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It would seem that life has become fast and there will be no time to prepare coffee from beans in 2022. However, people got drunk with instant drinks, tried drinks in coffee houses and want to enjoy a cup of invigorating at home every morning. So the interest in grain has not faded at all, but on the contrary – at the peak of demand. KP decided to rank the best coffee beans to help readers make their choice in 2022.
Top 10 brands of the best coffee beans according to KP
When preparing the rating, we considered products according to several criteria:
- public reviews;
- value for money;
- availability of coffee;
- the completeness of the information that the brand provides on the packaging.
1. Tasty Coffee
A roaster from Izhevsk, which started as a small craft production and grew into a large company by standards. Even metropolitan fans of bean coffee pay tribute to her. Although in Moscow there is a concentration of the best roasters in Our Country.
The company orders coffee beans from all over the world. Makes blends and monosorts. Moreover, they took care of the convenience of perception of information about grains for both amateurs and pros. Their products are divided into grains for alternative brewing methods, for example, in a cup, and grains for espresso coffee machines and special blends that are combined with milk drinks. Well, if you like to understand the origin of grain, prefer a specific terroir, then here is an outlet for you. The roaster gives a detailed description of each lot on the pack.
The company is always ready to change the coffee if the buyer did not like it or return the money. There are discounts for the variety of the week, depending on the volume of the pack, as well as promotions in which the 7th package is a gift.
Advantages and disadvantages
2. Lavazza
The brand for a long time in Our Country was represented only in coffee houses and worked with legal entities, supplying coffee machines and grain to companies. A couple of years ago, they quickly broke into the mass market. Moreover, over the years the average price of a pack has decreased. One complains that this is no longer the Lavazza that it used to be. Others are glad that they can join the Italian roast. It is dark, sometimes almost on the verge of overburning.
If you just want to get to know this brand, then start with ORO in gold packaging. She’s the easiest to find. Then check out Crema & Aroma. If you are looking for decaffeinated coffee beans, then there is one and the brand. This is, by the way, a rarity. Only the price is high – about 1000 rubles per 500 grams. Top Class Gran Gusto blend of Arabica and Robusta is recognized as the most balanced by the company.
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3. Selfish
Sometimes “coffee” bloggers arrange grain tastings from supermarkets. The essence of such videos is always the same: “they sell overcooked surrogate in stores, people don’t understand anything about coffee.” But what is curious, we met several reviews in which this brand was given a good rating. And it certainly wasn’t a sponsored advertisement. Because the blogger was also spitting. but he said, they say, “Egoist” of all more or less drinkable, but still not ideal.
We are not such snobs in our review of the best coffee beans. We believe that tastes do not argue, and everyone has different ideas about beauty. This brand is really highly rated among black drink lovers. The choice of products is not so big, but the eyes do not run wide. Looking for just good coffee – take Noir or Espresso. If you like to add milk and cook in a Turk, then you should try Truffle.
Advantages and disadvantages
4. illy
This coffee is often brought from Italy – the brand originated in this wonderful country. It’s nice that a major European roaster does not deprive Our Country of his attention. Moreover, the product has exactly the same taste as at home – we checked it. To get acquainted with coffee for the first time, try the Classico blend, and if you like a denser drink, then Intenso. The brand also has monosorts from Brazil, Ethiopia and Guatemala. But in our supermarkets this is a rarity – only on order in online stores. It is convenient that their coffee can be appreciated in numerous coffee houses – look for the branded red flag at the bar counter or next to the sign of the establishment.
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5. Paulig
Against the background of other mass-market brands of coffee beans, this brand has interesting samples in the line. They produce coffee with Turkish roasting and for coffee machines. Although the rules can be broken. Espresso Original remains popular with coffee lovers. The secret is simple: this is the same McDonald’s coffee that goes well with milk. No wonder he has a lot of fans. If you are a fan of black without additives, then we recommend Ruby and President – a dense body of the drink and good bitterness. For those who like interesting shades in grain coffee, try a series with the names of cities – “Havana”, “New York”, “Moscow”.
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6. Bushido
A brand from the Netherlands, which focuses on Japan in its positioning, produces a worthy product. For those who do not need frills, we recommend Katana and Sensei blends. Looking for interesting floral notes – then turn to Specialty from the highlands of the Ethiopian region of Irgacheff. Even craft roasters are not ashamed to buy grain from there. All brand grains are washed processing. With this method, the most optimal blend for most consumers is achieved – without a fermented aftertaste.
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7. Jacobs
A brand that has long been represented on the market. Immediately make a reservation that we include in the top of the best coffee beans Barista series. The classic “Monarch”, frankly speaking, is a very weak drink. But in 2022, the new series of the brand looks interesting. It has only two blends – Crema and Espresso. The first is positioned as for Turks and alternative brewing methods, the second is for automatic and carob coffee machines. Again, no one forbids experimenting and changing. We’ve tried a batch of espresso in a Chemex and a French press, and it’s a great workday americano that you keep pouring into your mug.
