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Essse Caffè

Essse Caffe Selezione Speciale, Authentic Italian Espresso Bar

To get an Espresso coffee with a smooth aroma and still a good body, a selection of high quality Arabica and Robusta beans.

8.5 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #749 of 1193 (Top 63%)
Our Coffee Score 8.4
Coffee Lovers Score 8.9
Overall Ranked #749 of 1193 (Top 63%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #165 of 200 (Top 83%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #725 of 1193 (Top 61%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #757 of 1193 (Top 64%)

Our verdict: Ranked #146 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding medium pick with smooth notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 116 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
37.3 oz
Price / oz
$0.99
Best for
Espresso

Flavor notes

Smooth

The Coffee Score review

To get an Espresso coffee with a smooth aroma and still a good body, a selection of high quality Arabica and Robusta beans. Our team spent hands-on time with the Essse Caffe Selezione Speciale, Authentic Italian Espresso Bar 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 #146 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding medium pick with smooth notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 116 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • Essse Caffe Professional product line, for Cafe and Bar
  • Selezione Speciale, Special Selection
  • Certified Espresso Italiano by the Istituto Espresso Italiano IEI in Brescia, Italy
  • Medium roast with the perfect blend of 60 percent Arabica and 40 percent Robusta highly selected beans
  • Creamy, full bodied and exceptionally low acidity espresso

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.4/10 — ranked #749 of 1193 (63% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Smooth.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8.9/10 from 116 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 8.7
Freshness 20% weight 8.3
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.4
Value 15% weight 7.9
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.6
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.4/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.5★ from 116 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 80%
4 star 8%
3 star 5%
2 star 3%
1 star 4%
  • Bob Heymann Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Very impressive Italian Espresso Coffee--a winner!

    The most impressive Italian espresso I've found.. Refined flavors and aromas, with good acidity and a rich, dense crema. It tastes as if it is roasted with a care not found in better known Italian espresso beans. Remarkable quality for its low price. Very fresh..

  • Jessica S Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Absolutely delicious coffee

    Amazing coffee. Super smooth and rich. Great flavor.

  • JohnnyGlamour Verified purchase ★★★★★

    One of the best.

    It's all cream with a decent coffee machine.

  • Jonathan R. Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great coffee with a perfect blend of flavors!

    This coffee has the perfect blend of flavors to make a great everything from a plain black coffee to specialty drinks like espressos, lattes, and cappuccinos. I love the lack of oiliness of these beans! They don't harm the coffee machine or get stuck in it like other popular oily beans!

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