Comments on: La Colombe Nizza Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee – 12 Ounce , 1 Pack – Notes of Milk Chocolate, Nuts & Browniewith a Honey-Sweet Roasted Nuttiness

By: Chambolle

Chambolle — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

My âhouse espressoâ blend
A few years ago I handled an arbitration in Manhattan and ended up living at the Tribeca Grand hotel. That turned out to be a short stroll away from a very comfortable La Colombe cafÃ©, where I satisfied my espresso habit for a few months. Nizza is the blend the La Colombe cafÃ©s use for the standard espresso pull.While I have tried dozens of single origin and blended beans for espresso at home, Nizza has been my âhouse blendâ since then. Until recently, I ordered direct from La Colombe, but discovered that amazon will do prime delivery and sells the 24 ounce format for less than buying direct. Iâve ordered dozens of times now; never have I received âoldâ coffee, ground coffee instead of beans, or less coffee than I paid for.I drink straight shots, pulled from an ECM Synchronika, ground in an ECM V-Titan grinder. My wife drinks her espresso with milk. Each of us goes through two or three 20 gram dose/40 gram pulls a day.Nizza is NOT âvery dark roastâ as some have said here. It is a Full City to Full City+ roast, well before the beans begin to get oily and turn toward black. The Nizza flavor profile is exactly what I look for in my straight shots: dominant tones of creamy milk chocolate and toasted hazelnut, moderate acidity. My wife tells me Nizza goes well with steamed milk â I donât touch the moo juice, although I have had shots of Nizza marked with a tablespoon or so of foam and thatâs a perfect macchiato in my book.I shoot for a 1 gram dose: 2 gram shot ratio, 200F at the brewhead, about 32 to 36 seconds extraction with a few seconds of preinfusion. I use a puck screen to minimize my maintenance needs, along with a stainless steel portafilter, VMS shower screen and VST 22 gram ridgeless portafilter basket. For some reason, I always find it is uncommonly easy to dial in grind, tamp and time with Nizza beans; and I always get a pretty reasonable head of crema. I donât think there is robusta in the blend, as often is the case with blends from Lavazza and other Italian commercial blends, so you wonât obtain the kind of crema âor the blast of caffeine â you may expect from those.Iâm pretty serious about my coffee and have been for about half a century. I see some very negative reviews of Nizza here on amazon and have to wonder whether the reviewers had one of those now and then bad experiences that occur with any product, or with fulfillment of an order â or whether they just donât have a clue what theyâre doing.In any event, Iâve never been disappointed with this blend; or with amazon fulfillment of my order. And at around $20 for 1.5 pound of beans of this quality, buying the 24 ounce format Nizza whole bean coffee from amazon is a very good deal.

By: Pierre

Pierre — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

Learned a lot about my palette from this brand
I have tried every kind of La ColombeâNizza is still our favorite. Bleu is my second favorite. Lyon is pretty bomb too but Nizza is the classic fail safe. When I have no options, this is my go-to, no fuss, but dreamy cup of joe. Thank you ðI keep it as my go-to when the other brands screw up. Iâm always trying things.ð¤·ââï¸

By: Hank bonecutter

Hank bonecutter — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

Smooth
I enjoyed this coffee even though nothing spectacular jumped out at me. It was smooth and tasty but no particular ânotesâ came through. I would buy it again but Iâll try some other beans first.

By: Ralph T Femiani

Ralph T Femiani — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

Flavor taste aroma
These coffee beans make a great coffee.

By: Moon and Jai

Moon and Jai — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

Our favorite way yo start the day with this organic coffee
This coffee is delicious! Its strong enough and has a spectacular taste! If you appreciate fine coffee you will truly enjoy these beans! I love that its organic. We keep trying other brands, so far this is the family favorite!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

Great tasting coffee
I purchased this coffee as I know the brand from many years ago. I wanted to try a dark roast that wasn’t bitter tasting and it did not disappoint! Great coffee flavor, perfect color and no heartburn!! I highly recommend this brand of coffee and will be using it regularly.

By: EW

EW — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

Do not buy coffee from OCTOS store
La Colombe Nizza coffee is usually delicious, but the package I received from the OCTOS store via Amazon contained beans without the usual aroma. The brewed coffee from my freshly ground beans had a flat stale taste. This item probably was on the shelf for months and the beans lost their flavor. Lesson learned – do not buy coffee from Amazon.

By: Tom M.

Tom M. — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

Bitter for Pour-over and French Press
Purchased for use in French Press and Pour-over. I grind my own beans, then use. The LaColombe Winter Roast beans smelled good during grinding, but to me were very bitter in the French Press. I love fresh coffee and medium roasts with a strong rich flavor. However, after reading the wonderful reviews, I was a little disappointed. I have spent much more on whole fresh beans, so the cost was not an issue. Rich taste and smooth flavors draws me to ‘the perfect bean’. Even with my pour over, the La Colombe Winter Roast beans had a bite and were acidic. I clean my Burr Grinder between each bean grind as well. I will not purchase this variety again.

By: Reid M

Reid M — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:43:48 +0000

after some initial trouble with the vendor/supplier on Amazon, the product did arrive and I have changed my rating to 5 stars