This deep demanding roast challenges even the most experienced roasters at Peet’s. Watching listening and smelling the beans throughout the long slow process Peet’s masterful roasters wait patiently for the brief moment when the premium beans reach dark-roasted perfection. Selected for their depth and density only the best high-altitude coffees from Latin America and the Pacific are strong enough to hold up to the intense roasting. Peet’s Italian Extra Dark Roast coffee is vigorous with immense depth and texture. Its full-bodied flavor is ideal for espresso and it comes to life nicely in a classic Italian stovetop coffee maker. Whole beans ensure you can enjoy the best flavor possible by grinding at home immediately before use.
Product Features
- GREAT COFFEE TELLS A STORY: Whether you’re brewing a pot of our popular Major Dickason’s Blend, a classic French Roast, or trying a single-origin coffee like Brazil Minas Naturais or Sumatra, there’s a story behind each batch of beans we roast & grind.
- OBSESSED WITH FRESH: From the beginning, Peet’s Coffee has roasted the best coffee beans we can find with quality in mind. We also care for the communities that grow & harvest those beans, because coffee is better when it is grown & sourced responsibility.
- BREW LIKE THE BEST: Brewing the best cup of coffee starts with finding your favorite roast or blend. Whole beans or ground coffee, dark, medium or light, single origin or a blend? Try a variety & find the best brew for the morning mug or afternoon pickup.
- LIGHT, MEDIUM & DARK ROAST: Brew a pot of Peet’s ground or whole bean coffee in a blend & roast perfect for your tastes. Light roast coffees are mild & smooth, medium roast coffees are smooth & aromatic, while dark roast coffees are smoky & full bodied.
- COMPARE WITH: Eight O’clock, Vitascope, illy, Folgers, Organic Coffee Co., Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Koffee Kult, Copper Moon, Community Coffee, Kauai Coffee, Kicking Horse Coffee, Ethical Bean Coffee, Don Tomas Coffee, Caza Trail Coffee, Hygge Coffee Co.
Peet’s still reigns supreme when it comes to roasting… their roasts are always complex like fine wines! After all these years, still the best coffee you can get. Keep in mind that even the book about the history of Starbucks has a mention of how they wanted to model their product after Peet’s… and Peet’s just cares so much about flavor, roasting, complexity, etc., etc. that you can’t go wrong. You might say “welllllll, my local coffee house does an amazing job”, but you know what, most local coffee roasters still don’t have the expertise or the equipment, or the scientists and artists…
The Blend has changed since the late 1980’s, but still a strong, slightly acidic cup of java This is a good, strong coffee. It’s not the original Major Dickason’s Blend that put Peet’s on the map in the late 1980’s though. Back then the beans were quite rich and a real treat. As with any coffee bean over the years, crops change, so beans are not quite the same. I have found this to be true when ordering any of my favorites directly from Peet’s over the past few years or via Amazon.I wouldn’t call the newest incarnation of this blend bitter, but it is a tiny bit acidic. To balance…
Lovin’ my Peets! This was my favorite Peet’s until I tried the Major Dickenson’s Blend. So Italian roast is a close 2nd. I ordered this online for a Christmas gift, but you can likely find better prices in regular stores when you see a sale. Italian roast has a nice, rich flavor, but does not overwhelm. As a point of reference, I’m not a Starbucks fan – but Peet’s rocks it.