Lavazza Gold Selection coffee beans 1 kg

No. Lavazza makes it with washed Arabica from Central and South America, natural Arabica and washed and semi-washed Robusta, such as Kaapi Royale from India and Java. The company does not publish the proportions.

For Lavazza coffee beans that are 100% Arabica, choose Aroma Top 1 kg, a blend of Arabica from Central and South America.

Lavazza describes it through three characteristics:

1. Pronounced sweetness, with notes of honey and nuts.
2. Delicate acidity, from the washed Arabica from Central and South America.
3. Medium body, with a medium roast.

The result: a rounded espresso, much less full-bodied than Gran Espresso.

Two Lavazza whole bean coffees with low bitterness:

• Gold Selection — Arabica and Robusta, pronounced sweetness, notes of honey and nuts.
• Aroma Top 1 kg — 100% Arabica, notes of biscuit and toasted cereals, a delicate flavour according to Lavazza.

For more body without pronounced bitterness, Super Crema offers notes of honey and hazelnut.

Yes. Lavazza intends it for espresso machines, and it works well in automatic bean-to-cup machines, from entry-level to high-end models. A few settings to get the best from it:

• A medium grind, adjusted one step finer if the espresso flows too quickly.
• A dose of 8 to 10 g per cup.
• A temperature of around 93 °C if your machine allows you to adjust it.

Yes, although Lavazza primarily designs it for espresso. For slow brewing methods:

• V60 / Chemex — medium-coarse grind, 60 g per litre, 3 to 4 min.
• Standard filter coffee machine — medium grind, 60 g per litre.
• French Press — coarse grind, 4 min brewing time, for more body.

For filter coffee, Lavazza instead recommends Aroma Top, which it describes as ideal for a light filter coffee.