup of coffee for my old drip coffee maker. Great people to do business with! Koffee Kult is my new addiction April 27, 2017 When you think about ordering coffee on the interweb one might be apprehensive. I can ensure you this product is no joke. My coffee addiction has rewarded me with travels around the world and sampling some great and not so great coffee. Koffee Kult dark roast has a fantastic robust flavor which leaves me asking, where has this place been hiding all my life. I ordered this item before and made the move to go big and am very happy with my 5 pounds of quality coffee that will serve me well as I am in my graduate program and am up doing classwork late into the evenings Just ordering my second bag January 25, 2015 I'm not a coffee snob, but do prefer a darker roast. I've been trying different coffee beans for the last year after Eight o' clock coffee changed something about their Columbian beans in addition to the name change to "Columbian Peaks." It turned from a smooth darkish cup of coffee I've been using for at least ten years to one with an acidic aftertaste that I can't bear. After trying at least a dozen other coffees over the last year, I ordered Koffee Kult's dark roasted beans in December and am now ordering a second bag. Smooth, full-bodied and rich. I think I've found my new favorite coffee bean. | 75% The best kind of coffee:)) June 28, 2017 I love this kind of coffee. Strong, flavored not sour. Very good price. It is fresh, the date is not expired. Really strong coffee. If too strong for you though, just add water. :) June 7, 2017 Really nice strong blend with a kick, pleasant aroma that doesn't overpower the senses. I tend to make this strong, as it seems to crispen the acidity, but if it's too much for you, just use more water. :) Like everything Starbucks, the packaging is pleasant to look at, resealing the bag was easy, the beans were fresh (not too dried out, not too oily), and I'll buy again.I store my coffee in an OXO container so I don't have to deal with resealing the bag every time: OXO Good Grips POP Container Rectangle (2.5 Qt) BOLD NOT BURNT! April 15, 2017 Having lived in Rome, Italy for several years back in the 1980's, I was used to being able to grab a delicious coffee whenever I wanted. When I returned home to the U.S., there were no coffee houses around back then to get a good cappuccino or espresso. I was over the moon when Starbucks came around with their French Roast! Please understand that this is a BOLD coffee, NOT A BURNT coffee!In my opinion, Starbucks is a delicious coffee and I am forever grateful to them for producing it! Good coffee March 17, 2017 My favorite coffee. Rich and strong, with a bite, but without bitter. Arrived fresh and 40 ounces is a good deal and size for all the coffee I drink. Great French Roast Coffee Beans!!! October 8, 2013 if you like strong, delicious coffee, you can do no better than starbucks french roast coffee beans. yes, it is pricey, but after experimenting with other coffee beans, i keep returning to starbucks. as the starbucks' stores in my area only sell their coffees in either half or whole pounds, i was delighted to discover that amazon sold starbucks' french roast beans in 2.5 lb bags. it's a good deal, & yes, the beans are freshly roasted. (i checked the expiration date near the bottom of each bag.) great dark roast August 25, 2012 If you like dark strong coffee-- this is the one for you. I have been buying this coffee for two years and love it |
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Four Star Reviews: | 10% Glad I kept trying with this roast. July 23, 2017 Now that I've learned to make a decent espresso with my new machine, the Breville Barista and, after feeling very disappointed with this roast the first six or seven tries, I can now say that, properly prepared (which holds true for any coffee, of course) this is a really wonderful roast. I'm pulling ristrettos, more-or-less, and with a number five grind over a longish period (more than 30 seconds for a ristretto, from my limited coffee knowledge, is pretty long). My coffee-water ratio is just a bit off of 1:1, say 1 coffee to 1.1 water. I got a wonderful, round, chocolaty payoff for my efforts, just as I like it. Decent coffee, terrible bag. December 18, 2016 I like the coffee, it is pretty good. Smooth dark roast. It's not my favorite (I prefer Peet's Major Dickason's Blend or DeathWish) but is worth buying more than once. I took one star off not for the coffee itself but for the bag. Now this could have just been the one bag that I got, so YMMV. The front of the bag has a ziploc seal, and the bag I got was just about the most frustrating thing I have ever tried to close. The way the bag was manufactured caused the halves of the ziploc seal to be misaligned, making it nearly impossible to close. I am an engineer with decent dexterity and it took me 6 tries to close the bag one time. Another time it seemed like it was closed and it wasn't, and I accidentally left it unsealed. If the resealing system is bad, it defeats the entire point of offering a resealable bag. If