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Intelligentsia Coffee, Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee - Black Cat Espresso 12 Ounce Bag with Flavor Notes of Stone Fruit, Dark Sugars and Dark Chocolate

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  • Contains one (1) 12 Ounce Bag of Intelligentsia Black Cat Classic Espresso Whole Bean Coffee. Packaging may vary for a limited time.
  • Black Cat Classic Espresso: This syrupy sweet espresso blend has been the staple of our lineup since the very beginning. Supreme balance and a wonderful sweetness make our Black Cat Espresso truly a classic
  • Direct Trade: Our commitment to direct trade allows us to cut out unnecessary importers and exporters, and enables us to truly partner with our growers to bring you the sweetest coffees in the world
  • How to Brew: For espresso, we recommend a fine grind and your finished espresso should weigh 2.5 times as much as your coffee dose, which provides an excellent total extraction and maximizes flavor
  • Seasonality: The components of our blends change throughout the year to incorporate new arrivals. We ensure freshness and optimize quality while the profiles remain consistent

Description

Intelligentsia Black Cat Classic is our flagship espresso blend and has been a staple in our line since the day we opened back in 1995. Designed to be a manifestation of Intelligentsia’s style and substance, it's hallmarks are sweetness, cleanliness, and complexity. It's an 100% Arabica Coffee with notes of dark chocolate, ripe cherry and brown sugar. A perfect complement to that scone or a nice glazed donut. Our commitment to quality and our Direct Trade mission mean our blend origins change throughout the year to incorporate the freshest offerings. Since 1995, Intelligentsia has been placing a deep emphasis on sourcing the most exquisite coffee available on Earth, paying a fair price for that coffee, roasting it with purpose and precision, and connecting with the community, both in their hometown of Chicago and around the globe to help shape the coffee industry and deliver the most extraordinary coffees.


Brand: Intelligentsia


Item Form: Coffee


Flavor: Black Cat Classic Espresso, WB


Roast Level: Medium_roast


Package Information: Bag


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.2 x 4.4 x 5.8 inches; 12 Ounces


