Eight O'Clock Coffee The Original

Coffee is amazing. It's no mere beverage. And we believe this just as passionately today as we did when we first brought our gourmet coffee to market over 100 years ago. Our team spent hands-on time with the Eight O'Clock Coffee The Original to see how it holds up against the rest of the ground coffee 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 #115 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding medium pick with fruity, sweet notes, earning a 4.7★ average across 175 Amazon ratings.

Coffee is amazing. It's no mere beverage. And we believe this just as passionately today as we did when we first brought our gourmet coffee to market over 100 years ago. Throughout the years, we've explored new varieties, changed our look, rolled out ground coffee and single-serving Keurig K-Cup® pod packs…but there are some things we'll never change. For starters, the classic flavors inside our new bags remain untouched. All our whole bean and ground varieties continue to be crafted using only high quality, 100% Arabica coffee.

From the roaster

• Medium Roast, Ground coffee
• Sweet, Fruity & Well-Balanced
• Our oldest recipe and most iconic roast. From Latin America to East Africa, our Master Roasters carefully search the world for premium Arabica beans. Medium roasted to deliver sweet and fruity notes with a well-balanced finish.
• Quality Guaranteed: 100% Arabica beans for premium quality and taste, Kosher certified
• Commitment to Environment: Through partnerships with different coffee organizations, we hope to support the coffee farming community with the goal to help improve the quality of life for all people involved in the coffee supply chain

What we liked

• Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.7/10 — ranked #432 of 1193 (37% percentile).
• Distinct flavor profile: Fruity, Sweet.
• Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.2/10 from 175 ratings.