you buy this, ignore the ziploc seal and open the bag from the top as usual, you will probably get a better seal by folding the bag over and using a bag clip than you would with the ziploc on here, and it will save you the frustration. Great Coffee March 1, 2016 I figured on trying a different coffee for a change, I normally buy Lavazza Gran Filtro Dark Roast - Whole Coffee Beans which is a great coffee. Koffee Kult dark roast was a few dollars more, but from the reviews I wanted to try it. I am very happy with the purchase. I love dark roast coffee's I use the pour over method of brewing coffee, which I find (in my opinion) makes a better tasting brew. I will keep using Koffee Kult Dark Roast for a while and see how it holds up to all the different dark roast coffee's out there. Good coffee, annoying seller December 22, 2015 I'm not a total coffee elitist, but I appreciate the good stuff, and this is. I've prepared this several times via drip & Aeropress, and it's very good coffee, dark roast without going over the top. Two reasons this doesn't get 5 stars: *It's somewhere between weird and false to claim it's "organically sourced" without a USDA organic certification. Unlike vague terms like "all-natural", "organic" has a specific legal definition when used by food sellers *The company is a bit annoying. I got at least five follow-up e-mails after my purchase sent via Amazon. One is fine, to say I should review the coffee, and I appreciated the preparation info, but more than a couple post-purchase e-mails makes me feel like I got trapped into signing up for an e-mail list from which I can't unsubscribe. Fantastic coffee and a great value February 10, 2015 Very good coffee, and a good value for the money. My first batch was prepared with a hand cranked burr grinder and a french press. I use a standard water filter pitcher with generic cartridges. This produced a very strong, yet smooth, beaker of coffee with a rich aroma that you can only get from fresh ground beans. The roast is lighter than I expected, but it wasn't a disappointment at all. Do not buy if you don't have a good storage solution for whole beans! You'll need an air-tight container, preferably something with a CO2 valve but this is not essential. Do not just store the beans in the bag, they'll go stale long before you finish 2 pounds of coffee even if you have a heavy daily habit. | 9% It's Starbucks in a Huge Bag August 15, 2017 Starbucks is my favorite brand whole bean coffee to make espresso at home. This package seemed a little stale. There was none of the typical oil on the beans when first opened. Taste was a little bitter. Not freshest but Pretty good August 6, 2017 Expiration date within 3 months. Not the freshest from my seller. But good for the most part. Good roast May 4, 2016 Good stuff but overpriced as all Starbucks products are. I wish this coffee made at home tasted as good as at the Starbucks, but it's that $10,000 + espresso machine I'm lacking! Good coffee, fluctuating price February 7, 2015 My husband likes really strong coffee. This is the one he usually likes. Only frustration is that the price is constantly fluctuating by almost $10, kind of annoying. We used to be able to get it through subscribe and save, but no longer. |
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Three Star Reviews: | 6% Not what I expected, the suggestions were wrong: not an Espresso coffee. July 25, 2017 Very strong flavor coffee, the people who make this know what they are doing and I would recommend for a common pallate and for drip coffee. I bought it because it was recommended for espresso and it is not, but it has a good sour-bitterness quality which might have been great to mix with other types with better espresso taste, almost as being the body for a better espresso beans. I think course grinned this could also be a good French Roast (for plunger machines). I was disappointed, but to be honest it's one really good disappointment One step above Folder's June 24, 2017 Not quite sure how this product has so many rave reviews. These beans are mediocre, at best. Props for the organic-ness, but that is about it. This is maybe a step above Folder's, and comparable to every other mid-quality bean that you can find everywhere. It provides a mild, flatly flavored cup of coffee with nothing memorable. Disappointed May 31, 2017 I am so glad to see other people saying what I was thinking - this is more like a medium roast. I thought maybe I screwed something up the first time I brewed this coffee, but nope. It's not bold enough for me, I guess. It's not bad, but I'm the kind of girl that prefers coffee that "puts hair on your chest," and Koffee Kult is not the one for me. Good buy over priced. June 18, 2016 2 pound bag of this is $24.99 amazon prime. Honestly, way too expensive and is over hyped. I would but this product at about $10 for 2 pound bag at the most. I tried this roast and another one after reading the reviews to try it out. Honestly I can get more bang for my buck purchasing coffee beans at a local grocery store or from Starbucks (ungrinded). This coffee