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Barista Prima

Barista Prima Dark Roast Extra Bold Coffee K-Cup, Italian Roast

This robust, heavy-bodied cup with its ripe fruit and berry notes epitomizes the time-honored Italian tradition of dark-roasted coffee house brews.

8.9 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #381 of 1193 (Top 32%)
Our Coffee Score 8.8
Coffee Lovers Score 9.2
Overall Ranked #381 of 1193 (Top 32%)
Capsules & Pods Ranked #54 of 184 (Top 30%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #401 of 1193 (Top 34%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #421 of 1193 (Top 36%)

Our verdict: Ranked #56 of our top 184 capsules & pods — an outstanding dark pick with berry, bold notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 1,163 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
59.2 oz
Price / oz
$0.95
Best for
Single Serve

Flavor notes

BerryBold

The Coffee Score review

This robust, heavy-bodied cup with its ripe fruit and berry notes epitomizes the time-honored Italian tradition of dark-roasted coffee house brews. Our team spent hands-on time with the Barista Prima Dark Roast Extra Bold Coffee K-Cup, Italian Roast to see how it holds up against the rest of the capsules & pods 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 #56 of our top 184 capsules & pods — an outstanding dark pick with berry, bold notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 1,163 Amazon ratings.

This robust, heavy-bodied cup with its ripe fruit and berry notes epitomizes the time-honored Italian tradition of dark-roasted coffee house brews. Bold yet ideally balanced, with a subtle hint of smokiness and a bright clean finish, our Italian Roast is a hearty and flavorful testament to the art of dark roasting.

From the roaster

  • Convenient 96-count case (4 packs of 24) of Barista Prima Italian Roast (Packaging May Vary; may be written as "Melange Italien")
  • Brewing occurs inside the K-Cup so no flavor residue is left behind to spoil the next cup.
  • Single-serving packaging means no mess or wasted pots of coffee; for use with Keurig brewers
  • Keurig Brewed has been dedicated to the art and science of bringing you the coffee & tea you love, every time; This product is certified kosher by the Orthodox Union
  • PLEASE NOTE THE PACKAGING CHANGE: DUE TO A RECENT PACKAGING CHANGE, THE GRAPHICAL DESIGN OF THE K-CUP LIDS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY FROM IMAGE. THE PRODUCT INGREDIENTS, ROAST, AMOUNT OF GRINDS, ETC. HAVE NOT CHANGED AND ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THIS PRODUCT HAS ALWAYS BEEN.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.8/10 — ranked #381 of 1193 (32% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Berry, Bold.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.2/10 from 1,163 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.2
Freshness 20% weight 8.6
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.6
Value 15% weight 7.9
Roast Quality 10% weight 9
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.8/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.6★ from 1,163 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 82%
4 star 9%
3 star 3%
2 star 2%
1 star 4%
  • Dan Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great coffee

    Love this coffee!!

  • tabitha bemis Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Best coffee in the world

    Prima Barista makes my one and only coffee that I like to drink, Italian Roast. The Italian roast is dark, smooth, rich, and so delicious that drinking my coffee in the morning is the best part of my day.

    2 found this helpful

  • Gordon L. Malboeuf, Jr. Verified purchase ★★★★★

    My favorite coffee

    This is the only coffee I drink at home. I've been drinking it for about 5 years now.

    4 found this helpful

  • Mr. Chicano Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Barista Prima In the group

    My K-cup ensemble consists of Barista Prima Dark Roast , Gavalua Dark Royal Roast, Starbucks French Roast, Peets French Roast. All very good. Quality of Barista Prima and Gavalia has weakened in the past 6 or 7 years IMO. But price has declined also. All 4 of these Dark Roast K-cups are tasty and well worth the price.

    4 found this helpful

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