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 510199


UPC ‏ : ‎


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Intelligentsia Coffee


Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA


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    • Delicious!
Flavor Name: Black Cat Classic Espresso, WB
Spendy espresso but it is so delicious!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023 by Mik
    • Excellent Espresso (IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT WEIGHT)
Pros: Very complex Rich Excellent for doubles and triples Cons: A bit expensive Merely adequate for singles Overall: I very much like Black Cat Espresso. I consider it the bar against which other espressos are measured. I like it more than Kicking Horse, Lavazza, and Stumptown. Its flavor profile is very complex. It has its fair share of caramel and chocolate, but it also has a spicy, savory nature to it, and very fruity notes that come out well in singles. This is not a large-scale, homogenized coffee. Different regions and roasts result in different flavors from each bag. Sometimes that spiciness becomes a sort of salty flavor, and the fruits can turn very flowery. It is an easy espresso to make. Even shots that aren't perfect come out tasting pretty good. It's also a forgiving blend in that the shots are not prone to channeling. Singles are good, because any good coffee becomes light and toasty in a single, as opposed to the rich, crema-bombs of doubles and triples. Still, this espresso is very much intended for doubles or triples. In drip coffee, it's alright. And by drip, I mean any immersion process, be it French press, Aeropress, drip, pour-over, etc. The flavors get blown out, with the spices overwhelming the chocolates and caramels and resulting in a coffee that's not terribly smooth. Of the immersion processes, Aeropress tasted the best, probably because it most closely approximates espresso. Black Cat is a bit expensive, but not terribly so. Especially when one considers the increases in coffee as of late, -even Starbucks Tribute was $14 per pound- the price isn't crippling, but it is definitely above many other brands. You can save a little money by buying in five-pound bulks on Intellgentsia's website, but it's not a good idea to keep coffee beans around for that long when you can just as easily get it fresh. All said, Black Cat is espresso that more often than not finds its way into my machine. UPDATE: Something that I forgot to mention in my initial review is that Black Cat is a very complex blend. That means that cheap stepped grinders WILL NOT grind the coffee correctly for espresso. Some higher-end stepped grinders will do the job, like the Rancilio Rocky, but you'll want a good, stepless grinder to fine-tune the grind. This is especially important if you have an espresso machine that's very picky about grind. Finally, this is not a terribly cremariffic espresso, which means to get a good amount of crema out of it, and thus really have a good canvas for latte art, you're going to have to prepare triples. UPDATE #2 ABOUT WEIGHT: It is very important to realize that the various sellers selling this are NOT SELLING THE SAME PRODUCT. The beans are the same, and most of the sellers are selling freshly-roasted beans. They are selling different weights, though. Need Caffeine is selling one-pound bags (16oz), whereas Trade Concepts and Abernook are selling 12oz bags for the same price. If different sellers than the above mentioned become available, e-mail the seller to ask the weight of the bag. It's the only way to ensure that you are getting a full pound. This is supposed to be the product page for the full-pound bag. That's why there is a separate product page for the 120z bag. I am very disappointed in Trade Concepts and Abernook. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2011 by Aaron Martin-colby
    • Its simply not espresso roast
Flavor Name: Black Cat Classic Espresso, WB
Review Image by Danielle Danielle
I love coffee. I love it love it. Not many things I love more than coffee. I'm not brand loyal and I love trying roasters from all over the world, you'll never know what you find and it keeps things from getting boring, so I bought this after a couple of weeks of having the same thing every day. I'm so used to having easy access to some of the best coffee roasters in the US that I didn't even taste this when I pulled it, I made it directly into a mocha. It looked nice, dark and molasses looking, and the smell was nice, although there was a noticeable lacking, (and when I say lacking i mean there just wasn't any) of crema, I was confident, especially for the price, (a couple of bucks cheaper a pound than I usually buy, but still decently priced) it would be at least a passable mocha (chocolate covers a multitude of sins in poorly roasted espresso). It looked nice. Smelled nice. Poured nicely. So when I took my first sip and tasted....chocolate milk.....I was confused. Even a badly roasted espresso bean, as in, 'Oh my God I wouldn't drink this coffee if it was the last coffee on earth' bad, still tastes like espresso. I mean, just bad espresso, but there's espresso in there somewhere, being abused. Nope. Not in Intelligentsia, not in the Black Cat Classic Espresso. I even double checked to see if it was I that was the problem, or if Black Cat Classic Espresso was in fact a misnomer. After pulling a dopio and tasting it fresh, it was slightly bitter and you could taste an acidic cherry note, but it was relatively mild, kind of bland, and suitable for a mister coffee alarm clock 12 cup drip coffee maker,(keep it at an espresso grind even, don't drip grind it, as I'm sure it would then taste like warm brown water) and a big Costco sized plastic jar of Coffee mate creamer. In short, if you're a fan of Folgers coffee medium roast, and like to put in plenty of vanilla or hazelnut non dairy coffee creamer, this...this espresso you will love. However, speaking as a former Seattle craft barista (not Starbucks, and I don't drink Starbucks), if you love coffee, if espresso is a ritual of tamping and steam that doesn't always happen in the morning, and it has to be real melted chocolate because nothing fake is good enough for your espresso, if organic cream and milk from glass jars, perfectly frothy to a head of silky bubbles is how you like to crown your espresso, if your blood type is mostly caffeine...you won't like this espresso. Its just not espresso. And its not even a great cup of coffee. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2022 by Danielle Danielle
    • Good coffee, but we always get it past the “Best Buy” date
Flavor Name: Black Cat Classic Espresso, WB
Review Image by Jennifer M. Edwards Jennifer M. Edwards
I’ve always liked Intelligentsia coffee, but our last few shipments we have received it when the “best buy” has already passed. Not exactly my idea of a fresh coffee subscription.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023 by Jennifer M. Edwards Jennifer M. Edwards
    • Love this espresso
Flavor Name: Black Cat Classic Espresso, WB
The taste is perfect and also the acidity! A must try!
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023 by Kobe & Dori

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