flavor is pretty good, but not good enough to toss all my money at it and buy it. Im mid 20's, work two jobs, I do have products I purchase even if it is a budget killer, but this would put too big of a dent for the quality and quantity. Lower the price significantly and sure ill order more. Back to the store for now. I guess the best time to write a review is in the morning ... August 27, 2015 I guess the best time to write a review is in the morning after drinking a cup of coffee. I had just purchased a coffee grinder and I wanted a special bean to use with it. Compared to the beans I had purchased before, the Koffee Kult Dark Roasted beans were much fuller and even darker. Now I have found I am not even tempted to buy coffee out, since I prefer the coffee at home! When I do the math, it makes sense to "treat myself to good coffee" at home every day ... With literature or some kind of project in the works, I have what I need right here and there is no need to go "out and about" ... I'm glad I tried this, and I will order more when I get close to the bottom of the bag. | 7% Freshest bag I have ever bought followed by worst bag I ever bought July 12, 2017 I have changed my rating to 3 stars because the second time I ordered this there was not even an oil sheen to the beans and many were light in color as well as there being no expiration date on the packaging. The supplier for that order was Happy Days Are Coming and recommend you make sure they are NOT the ones fulfilling your order. Original review follows.I was skeptical about purchasing Starbucks French Roast online from Amazon opposed to the warehouse club where I purchase it for a few dollars less. When I received the bag I was happy to see an expiration date 4 months from now, better than the wholesale club and I was even more impressed when I opened the bag to find very dark beans glistening with oil; very rarely have I found them this fresh there. As I go through a bag every couple of weeks I will continue to update my review if there is any significant change to the quality.The picture may not do the beans justice; they are very dark and coated in oil. Not a fan I guess. March 27, 2017 I sort of forgot what I think of Starbucks, it has been that long since I've gone to one of their locations for coffee. Starbucks seems to cover whatever their coffee lacks with a burnt taste, and that burnt taste dominates. The coffee was a decent price, I just should have gone for a dark roast Sumatra I think. Next time, for sure. Muddy flavor, muddy aftertaste September 25, 2013 Starbucks French Roast Whole Bean Coffee, 40-Ounce I use a 12 ounce mug with the Aeropress coffee maker. With my usual blend I use 20 grams, but the instructions indicated something like 15 grams. I will try 19 grams but I am not hopeful. I will probably cut the Starbucks 50/50 with Lavazza Crema e Gusto Ground Coffee, Italian Espresso, and brew it with 20 grams. I will not reorder the Starbucks--Why start with a problem? (I had been using Trader Joe's Shade Grown Ground Espresso Blend 50/50 with the Lavazza with excellent results. I have also used Illy brand.)UPDATE 9/26-27/13. I tried the coffee at 20 grams; the muddy flavor solidfied as bitter taste, not entirely unpleasant. Next I tried the blended coffees, 50/50. The result was a mildly bitter, smokey brew: OK. I'll order Illy Dark Roast Ground Coffee for Espresso Machines and Lavazza Crema e Gusto Ground Coffee, as my standard blend, and cut the Starbucks 50/50 with it while it lasts. (I cannot return the item; I threw out the packaging: UGH!)UPDATE 9/30/13. I tried 21 grams and 4 ounces of hot milk (in a 12 ounce mug) and the result was good, not top-notch but definitely drinkable. |
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Two Star Reviews: | 5% The coffee is a good price, and comes in a properly re-sealable bag April 6, 2017 The coffee is a good price, and comes in a properly re-sealable bag, which is better than the zip tie things you get from most coffee companies. The aroma from the beans is nice, however, that's about the best part. The coffee flavor and strength is just weak. I tried doing a two to one ratio using a burr grinder and a bonavita coffee maker, and i'm just getting weak coffee. Even the flavor itself isn't that great. I doubt i'll be getting this coffee again. Bold or Burnt? Either way, not one of my favorites. March 5, 2017 I used this for espresso exclusively (Vetrano Evo 2B/Double Boiler with PID and Baratze Sette 270W grinder). Koffee Kult describes this roast to be "heavy body, smooth, cinnamon, and bright with a long finish." The part I would agree with is that it has a heavy body. After trying various grind settings, dosages, and brew temperatures, I never got a great tasting espresso. There was always an underlying bitter/burnt flavor that overpowered any hints of other flavors trying to come through. It was neither pleasing nor complex. The best shots I pulled required a more coarse grind and a smaller dose than what I typically use for other beans. Even the best shots were begging to be mixed with 5oz of steamed