Boca Java Boca Espresso Whole Bean Coffee, Dark Roast, 8 oz. Bag, 100% Arabica, Roast to Order

10/14 - I bought four bags of coffee this round - Espresso and three of the Gilmore Girls themed coffees. I'll start with the espresso because I'm waiting for my son to arrive (due Early November) to begin an epic Gilmore binge (for the umpteenth time, not sorry). I'll continue reviewing each coffee under their respective pages. I hope that by some cosmic juju the different coffee flavors will enhance the Gilmore viewing experience; add a level Stars Hollow mystique. Disclaimer: This will be a stream of consciousness approach, subjectivity will abound. You've been warned. The Espresso is a scoche darker than others I've had. The smell and look are not the rich and robust sensation typical of espressos; rather one or two clicks to the dark side, like Anakin when he slaughters the Sand People in Episode II or when Rory steals the yacht. I think they're trying to achieve the flavor an espresso shot in an 8oz. cup. Finding the right balance didn't take long. I typically use a tablespoon per cup in a drip coffee maker. I take it with half and half. The taste is similarly dark. It's satisfying - definitely one I could come back to again and again. My wife (fellow Gilmore enthusiast) did not like it. She eschews the quaint darker roasts for the appealing lasciviousness of the medium roasts. We finished this before starting our Gilmore binge. (Continued in Luke's No-Nonsense Special)

This is some of the tastiest, most satisfying coffee I've ever had the pleasure to drink. A cup or two of Espresso - or several other wonderful bean varieties from Boca Java - is all you need to wake you right up and get you moving into another busy day. Once you sample this, you are likely to find most other beans not quite up to snuff any longer.

Absolutely love this coffee! As do my co workers. I am ordering more bags. Keep at home and work. Working in retail this time of year it is very hard to drink our coffee before it gets cold. This coffee is so good, we truly get to enjoy it, even when we are busy!

We use Boca Java coffee all the time. It smells so good when it is brewing. When I grind the beans, I love the feel of the dark oily beans and the coffee is so good. When my neighbors smell my coffee brewing as a general rule there is some excuse to come over. Well who really needs an excuse to drink a great cup of Boca Java coffee?

This has become my standard fare and I would recommend it does for anyone else that craves a rich bold dark coffee that taste like coffee and not some flavored water drink. I could never find a coffee that was ever strong enough to please me without being bitter and so I started using espresso roasts to get that extra kick and I must say the Boca Java roast is one of the finest I have tasted here in the States. I have even ventured into their decaf espresso and it holds up quite well, so all in all, every order I place includes at least one or two bags of this and everytime I have brewed this up for any guests I get the same response "wow that's a great cup of coffee!"