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Cafe Don Pablo

2LB Don Pablo Gourmet Coffee

At Don Pablo we use only the largest, most desirable Arabica beans, grown in nutrient rich volcanic soil in the lush mountainous terrain of the world s coffee growing regions

9.1 /10
★★★★½ Must Drink Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #125 of 1193 (Top 11%)
Our Coffee Score 9.1
Coffee Lovers Score 9
Overall Ranked #125 of 1193 (Top 11%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #36 of 200 (Top 18%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #119 of 1193 (Top 10%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #575 of 1193 (Top 49%)

Our verdict: Ranked #32 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding medium-dark pick with cherry, sweet, rich notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 325 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium-Dark
Origin
Brazil
Process
Roasted
Size
32 oz
Price / oz
$1
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

CherrySweetRich

The Coffee Score review

At Don Pablo we use only the largest, most desirable Arabica beans, grown in nutrient rich volcanic soil in the lush mountainous terrain of the world s coffee growing regions Our team spent hands-on time with the 2LB Don Pablo Gourmet Coffee to see how it holds up against the rest of the coffee beans we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #32 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding medium-dark pick with cherry, sweet, rich notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 325 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • At Don Pablo we use only the largest, most desirable Arabica beans, grown in nutrient rich volcanic soil in the lush mountainous terrain of the world s coffee growing regions
  • Origin: Brazil
  • Don Pablo Brazil Cerrado is a unique coffee that is processed using a semi-washed technique where the fruit of the coffee cherry is left on the bean during the drying process; This technique adds an intense sweetness, heightened mouthfeel with a well-rounded acidity; This coffee has a medium body, low acidity and is very rich and robust
  • Don Pablo Brazil Cerrado is a unique coffee that is processed using a semi-washed technique where the fruit of the coffee cherry is left on the bean during the drying process; This technique adds an intense sweetness, heightened mouthfeel with a well-rounded acidity; This coffee has a medium body, low acidity and is very rich and robust

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 9.1/10 — ranked #125 of 1193 (11% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Cherry, Sweet, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9/10 from 325 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Small-batch / craft roaster Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.3
Freshness 20% weight 9.2
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 10
Value 15% weight 7.7
Roast Quality 10% weight 9.1
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 9.1/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.5★ from 325 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 74%
4 star 15%
3 star 8%
2 star 1%
1 star 2%
  • Hate to shop Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Excellent flavor

    Fresh, smells great. Nice chocolaty flavor; just what I was hoping for. I cold brew the grinds on the counter for 16 hours and it tastes smooth.

  • Amazon Customer Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Taste is low acid and smooth

    This is the best coffee at the best price on earth! Low acid, beautiful flavor profile and consistently good.

  • PAT ZICARI Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    OK but NOT WORTH WHAT THEY CHARGE

    Why did you pick this product vs others?:Thought this was the espresso I was looking for... 100% Arabaca.Decent espresso but NOT worth price they're charging

    3 found this helpful

  • Ronda Garza Verified purchase ★★★★★

    It is really good

    Is the best tasting coffee that I’ve ever had in my life.The receivable thing to open the bag that’s kind of confusing and hard

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