milk. User error? Possibly, but I can usually perfect a shot within 4-5 attempts. Perhaps I had a bad batch that was over-roasted. Disappointed is an understatement February 3, 2017 Prior to this purchase I had bought a different brand of 5 lb dark roast which I thought was good but decided I would try 5 lbs of Koffee Kult based on the number and rating of the of reviews..... I should have read the reviews more closely! As others have mentioned it's not bitter but it's not really a dark roast. And the beans are definitely dry looking, not dark and oily like the Black Knight beans I had bought before this one. I have to double the amount of coffee grind of this product to get the same bold taste as Black Knight. Do yourself a favor and order a smaller amount and taste for yourself before committing to a large bulk buy like I did. is this what people think is great coffee? Opened the bag November 17, 2016 Really? All of these glowing reviews.. is this what people think is great coffee? Opened the bag; no great aroma. Ground fresh, french press, my usual routine. So bland. So boring. This was less than 7-11 coffee. I am going back to my don pablo at half the price. How much did it cost for all of the five star reviews? You got one purchase out of me, never again. One step above Folgers coffee IMO I wanted to love this coffee for the $ May 26, 2016 This coffee is drinkable if you add cream and sugar. I grind my beans fresh every morning and brew using a French press with purified water. To help with anyone who is trying to compare taste preferences I find Death Wish coffee to amazing drunken black, it's actually my favorite coffee now. I also enjoy Starbucks' Yukon, Komodo, and Sumatra (in that order). I mention Starbucks' coffee only because it's widely available not because I'm a Starbucks fanatic. If anyone gets the chance they should also try Dazbog's coffee. | 3% beans is very oily therefore I can't grinded to fine or it taste awful March 17, 2017 Very bitter after taste, too dark of a roast, the bag I received also not that fresh, beans is very oily therefore I can't grinded to fine or it taste awful. French roast February 2, 2017 I didn't like the burnt taste of it, it's decent coffee but I won't buy it again. I'll go back to death wish or something. Okay but overpriced. August 6, 2016 Good quality, but I could have bought three 12 oz. packages for much less. Disappointing. February 23, 2016 Disappointed. This is our preferred brand and bean, but these beans were more bitter and lacking that fresh aroma and flavor. Too bad: / February 24, 2015 This coffee seems to have sat around for quite a long time before being delivered to me. Tasted old, not newly roasted. Too bad :/ |
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One Star Reviews: | 4% Not at all fresh September 6, 2017 The bag I received had no roast date, but from the expiration date it was clear the coffee had been roasted over three weeks prior to shipment.Since I paid quite a bit for "guaranteed fresh" coffee I was going to return it, but it wasn't eligible for a return so I opted for a refund. I still had the bag after receiving the refund (thanks Amazon!) so I opened it up and immediately knew there was no way this was good coffee. There was literally no coffee smell. What little odor it did have was sour, and the beans were very oily. I went ahead and ground it medium for my drip machine and made a cup. Quite literally the worst cup of coffee I've every tasted. I enjoy a quality cup of coffee, but I don't turn my nose up at the free coffee at work either. This stuff was so sour I couldn't choke it down. What I received was far from what the rave reviews I read described. Another medium roast coffee trying to masquerade as a french dark roast May 22, 2017 Just another medium roast coffee trying to masquerade as a french dark roast. I continue to be disappointed by every single french dark roast coffee on amazon, and this one was 2 pounds I have to suffer through. The color of this coffee is Hershey's milk chocolate medium brown, and it tastes like medium roast should. The color of a french dark roast is dark chocolate brown, and tastes different than this. It would be nice if just once I could find a french dark roast on amazon that was. Coffee is fine, beware rocks that will break your grinder and annoying frequent emails April 25, 2017 The coffee is totally fine, we used it with a Breville espresso machine. Once there was a rock mixed in with the beans that broke our (expensive!) grinder. I thought it was a fluke but just saw two other reviews saying the same thing happened to other people. They replaced that bag of beans but didn't say anything at all about the broken grinder. I also got an email after EVERY purchase (twice a month, I had it on subscription plus would buy a bag in between each monthly subscription delivery), super annoying. DONOT BUY THIS COFFEE. STONES PACKED WITH COFFEE January 21, 2017 Tried this based on many positive reviews. To start with this is a dark roast - does have a bold, burnt flavor which I am not a big fan of. Had tried