Coffeespot Senior Member Joined: 7 Apr 2012 Posts: 4 Location: Cyprus Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Sat Apr 7, 2012, 10:30am Subject: Danesi gold vs. lavazza pienaroma
Has anyone tried the danesi gold and the lavazza pienaroma ? I have tired both but I am in two minds with regards to which one offers a better aroma and taste
Coffeespot Senior Member Joined: 7 Apr 2012 Posts: 4 Location: Cyprus Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Sat Apr 7, 2012, 2:32pm Subject: Re: Danesi gold vs. lavazza pienaroma
Sorry i should have been more specific....which of the two do you find is more favourable to most people. As a coffee shop operator I have the option of these two coffees.
I know everyone has his/her own preference but which one of the two would be more favourable to the general public?
When I tried the danesi, it was freshly ground so it would not be fair to compare it to lavazza which was not so fresh.
Coffeespot Senior Member Joined: 7 Apr 2012 Posts: 4 Location: Cyprus Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Sun Apr 8, 2012, 10:56am Subject: Re: Danesi gold vs. lavazza pienaroma
I have never heard about Danesi until fairly recently whereas lavazza I have known for many years. I was wondering if anyone else has tried the danesi and what their comments are compared to lavazza.
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Posted Sun Apr 8, 2012, 11:40am Subject: Re: Danesi gold vs. lavazza pienaroma
Keep in mind you are on a site with a bunch of self-proclaimed coffee geeks. That means many of the people here roast their own coffee at home, and virtually all the rest of us buy freshly roasted beans from small, micro-roasters -- rather than buying coffee from mega-companies like Lavazza where we have no idea as to when the beans were roasted -- and use them within 12-15 days of roast.
I cannot speak to things on Cyprus, but certainly were I to open café here, I would insist on using freshly roasted premium coffee beans (meaning that they were roasted within a week at most), and were never more than 15 days old when ground and used. That said, Danesi was founded in 1905, and is a highly regarded Italian roaster. As such, if I could not secure fresh-roasted beans (roasted within the last 5-7 days, for example), I'd probably opt for the Danesi -- in part due to quality; in part to separate my café from the rest which probably buy Lavazza.
I am very, very, very partial when it comes to the freshness of my ground coffee and for that reason alone, I would choose Danesi over Lavazza in a heartbeat. And if popularity is the game you want to play, considering that Danesi has this almost "culti-ish" following all round the world, especially among "coffee geeks" then the best choice for your shop would be Danesi as well. You know, just my two cents.
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