5LB Signature Blend - Medium-Dark Roast - Whole Bean Coffee - Low Acidity - 5 Pound (5 lb) Bag

Admittedly, I have only ever used these coffee beans to make my cold brewed iced coffee, so I can't attest to the experience when prepared hot. That being said, I originally tried this product because I was looking for decent priced coffee beans in bulk, and absolutely fell in love with the flavor. I'm in law enforcement, so I drink coffee like it's going out of style. I'm fickle about my coffee. I work 90+ hours a week, so coffee is basically breath to me. After partaking of the swill that ends up in the breakroom coffee pot, I reverted back to brewing my own at home, and with my multiple 16 hour shifts, cold brewing became my choice of brewing to have enough coffee to last me through my shifts. But... cold brewing gets expensive. It takes more grounds to seep and cold brew coffee than it does to make a simple pot of coffee. I discovered Don Pablo when I was searching for bulk beans. I fell in love after the first shipment. I've experienced a wide range of coffee styles. My Dad was a truck driver, I owned a restaurant, and I've worked for millionaire construction contractors. Three industries of "how's the coffee?". Don Pablo has been my go-to since I discovered it. The packaging is superb. I typically order a 5-pound bag of roasted whole beans that typically lasts me almost 2 months. The resealable bag keeps the beans as oily and glossy from the first day I open it to the last. It's all about the oils. If your beans are dry, you lost the game. The flavor is robust, yet very smooth, not overpowering or bitter. I grind the medium roast. I prefer medium roast when I brew hot, but the Don Pablo medium-dark is perfect for my cold brew. It's smooth, not brackish. I ran out of Don Pablo a while back. I bought a few bags of different roasts of beans from different stores, just to get by until my shipment arrived. The roasts I bought at the Box Stores were bland, dry, and had off-flavors. Now they're just sitting in my coffee cabinet, waiting for me to unload them when a fair-weather friend comes to visit and I can get rid of those subpar beans. I probably wouldn't write such an intricate review if it weren't for that fact that I drink Don Pablo every day and it's become a part of my day. Seven days a week. I cold-brew Don Pablo twice a week, to get me through a work week, that I drink over a 12-cup pot of it every day. I cold brew it, throw it over ice, and it's robust enough to last through a 16-hour shift in my thermos and be as good to the last drop as it was from the first.

We can't remember at what age our family gave us the first small cup of espresso coffee ("Cuban coffee" is no more than that). Since we came to America we have tried the different Cuban brands of coffee that are produced here in America_ Pilón, Bustelo, Naviera, etc.; La Llave was our favorite and we began to brew exclusively that one once we tried it. As we have very close friends from Colombia here in Florida, we began to drink in their homes Colombian coffee, that they brewed as espresso to satisfy our taste and also, every time they visit Colombia they came back with Colombian coffee for us as gifts (Juan Valdez, La Bastilla, Matiz, and of course, all of them full body, dark roast and finely grounded). We already knew the quality of the coffee from some countries as Brazil, Jamaica, Guatemala and of course, from Colombia. That's the reason why we decided to try the Don Pablo's Signature Blend just because it is a blend of coffee beans from Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala. We bought a 2 pounds bag at our nearest Costco Warehouse center. We grounded as turkish because it's medium dark and usually for espresso the coffee is roasted dark (if you are buying whole bean coffee I assume you know the relationship among darkness, the kinds of "grinds" and the methods of brewing, so I won't explain about that here; but if you don't know, then I strongly recommend you to inquire in any way before buying whole coffee beans). The flavor of this blend when brewed is exquisite, the roasted beans looks very fresh because they are oily, and the smell of the beans are very deep, intense, and delicious. Now we feel espresso ground coffees as "quemados" (over-roasted). For more than two years in a row we have been only brewing Don Pablo's Signature Blend at home. Our colombian friends are very delighted with it too. Unfortunately, Costco closed the nearest warehouse from home and opened another one so far that it didn't make sense to keep the membership. That's the reason why we decided to buy Don Pablo in another place and we found it here in amazon.com. With the money we expend here to buy a 5 pound bag we could buy in Costco approximately only 2 bags of 2 pounds each one. But, as this is a whole coffee beans bag and it's not sold here ground (buying it ground from Burke Brands LLC is more expensive and we must pay S&H and here in amazon.com we paid Prime, we needed an electric coffee grinder too. After we made our research online, we concluded that an electric coffee grinder to get a good quality ground coffee for Turkish or espresso coffee is very expensive (the reviews for the cheaper ones for Turkish or espressos are negatives) we decided to buy an small manual grinder of enough quality to get what we want, so we bought a manual Japanese Ceramic Coffee Mill Skerton that makes the job great (see it in the photograph). We also enjoy the smell when grounding... Of course, a manual mill is very good for Turkish or espresso because you use a small amount of coffee each time you brew coffee for bigger quantities it's time consuming and tedious. I would like to suggest to Burke Brands to sell small amounts (bags) of each coffee so we could test them without expending too much money. Thank you Don Pablo for being in this business! CINCO ESTRELLAS!