multiple medium and dark roast and found this to have a strong burnt flavor. ** was putting the beans into my superautomatic and then was shocked to see a large stone along with the beans** Packing stones with coffee just makes this coffee SUBSTANDARD and not fit for consumption. *** DONOT BUY THIS COFFEE **** *** NOT WORTH BREAKING YOUR MACHINES GRINDER AS THE TASTE IS AWFUL TOO*** Terrible Quality Control and lack of accountability January 7, 2017 Bought this coffee a couple of times because of its really good flavor but last week I was grinding my coffee and it broke because there was a rock that went into the blades and damaged the motor. If you have a good grinder at home DO NOT BUY THIS COFFEE this just cost me 200 USD and Koffee Kult responded as just being bad luck for me | 6% One Star March 15, 2016 Coffee beans are stale = smell/taste like mold waste of money from this seller, bad product. Beans were old and dry, lacked the oily quality ... September 12, 2015 Beans were old and dry, lacked the oily quality known as fresh!Overpriced vs other buying options - CostCo +/- $15 Bag arrived punctured and torn. "Roast date label" was ... May 19, 2015 Bag arrived punctured and torn. "Roast date label" was conveniently covered by a white UPC sticker ! Opened bag and coffee smelled musty, and "mildewy" Will not buy again ! One Star December 4, 2014 Good coffee, bad deal. The day after this shipped I saw the same item at Costco for $15.99. |
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Old Price | $26.99 | - |
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Price | $25.99updated: Mar 19, 2020 | $22.99updated: Mar 6, 2020 from 47 sellers |
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Article Number | 0715660714500 | 0762111614902 |
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Binding | Grocery | Grocery |
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Brand | Koffee Kult | Starbucks |
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Currency | USD | USD |
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Formatted Price | $34.99 | $54.41 |
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Height | 149.6 in | 866.1 in |
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Length | 370.1 in | 866.1 in |
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Manufacturer | Koffee Kult Corp | Starbucks |
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Model | - | 11357 |
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MPN | - | 11357 |
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Number of Items | 1 | 1 |
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Number of Parts | - | 11357 |
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Product Group | Grocery | Grocery |
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Product Type | GROCERY | GROCERY |
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PublicationDate | - | 2012-05-20 |
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Publisher | Koffee Kult Corp | Starbucks |
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Quantity | 1 | 1 |
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Score | 9.2 | 8.8 |
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Size | 2 pound | 40 Ounce |
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Studio | Koffee Kult Corp | Starbucks |
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Weight | 7.8 oz | 8.8 oz |
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Width | 224.4 in | 866.1 in |
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Feature | GREAT AROMA while whole, while ground, and while brewing. You will want to get out of bed just for the smell of this dark roast gourmet coffee. Cupping Notes: Heavy Body, Smooth, Cinnamon, Bright with a long finish. COLUMBIA, GUATEMALA, SUMATRA COFFEE. We use organically sourced, rich, smooth, full-bodied whole coffee beans. These exotic raw beans are from around the world and are blended into precisely dark roasted coffee. There are many types of coffee beans, these are the best coffee beans you can get. We developed this blend of rain forest friendly coffee beans to ensure unique quality, but most importantly, the freshness of the coffee. We use the best organically sourced beans. ARTISAN ROASTED fresh to perfection on our small batch roasters, and roasted immediately prior to packaging. Every bag is consistently the same! Whole bean coffee perfect for every coffee grinder! STRONG AND SMOOTH cleanest tasting coffee ever. Bold flavor but smooth. Not bitter with low acidity. Best choice of gourmet coffees. Great for French Press, Pour Over, Drip and Espresso coffee drinks. EASEY TO ORDER Just push the yellow button to order your fresh coffee beans online. They will be delivered to your door for your morning coffee. Great for sending for coffee gifts, funny gifts, gift baskets for holiday gifts college student gifts and office gifts. | Dark Roast, Whole Bean 40 oz (2.5 lb) Flavor Intensity: X-Bold Tasting Notes: Intensely Smoky Low acidity and light body |
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