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8. Movenpick
For a long time, this brand in Our Country sold only ice cream, known for its extraordinary tastes and the high price of a jar. And it is also an international hotel chain, a couple of branches of which are in our country. In 2022, grain coffee will also be introduced to the market. If anything, coffee, ice cream and hotels are all one brand. It started with hotels, and succeeded so much in the quality of service that it decided to project its success on products of the middle price segment.
Now on sale are seven variations of coffee beans from Movenpick. They contain either 100% Arabica or a blend with different percentages of Robusta added – for the sake of coffee foam. What, in our opinion, the brand lacked for leadership positions was the diversity of the flavor palette. Formally, the company is trying to offer the consumer different packages, which seem to contain different coffees. But in fact, everywhere is very similar – bitter and strong.
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9. “Doubleby”
An interesting example for the market: from one coffee shop to a network throughout the country and its own brand of coffee, which is sold not only in an online store. The brand positions itself as a network of “specialty” coffee houses. Translating into : drinks are brewed not from anything, but from the best grain. Raw materials are purchased from Ethiopia, Uganda, Brazil, Costa Rica and El Salvador. There are about 30 lots on sale: both for coffee machines and for manual brewing methods. True, this product cannot be called budget. But gourmets will appreciate the abundance of varieties.
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10. Starbucks
Let’s clarify that Starbucks in a supermarket and coffee shops are technically different grains. In stores, the product is in collaboration with Nestle, and in institutions – from their own suppliers. In the mass market, coffee is cheaper. But there is one pattern that is characteristic of most consumers of this coffee: you either think that it is the best in the world, a standard, or you call it overpriced and tasteless. The brand has a very characteristic bitter, burnt espresso. But in combination with milk, it is not bad.
On sale there are grains of three degrees of roasting. The weakest, as expected, is positioned for alternative brewing. The rest are for coffee machines. Another clarification: in supermarkets there is only one blend of each degree of roast, while in coffee shops there is a larger assortment.
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How to choose the right coffee beans
We have prepared a ranking of the best coffee beans in 2022. About the rules for choosing this product will tell in former roaster, and now the commercial director of a coffee supplier Evgeni Malkin.
The main criterion for good coffee
This is the roast date. If you buy coffee in supermarkets, then at best you will meet a product that has lain on the shelf for a couple of months. Roasters who sell their coffee don’t do that. Ideally, roast coffee for each order. At the peak of taste, the grain is somewhere in the second week after the procedure. Two months is still a tolerable time. Further, no matter how beautiful the packaging is, the grain begins to lose its taste.
This approach can be considered snobbish, but if you start to understand and try different grains, then in a couple of years you will understand its legitimacy. If you just want to drink a great black drink in the morning and not go into details, then at least try to buy as fresh as possible in the store.
How to store grain
The rule is simple: a dry place, ideally no higher than +25 degrees. If you bought coffee from local roasters and several packs at once, then do not open everything at once. Start with one and put the rest in the freezer. It is better to wrap it in a bag so that no smells and excess moisture penetrate. But remember that it is impossible to freeze the grain a second time. This method of storage is not suitable for an already opened vacuum bag.
bitter or sour
Most s love coffee without a hint of acidity. In Soviet times and in the “zero” they drank a bad drink. Since then, sourness in the grain has been considered something unacceptable. However, it is this characteristic that distinguishes good coffee from mediocre. The acidity should be noble, not cause heartburn, but complement the taste of the drink.
How to brew bean coffee
The best option is an automatic coffee machine in the middle and high price segment. They will do everything for you, and most importantly in the right execution. Cheap coffee grinders “disfigure” the grain. Unfortunately, those sold in supermarkets for home use have a very strong effect on taste.
In the professional environment, it is widely believed that only manual grinding gives the right profile. Of course, this is another version of coffee snobbery. However, when buying the best coffee beans, do not forget to study the issue of proper grinding.
About flavor notes
In 2022, packs often contain descriptions in the spirit of “chocolate, almonds, cocoa” or “fruits, flowers, chocolate”. Some offer even more elaborate descriptions, such as the exact name of a flower, an alcoholic drink, and so on. Consumers, out of inexperience, think they are using some kind of flavoring. This is not true. Flavored coffee beans are also available. As a rule, this is the cheapest grain treated with caramel syrup. In no case do not use it in a coffee machine – you will break the machine.
Other descriptors – taste designations – it’s like in wine, notes of taste. Moreover, they are indicated for the reference coffee drink – espresso. With other volumes, new tones may appear. The deeper the coffee is roasted, the more “chocolate” it has and the less fresh fruit and floral notes it has. Although the taste profile is strongly influenced by the region of growth and the method of processing.