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Lavazza

Lavazza Gran Espresso Whole Bean Coffee Blend

No matter how you take your coffee, Lavazza has a blend and preparation to perfectly fit into your coffee ritual.

8.8 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #413 of 1193 (Top 35%)
Our Coffee Score 8.7
Coffee Lovers Score 9.2
Overall Ranked #413 of 1193 (Top 35%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #120 of 200 (Top 60%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #429 of 1193 (Top 36%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #291 of 1193 (Top 25%)

Our verdict: Ranked #123 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with dark chocolate, chocolate, cocoa notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 2,841 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Brazil, Honduras
Process
Roasted
Size
35.2 oz
Price / oz
$0.86
Best for
Espresso

Flavor notes

Dark ChocolateChocolateCocoaSpice

The Coffee Score review

No matter how you take your coffee, Lavazza has a blend and preparation to perfectly fit into your coffee ritual. Our team spent hands-on time with the Lavazza Gran Espresso Whole Bean Coffee Blend 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 #123 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with dark chocolate, chocolate, cocoa notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 2,841 Amazon ratings.

No matter how you take your coffee, Lavazza has a blend and preparation to perfectly fit into your coffee ritual. Four generations of the Lavazza family have dedicated over 125 years to sourcing the best blends of coffee beans from all over the world to bring you an unmistakable taste and aroma that is uniquely Lavazza. Our Gran Espresso whole bean coffee blend is no exception. A mix of Arabica varieties from Brazil and Honduras with Robusta coffees from Uganda create a rich and balanced medium roast. You'll taste hints of dark chocolate and spices with every creamy sip.

From the roaster

  • One 2.2 pound bag of Lavazza Gran Espresso Italian whole coffee beans
  • Balanced and rich flavor medium roast with notes of cocoa and black pepper
  • Blended and roasted in Italy
  • Best used with Espresso machine
  • Produced in a nut-free facility center, Contains only coffee

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.7/10 — ranked #413 of 1193 (35% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Dark Chocolate, Chocolate, Cocoa, Spice.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.2/10 from 2,841 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.6
Freshness 20% weight 7.5
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.5
Value 15% weight 8
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.5
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.7/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.6★ from 2,841 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 78%
4 star 12%
3 star 6%
2 star 1%
1 star 3%
  • Stella Rosa Verified purchase ★★★★★

    The best beans!

    The Lavazza Gran Espresso Whole Bean Coffee Blend has been an exceptional addition to my coffee collection. This medium espresso roast offers a balanced and rich flavor, making it perfect for espresso lovers and coffee enthusiasts alike.

    6 found this helpful

  • Kindle Customer Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Hands down BEST espresso beans available in the US

    Amazing quality beans!! The only thing we use …people think it’s our Jura machine that makes the espresso drinks so delicious (and it is) but these beans are the game changer between good and great espresso

  • J0S3 Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Very rich

    The best taste of all lavazza. Rich but not too strong

  • Muhammad N Longi Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    Lavazza great value

    Delivered on time. Great value for money. Flavor splendid.

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