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Illy

Illy Intenso Whole Bean Coffee, Dark Roast

FULL-FLAVORED ILLY WHOLE BEAN COFFEE - Start your adventure with fresh coffee beans that have a bold roast and pleasantly robust finish with warm notes of cocoa and dried fruit

8.4 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #852 of 1193 (Top 72%)
Our Coffee Score 8.2
Coffee Lovers Score 9
Overall Ranked #852 of 1193 (Top 72%)
Ground Coffee Ranked #193 of 200 (Top 97%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #902 of 1193 (Top 76%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #654 of 1193 (Top 55%)

Our verdict: Ranked #193 of our top 200 ground coffee — a strong dark pick with cocoa, bold, rich notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 3,049 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
8.8 oz
Price / oz
$1.68
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

CocoaBoldRich

The Coffee Score review

FULL-FLAVORED ILLY WHOLE BEAN COFFEE - Start your adventure with fresh coffee beans that have a bold roast and pleasantly robust finish with warm notes of cocoa and dried fruit Our team spent hands-on time with the Illy Intenso Whole Bean Coffee, Dark Roast 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 #193 of our top 200 ground coffee — a strong dark pick with cocoa, bold, rich notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 3,049 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • FULL-FLAVORED ILLY WHOLE BEAN COFFEE - Start your adventure with fresh coffee beans that have a bold roast and pleasantly robust finish with warm notes of cocoa and dried fruit
  • PREPARE COFFEE WITH EASE - Evoke a classic Italian beverage at any time. Coffee is to be freshly prepared and enjoyed immediately. Create the finest coffee experience in the comfort of your home
  • FLAVORFUL & FRESH - Over the years, illy has perfected the roasting process to obtain a coffee with a rich aromatic profile, balanced flavor and a one-of-a-kind aroma of arabica coffee beans
  • WE BRING THE TASTE OF ITALY TO YOU - We’ve spent eight decades refining a singular, signature blend celebrated over the world as the pinnacle of what whole bean coffee can be
  • SUSTAINABILITY IS OUR VISION - We pride ourselves on the constant focus on our environment and the community. We are part of a global movement with a common goal: to pave the way for a better, more liveable and more enlightened world

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.2/10 — ranked #852 of 1193 (72% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Cocoa, Bold, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9/10 from 3,049 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.2
Freshness 20% weight 7.5
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 7.4
Value 15% weight 7.3
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.2
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.2/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.5★ from 3,049 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 76%
4 star 12%
3 star 6%
2 star 2%
1 star 4%
  • sly123321 Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Multiple purchases

    When I want quality coffee, this is my go to. I love the packaging always keeps it fresh and flavorful. Will continue to purchase again and again. Great smelling and tasting coffee.

  • R. Robles Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Solid espresso

    Good for espresso. Continually solid albeit pricier coffee. Still better than newer overpriced and overhyped brands. Worth the price.

    1 found this helpful

  • Mike Henry Verified purchase ★★★★★

    I Buy Gourmet Coffee. More Proof I'm Not a Boomer.

    My parents drank whatever coffee happened to be on sale.

    2 found this helpful

  • Kelly Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    Great coffee. Dented cans.

    Great coffee but every can in my order was dented.

    1 found this helpful

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