Amazon Fresh, Nicaragua Whole Bean Coffee, Medium Roast, 12 Oz

I subscribed to a coffee company for 2 years, and I got specialty, single-source coffee that was excellent. This Nicaraguan is just as good as a lot of what I used to get and is essentially the same kind of coffee. I recommend it. And I'm pretty picky about my coffee.

A mí me encanto este café. Primero, no está sobre tostado. Así que no tiene un perfil de aromas y sabores que vayan hacia lo quemado. Tiene un leve dulzor a caramelo muy sutil, y las notas ácidas son perfectas. Los suficientes para dar una sensación fresca. Buenos granos. Completos, del mismo tamaño, y bien empacado.

I usually mix and match between various brands (literally mixing) to gain different flavors and this is the one I usually use for the base powder. But, it is fine in a cup by itself.

This is good coffee. It has a great bloom as it is brewed. The roast is light and the beans are a light brown with zero sheen. I have been very impressed with the Amazon brand of coffees. Often these coffees are on sale and that’s when I grab them. I like a good bargain and I like sales that make the purchase reasonable rather than inflationary. I will no doubt have to order this coffee again soon as I am brewing 2 pots a day. Terrific. Also, I dunked some mini cinnamon rolls in it and wow wee that was awesome.

The TL;DR version of this review is: this is not a light roast coffee.Most modern coffee scholars divide coffee consumption into three historical eras:First Wave: Folger's, Maxwell House, "Good to the Last Drop." This is the coffee that was pre ground and freeze dried and hopefully was not "the best part of waking up." But it brought coffee to the masses and the masses to the coffee.Second Wave: Starbuck's, Pete's, Seattle's Best, et cetera. This is the dark roasted coffee that was rarely drank "neat"/"black" and demanded a rather burnt flavor to be noticed amidst the sea of foam, caramel shots, and milks (bovine, almond, soy, oat, peanut brittle). Many folks are still drawn to this coffee due to undiagnosed Type-2 diabetes.Third Wave: back to the bean. Slowly the style that has taken over in the last 15 years (at least in urban areas) is chiefly about the flavor of the bean. Terroir, pour over, conical burr grinders, and light roasts... if you've ever been to a "cupping" this is what you're after and you are less likely to mask the flavor of the coffee. Cafes that specialize in this style usually don't carry any sort of syrup and half the patrons drink it black (vs in a latte or what have you).If you are curious about Amazon's take on, ostensibly, what should be the sort of "Third Wave" coffee you might expect from Blue Bottle, Stumptown, Huckleberry, Corvus, Middlestate, Herikmer... really the list is endless, look no further.First off, this is cheap coffee. It's about a third of the cost of my usual go to (Huckleberry's Phantom Limb) and I can get it delivered. This is nice as the nearest coffee shop where I can buy coffee is a block away! (Seriously, though, I am often out of beans and too busy with work to leave my apartment, which is sad in its own way.) Kidding aside, there is something to be said for convenience (especially when you work at home and deadlines are looming).Now, I've tried the "other" (I believe there is only one) "light roast" that Amazon produces and it was quite disappointing. I had higher hopes for these beans as they did have a "country of origin" proudly displayed on the bag.But then I opened it.Sigh.As you can see from the picture attached, Huck's Phantom Limb (which some even consider on the darker side of light roasts) is a chalky, cocoa powder brown. It looks more like dirt and less like the shiny back of a cockroach. It tastes jammy and bright, almost sweet. Not mind blowing, but a reliable third wave sort of bean. Insert your normal favorite here and you get the idea. Now the Amazon coffee... looks like a dark roast. Maybe a medium roast, at best. And the taste matches: slightly stale (there is no roast date on the bag), very bitter, with that nutty sort of dried out flavor you would get from... diner coffee! There's nothing wrong with diner coffee, mind you. But when I'm at home and doing all the "coffee nerd" things like weighing the kettle, the beans, popping a fresh filter in the Chemex, and flipping on the burr grinder, I greatly prefer "third wave" style coffee.Basically, this is my "backup" coffee when work/life keeps me too busy to simply walk down the street for a bag. While that may be pathetic, the fact that I can throw a bag in with my groceries and have it delivered while I'm working is rather nice. If Amazon can possibly do a better job of roasting these beans, they could actually be good. As they are, it will remind you of a certain ubiquitous chain's coffee (and not Timmy's) which, while wildly popular, is the coffee equivalent of Applebee's. It isn't terrible, but you can do much better. Support local roasters, keep this stuff for emergencies.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:After purchasing and tasting another Nicaraguan coffee on this website and finding it poor, the Amazon Fresh brand was purchased. Yuck. This Amazon Fresh was NOT good.• 1. The packaging was poor: The cellophane tape was not re-usable. The bag material was thin, so when spreading the top open to access the beans, the material split and there's no bean access. We recommend using a scissors even though you will lose some top.• 2. The beans are NOT roasted medium, but rather well on their way to dark• 3. There was no chocolate or fruity fragrance.• 4. The resultant coffee was typical of a dark roast, and lacked the typical Nicaraguan flavor.Amazon's policy does not permit returning, so the bag and coffee were discarded. Will not purchase again.

I have read a few reviews on this amazon fresh Rwanda light roast coffee and I am surprised at the negative reviews.This is the second time I have ordered this coffee and I find it to be delicious and fresh with no need to add milk or sugar. Truly a delightful experience. I have also had your medium and dark roast and certainly recommend either one.

Any coffee snobs out there? You're gonna really like this coffee! Actually I love it and added it to my subscriptions.