Bacha Coffee I Love Paris Whole Bean Coffee - 250g Nomad Collection

I don't drink a huge amount of coffee, but I do like nice coffee - I also have several people in my life who are absolutely in love with coffee and can be pretty picky, so I know what to look for. Straight out of the gate, this packaging is really nice. It would look wonderful as a gift and would also continue to look great even after the coffee has been completely consumed. I could easily see this turning into someone's treasure box. It's the type of thing I'd have loved as a kid or teen. My only note with the packaging is that it's not really geared towards long term storage. The listing says that this is airtight, but I could easily smell the coffee when I took this out of the Amazon packaging. A proper, fully airtight container will not leak scents. Still, this will likely only be a concern for someone who is looking to store this over a very long period of time or in a freezer. If you are looking to use this right away, this will be perfectly fine for that. Taste-wise, this is amazing. It definitely has the fruity and nutty flavor, but I could also pick up little hints of chocolate here and there. This would absolutely be wonderful as an after dinner brew, possibly paired with some dessert! It's something that I would definitely recommend to someone who is more new to coffee, as it's smooth and easy to drink while having a bit of a kick to it. This is also whole bean, which makes me happy - the freshness and quality lasts longer when it's whole bean, so if you are planning on making this last, this will help. Price-wise, this is going to make the average person boggle at bit at the cost. However at the same time, this isn't unusual for higher end coffee - and this is definitely better than your average bagged coffee at the grocery store. I wish I'd thought to check if the manufacturer was offering the Blue Mountain coffee - there are several different versions of that, but the true real deal, high end version of that can go for astronomical amounts due to its quality and rarity. If it was anything like this, it was probably sublime. What also contributes to the cost is that this is a known brand - you can look it up and easily find information about it, notably that it's a higher end coffee shop. What I'm saying is that yes, this is expensive but you are paying for quality. The box is also a bit nicer so that probably contributes to it as well.

Wow, wow, wow, these beans smell amazing. The ingredients list doesn't specify what "natural flavoring" was used, but this coffee has the strongest chocolate notes of any I have ever had. The brewed coffee smells just as amazing and didn't have the bitter notes that I associate with anything other than dark roasts. (This roast is medium.) The keeper "tin" (it's actually plastic) is fun, but the color received is more of a "pine" than the listing photos, which show something more aqua or teal.