Lavazza Tierra! 100% Arabica Whole Bean Espresso Coffee, 2.2-Pound Bag

by Lavazza

Product Features

• 2.2 Pound bag
• 100% Arabica coffee beans
• Rainforest alliance certified coffee

Product Description

The whole beans version of Tierra is an excellent, 100% Arabica product made using the washed, green coffee, grown at medium to high-altitudes and checked at every stage of production. It yields a creamy, medium-body espresso characterized by aromatic notes and a floral sweetness.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000SDMFC0
• UPC: 800007002447
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,423 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #23 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Beverages > Coffee, Tea & Cocoa > Coffee > Whole Bean

Customer Reviews

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just right, July 15, 2009

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This review is from: Lavazza Tierra! 100% Arabica Whole Bean Espresso Coffee, 2.2-Pound Bag (Grocery)

Lavazza offer several variations on their espresso beans. Of those that I have tried - I don't recall Pienaroma as being great; Top Class is good; Super Crema is tasty (and produces good crema) but not high on aroma; Crema E Aroma retains its aroma very well but is the most acidic of the Lavazzas; Tierra appears to be the hardest to find in the US but - in my opinion - combines the good aspects of all. So far, I've found it only on Amazon. Amazon also has the best prices on Crema E Aroma.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, Solid Espresso, May 11, 2009

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This review is from: Lavazza Tierra! 100% Arabica Whole Bean Espresso Coffee, 2.2-Pound Bag (Grocery)

Complex, maybe more nasal than some of the coffees I use in my Gaggia Classic. There's almost none of the Ethiopian velvety-slick feel, it's almost all European in taste, meaning the flavor tones are more coffee and less fruit and chocolate, the mouthfeel is clean and not coating/cloying. Great aroma from the crema, and great aftertaste, lasts twenty minutes or more easily.

This makes a great straight doubleshot. I don't mix this one with milk/foam, it's good enough on it's own. I never have an issue with grind, pour/pull rate, or crema production.

Not overly caffeinated, it doesn't have Robusta, causes very little 'over the temple' headache when overpulled/thin/underdosed, it's pretty temperature-insensitive.

While I do appreciate some other coffees with thicker mouthfeel and darker flavors (Klatch Belle Espresso, Black Cat), this coffee is lighter and more 'focused' in flavor than those. I find I pull shots of this LaVazza about twice as often as I pull 'boutique' shots.

Just solid coffee, and sets the bar for the standard bean I keep in my kitchen.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beats Starbucks, June 10, 2009

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This review is from: Lavazza Tierra! 100% Arabica Whole Bean Espresso Coffee, 2.2-Pound Bag (Grocery)

I have a Saeco super automatic. Starbucks and Caribou beans are too oily and gum up the machine. Illy is too expensive. All of the Lavazza's work well, but this one tastes the best.