Edit- May 28, 2020 After reviewing my Amazon Order history, I saw that this month is the 3 year anniversary from our first purchase of Don Pablo coffee beans. We have been enjoying the delicious medium-dark roast of their Signature Blend exclusively for three years now. The beans always arrive very fresh and aromatic. They are a rich dark roast that is not over roasted and burnt (as in the *bucks beans). We use a Saeco super-automatic machine and the Don Pablo beans are not oily at all and they work very well with the machine. Not many products can continue to be produced for years maintaining excellent quality, but Don Pablo does it on every single order. EDIT 1- May 2018: As this is part of my Prime Subscription, I have now received Don Pablo beans for about a year. All I can say is that this is the best coffee for the $ you can buy. I've had a lot of other beans that are 3 or 4 times the price, but they sure are not 3 or 4 times the quality. These beans are very tasty and when you go through a lot of coffee, they won't require a bank loan to pay for them. Original Review: I'm not sure what I expected when ordering some really cheap coffee. But I was happily surprised that this is not cheapo convenience store battery acid coffee. This is a nice medium body coffee with great aroma and very low acid. It makes a fine cup of coffee or lighter espresso. For the money, you would be hard pressed to find a better coffee bean.

Tastes amazing! Love this!! My husband is a coffee snob. He has a french press, an espresso machine, a stove top drip contraption, and a kuerig. He prefers to grind his own coffee, and uses a ginder with various speeds depending on which type of coffee he wants. I have bought a couple dozen brands of coffee beans for him over the years, and he quickly tires of them or doesnt like them at all. We also go through about 4.5 lbs of coffee a month, which means I need to find an affordable brand. I stumbled upon this coffee mainly because of the price. I thought I would give it a whirl. I was in for a real surprise, because we both love it. The beans are oily, fresh and fragrant. Depending on the grind, these beans work equally well in every single different coffee maker we own- even the espresso machine. It is very difficult to find a bean that tastes just as good on a coarse grind for a french press as a super fine grind for an espresso. He also keeps a sealed jar of already ground beans handy by the kureg if we want a quick cup of coffee without the fuss. No matter which way we decide we want coffee that day, this coffee tastes perfectly. It's like the jack of all trades coffee. This is our standard coffee. We get a bag a month and grind the beans every morning. We have been getting these bags on subscription for a year now. Every bag is the same quality. Once in a while I will pick up a small bag of something different just to see if we like it, but he always ends up going back to these. We enjoy these far better than any of the big chain coffee house coffees. A+++. if I could give it 10 stars, I would.

I have purchased this coffee in 5 pound bags from Burke Brands LLC (fullfilled by Amazon) probably ten times. I have been very satisfied with the product, as well as the very fast shipping for every purchase. I previously tried many whole beans from various manufacturers, but for me the Don Pablo Signature beans, which I coarse grind in a Cuisinart coffee grinder, combined with a lesser amount of Lavazza Gold Selection freshly ground beans (apx. 3 to 1 ratio) makes the perfect cup of coffee. I use a Faberware Classic Series Yosemite Stainless Steel 4-8 cup percolator, also purchased on Amazon. After measuring ground beans into the filter basket and adding preferred amount of fresh cold filtered water , I let coffee come to a boil and then perk for apx. 7 - 10 minutes. I have found that apx. 2/3 cup of ground beans to apx. 5 cups of water requires about 7-8 minutes perk time, whereas a slightly smaller pot of apx. 1/2 cup of ground beans to apx. 4 cups water requires about 8-10 minutes perk time to be perfect for me. I prefer my coffee to be somewhat strong, because in the morning I often add cream and sugar, however even when enjoyed black the aforementioned combinations of beans/perk time, never produces bitter or overly strong coffee. Please consider that everyone's idea of the perfect cup of coffee is subjective however, so my specifics are supplied just for reference. I hope Don Pablo Signature Blend is available forever! I love it.